Author : Marc Bowen

Playoff 1st leg  Thursday saw the first leg of the relegation/promotion playoff, with Wolfsburg of the Bundesliga taking on local rivals Braunschweig of the 2. Bundesliga.  The wolves settled quickly and had control in the opening stages and looked most likely to score, but the scores stayed level thanks to Braunschweig keeper Jasmin Fejzic who was on […]

We start off with the most important game at this stage of the season; with the title all wrapped up and both automatic relegation spots confirmed, all we needed to know now was who would be in the relegation playoff. Well thankfully that was going to be decided in one fixture; Hamburg taking on Wolfsburg. […]

Michael Ballack, the stereotypical German midfielder, strong, efficient, technically good and doesn’t give up. A man who took on a role as captain and acted as a role model for younger players, like Sami Khedira and Bastian Schweinsteiger. A player who had a physical presence that would impose fear upon his opponents and teammates love […]

We are two weeks from the end of another fantastic campaign and this week provided everything you could want; a confirmed relegation, comebacks that you wouldn’t believe possible, results that leave a very tense final day for the relegation playoff spot and goals, goals, goals. With all games being played on Saturday, we kick things […]

The opening game of the weekend saw FC Koln take on the in-form Werder Bremen, both looking to finish the season strongly and gain a European spot. It was a ding-dong affair with FC Koln taking the points and finally ending Bremen’s run. Anthony Modeste and Leonardo Bittencourt put Koln two up but Fin Bartels […]

The opening game of the weekend saw Leverkusen take on Schalke, who both have fallen way below expectations. Leverkusen are sliding nearer and nearer toward the relegation places and found themselves 0-3 down in the opening 18 minutes. Goals from Guido Burgstaller, Benedikt Höwedes and Alessandro Schöpf put Schalke in a commanding lead so early. […]

The opening game of the weekend saw FC Koln take on the high flying Hoffenheim, with Julian Nagelsman’s men only needing a point to guarantee European football next season. With the 29-year-old on the lips of all pundits and journalists at the minute due to the transformation under his reign, he deserves all the plaudits […]

Following the dreadful events in Dortmund midweek, this weekend’s game took Frankfurt by surprise. Dortmund played with no fear and put the events behind them as they smashed Frankfurt 3-1. Goals came from long absentee Marco Reus, Sokratis and Aubameyang, Frankfurt were level at one stage with a goal from Marco Fabian, but it wasn’t […]

Matchday 27 In the battle for a European spot, Milos Jojic scored his 2nd in as many games to help FC Köln take all three points against Frankfurt. Bremen continued their progress and were clinical against Schalke. Gebre Selassie, Max Kruse and young prospect Max Eggestein got the goals in a fantastic 3-0 win for […]

Friday’s match saw Hertha taking on Hoffenheim; two high flyers looking for a place in next season’s Champions League. Both sides didn’t start that well and possession was lost more often than not. Hertha struck first thanks to Peter Pekarik, an unlikely source. The lead didn’t last long though as Hertha gave away a penalty […]

If a perfect story could be written then Wednesday night surely gave Germany fans a fairy tale. With the whole night dedicated to Lukas Podolski retiring from international service, it was only fitting that he would get the winning goal for his country. Could it have been hit any sweeter? Probably not, it was a […]

Friday’s match day opener saw Dortmund host Ingolstadt at the Signal Iduna Park. Dortmund are struggling at the minute and this was another lacklustre performance from BVB. To be fair it was a real disappointing game with neither side showing too much class. The only shining light was in fact the only goal of the […]

The Friday night fixture saw Leverkusen in their first game following the sacking of Roger Schmidt, taking on Werder Bremen, who are on a charge to avoid the drop. Things started pretty quietly until Julian Brandt fired a delicious strike from just outside the box, crashing down of the bar. The ball didn’t cross the […]

Friday evening’s game seemed on paper as an opportunity for Die Roten Bullen to keep up the chase with FC Bayern. However, the WWK Arena and the rest of the Bundesliga saw two sides go in to battle on the cold March evening. Both sides were physical from the off and Leipzig struggled with Augsburg’s […]