Author : Austin Poothavelil

Borussia Monchengladbach 2 – 2 Werder Bremen (Zakaria 5′, Moisander o.g. 33′ – Delaney 59′, Johannsson 78′) Denis Zakaria, and Monchengladbach supporters, must have thought that Zakaria had won all three points by himself. Zakaria scored from a narrow angle after Thomas Delaney had come out second best in a 50/50. Then another error from […]

Mainz 1 – 1 Wolfsburg (Muto 44′ – Brekalo 6′) Yoshinori Muto turned home the ball with one of the final actions of the first half to earn a point for Mainz, as little of note occurred in the second period. The now Bruno Labbadia-led Wolfsburg went ahead early, with Josip Brekalo putting the ball […]

Hertha Berlin 0 – 2 Mainz (Quaison 40′, 65′) Mainz continue to pull away from the drop zone, with a Robin Quaison brace helping them to a win. Quaison beat Rune Jarstein with a shot from distance, which found its way in at the near post. He nutmegged Jarstein for his second, timing his run […]

RB Leipzig 2 – 0 FC Augsburg (Upamecano 17’, Keita 70’) RB Leipzig went second in the league courtesy of Dayot Upamecano’s first professional goal and a deflected Naby Keita goal. Yussuf Poulsen had struck the ball well and Marwin Hitz proved equal to the strike, but Upamecano slid in first to tuck home the […]

FC Koln 2-3 Dortmund (Zoller 60′, Mere 69′ – Batshuayi 35′, 62′, Schurrle 84′) Michy Batshuayi was involved in all three goals on his debut after signing from Chelsea on a loan until the end of the season. Jeremy Toljan made good work down the left before squaring to Batshuayi, who fired past Timo Horn […]

Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 Gladbach (Boateng 42′, Jovic 90+2′) Frankfurt continue to impress under Niko Kovac as they struck late on in the first and second half to move into second before the Sunday matches were played. Kevin-Prince Boateng put Frankfurt up right before the break after converting a cross from the left. Thorgan Hazard took […]

Hertha Berlin 1 – 1 Borussia Dortmund (Selke 46’ – Kagawa 71’) Chances were few and far between in this match, and Dortmund had the first one. Just over 13 minutes in, Christian Pulisic put in a cross from the right that was just too high for Shinji Kagawa. The next half-chance came from a […]

Bayer Leverkusen 1 – 3 Bayern Munich (Volland 70’ – Martinez 32’, Ribery 59’, Rodriguez 90+1’) A game in which the most memorable parts might have been a mouse on the field and two fans communicating via their shoes was filled with action nonetheless. Javi Martinez gave Bayern the lead after the half hour mark. […]

At the end of the 2016-17, Werder Bremen were on an unstoppable run of form, going 11 games unbeaten and pulling themselves out of the relegation spots and into European contention. Their form, quite obviously, didn’t carry over from the last season. Starting off in the Bundesliga without a win in eleven games before an […]

Monchengladbach 3 – 1 Hamburger SV (Hazard 9’, Raffael 74’, 79’ – Hahn 53’) Raffael and Thorgan Hazard got the action kicked off early for the hosts, with Hazard latching on to a through ball from the former to score via a well-executed chip. Hamburg had a chance to equalize from a set-piece, but Lars […]

Amine Harit Definitely the best player on the pitch in the Schalke game, and probably in matchday 16 overall, Amine Harit lit up the pitch against Augsburg. He delivered the assist for the first goal after a superb turn and won the penalty to win it for Schalke. Overall, Harit was brilliant linking up play […]

Wolfsburg 1 – 1 RB Leipzig (Verhaegh pen 15’ – Halstenberg 53’) Paul Verhaegh coolly slotted his penalty away to start the action at the Volkswagen Arena. A combination of Ibrahima Konate and Stefan Ilsanker conceded the penalty after fouling Mario Gomez. Yussuf Poulsen provided an angled ball to meet the boot of a sliding […]

VfB Stuttgart 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen (Havertz 20′, Bender 80′) Another week and another solid performance for Bayer Leverkusen. Leon Bailey put in a spectacular shift, showing why he has been linked with the likes of Chelsea in recent times. Good movement on the flanks led Bailey to deliver the first of his two assists, as […]

Freiburg 0-0 Hamburg Both of these teams will look on this freezing night with disappointment, as the draw did not suit either of the teams’ ambitions. Freiburg were largely disappointing and had no chances of note to convert. Hamburg were the better team, but it was far from a good performance from the visitors with […]

Hannover 96 1 – 1 VfB Stuttgart Fullkrug (pen. 76’) – Asano (24’) A struggling Hannover side displayed, again, the lack of creativity that has plagued the side in the past few weeks. Nevertheless, Martin Harnik had a glorious chance go begging when he found himself free of a marker in front of goal but […]

Stuttgart 2-1 Dortmund (Akolo 4′, Brekalo 51′ – Philipp 45′) The Borussia Dortmund horror show continued on the first kickoff of matchday 12. An early mix-up between Marc Bartra and Roman Bürki opened the way for Chadrac Akolo to put Stuttgart in front. Maximilian Philipp equalized for Dortmund with a well struck rebound – off […]