Topic: Bundesliga Thread

[Boston Bosox]

Full Time

Heidenheim   1  Mainz  1

[Fromola]

What will the legacy be like for Leverkusen (Alonso aside)?

They've got a good history but always fell short in the end which was part of their identity (Neverkusen). Shaking that off this season can they win more titles in the future?

Obviously main issue in Germany is nobody can financially compete with Bayern.

[MonsLibpool]

What will the legacy be like for Leverkusen (Alonso aside)?

They've got a good history but always fell short in the end which was part of their identity (Neverkusen). Shaking that off this season can they win more titles in the future?

Obviously main issue in Germany is nobody can financially compete with Bayern.

If they go unbeaten then it's up there with the best club seasons ever. It's extremely difficult and I don't think it's ever been done.

Going forward, Bayern will cherrypick their best players and normal service will resume very sokn.

[Fromola]

If they go unbeaten then it's up there with the best club seasons ever. It's extremely difficult and I don't think it's ever been done.

Going forward, Bayern will cherrypick their best players and normal service will resume very sokn.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesliga_records_and_statistics

Bayern hold pretty much every record in Germany, even for an indivisual season Even if Leverkusen win the rest of their games, Bayern still hold the points record for a season and most wins in a season etc.

One thing they've never done is go unbeaten though. But even the most games unbeaten record in Bundesliga Bayern hold at 53. Leverkusen would have to go unbeaten past Christmas next season to break that.

[MonsLibpool]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesliga_records_and_statistics

Bayern hold pretty much every record in Germany, even for an indivisual season Even if Leverkusen win the rest of their games, Bayern still hold the points record for a season and most wins in a season etc.

One thing they've never done is go unbeaten though. But even the most games unbeaten record in Bundesliga Bayern hold at 53. Leverkusen would have to go unbeaten past Christmas next season to break that.

What Leverkusen can do will top Bayern's record. Going unbeaten in all competitions and winning every trophy is unheard of.

[Fromola]

What Leverkusen can do will top Bayern's record. Going unbeaten in all competitions and winning every trophy is unheard of.

Yeah. I've said all season as well that Leverkusen are good enough to have won the CL this season and are unfortunate not to be in it. 2 of the 4 teams left in it are Bundesliga teams they've been well ahead of all season and that could be the final - it'd be typical if Bayern go and upstage them by winning the CL. Although they'd have more likely lost a game at some point they could have genuinely won the treble and gone uneaten in the league at least - that hasn't been done before. But if they can do it and win the Europa League it's also massive. Only 5 games left and German Cup final against a 2nd division side. They've also avoided us in Europe - i'm sure they'd rather face Marseille or Atalanta.

[MonsLibpool]

Yeah. I've said all season as well that Leverkusen are good enough to have won the CL this season and are unfortunate not to be in it. 2 of the 4 teams left in it are Bundesliga teams they've been well ahead of all season and that could be the final - it'd be typical if Bayern go and upstage them by winning the CL. Although they'd have more likely lost a game at some point they could have genuinely won the treble and gone uneaten in the league at least - that hasn't been done before. But if they can do it and win the Europa League it's also massive. Only 5 games left and German Cup final against a 2nd division side. They've also avoided us in Europe - i'm sure they'd rather face Marseille or Atalanta.

Trye, the CL doesn't look great great this year and they would have had a good chance.

Even Dortmund are a draw away from making the final.

[smutchin]

One thing they've never done is go unbeaten though. But even the most games unbeaten record in Bundesliga Bayern hold at 53. Leverkusen would have to go unbeaten past Christmas next season to break that.

“The win [against Frankfurt yesterday] means that Leverkusen has now equaled the record for the longest unbeaten run across all top-level matches since the introduction of European competition, according to UEFA.

The club shares the mark with Portuguese giant Benfica, which set the record between 1963-65.”

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/06/sport/bayer-leverkusen-equals-record-unbeaten-spt-intl/index.html

Just have to avoid defeat to Roma on Thursday to break the record.

[CortexVortex]

HSV have an outside chance of a promotion/relegation playoff spot. I doubt many HSV fans would have thought when they were relegated six years ago, they'd still be 2. Bundesliga at this point. They've not finished lower than 4th in the 2. Bundesliga as well.

Yeah it sucks to be honest. Oh well, next year then...

[Kopenhagen]

Bayern turned down by Lopetegui is a new low. Serves them right for switching Nagelsmann for the gremlin in the first place.

They'll end up with Solksjaer at this rate.

[stoa]

It's the greatest time ever for all non-Bayern fans. There's a picture doing the rounds on WhatsApp with some text saying "If this number +49xxxx-xxxx is calling you, don't pick up your phone. It's Bayern looking for a manager". Loads of other fun memes and jokes as well. It's also great to suggest possible managers to Bayern fans you know. You can ask them what's Hitzfeld doing these days, whether they've heard what Otto Rehhagel is up to these days and a lot of other funny things...

[Boston Bosox]

German Bundesliga   Tonight
Augsburg versus Stuttgart kick off 19:30

[Boston Bosox]

Friday 10 May
Augsburg vs. Stuttgart (kick-off: 8.30pm CET) - CONFIRMED

Augsburg: Koubek - Gouweleeuw, Jakić, Uduokhai - Mbabu, Breithaupt, Dorsch, Iago - Tietz, Vargas - Demirović (c)
Subs: Lubik, Pederson, Pfeiffer, Bauer, Maier, Engels, Kömür, Beljo, Michel
Out: Dahmen (ankle), Framberger (knee), Gumny (knee), Jensen (calf), Oxford (illness), Rexhbecaj (ankle)
Coach: Jess Thorup

Stuttgart: Nübel - Stergiou, Anton (c), Ito, Mittelstädt - Leweling, Millot, Stiller, Führich - Undav, Guirassy
Subs: Bredlow, Stenzel, Rouault, Dahoud, Jeong, Karazor, Haraguchi, Raimund, Silas
Out: Egloff (muscular), Massimo (muscular), Nartey (knee), Vagnoman (foot), Zagadou (knee)
Coach: Sebastian Hoeneß

[GinKop]

How has Guirassy been throughout the second half of the season?

He was ripping it up earlier in the campaign when I had the chance to watch a few games.

[Boston Bosox]

48'
0 - 1
Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) receives a killer pass, finds himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper and drills the ball into the bottom right corner. Magnificent finish!

[Boston Bosox]

Full Time

Augsburg   0   Stuttgart  1

[Boston Bosox]

Saturday 11 May
RB Leipzig vs. Werder Bremen - CONFIRMED

Leipzig: Gulácsi - Simakan, Orbán (c), Castello - Klostermann, Haidara, Seiwald, Henrichs - Baumgartner - Poulsen, Openda
Subs: Blaswich, Zingerle, Lenz, Bitshiabu, Elmas, Raum, Šeško, Kampl
Out: Olmo (muscular), Schlager (knee), Xavi (suspended)
Coach: Marco Rose

Bremen: Zetterer - Veljković, Friedl (c), Jung - Weiser, Bittencourt, Lynen, Agu - Schmid, Ducksch - Woltemade
Subs: Pavlenka, Deman, Stark, Stage, Kownacki, Hansen-Aarøen, Malatini, Groß
Out: Alvero (calf), Keïta (not included), Njinmah (ill), Pieper (ankle)
Coach: Ole Werner

Freiburg vs. Heidenheim - CONFIRMED

Freiburg: Atubolu - Kübler, Keitel, Gulde - Dōan, Eggestein, Höfler, Günter (c) - Sallai, Grifo – Gregoritsch
Subs: Müller, Szalai, Weißhaupt, Höler, Adamu, Muslija, Philipp, Makengo
Out: Ginter (Achilles), Kyereh (knee), Lienhart (knee), Röhl (thigh), Schmidt (abdominals), Sildillia (suspended)
Coach: Christian Streich

Heidenheim: Müller - Traoré, Mainka (c), Gimber, Föhrenbach - Schöppner, Theuerkauf - Dinkçi, Sessa, Beste - Pieringer
Subs: Eicher, Siersleben, Schimmer, Thomalla, Pick, Dovedan, Beck, Kühlwetter, Maloney
Out: Keller (knee), Kleindienst (suspended), Qenaj (knee), Busch (knee)
Coach: Frank Schmidt

Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Eintracht Frankfurt - CONFIRMED

Gladbach: Omlin (c) - Friedrich, Elvedi, Itakura - Weigl - Honorat, Reitz, Koné, Scally - Pléa, Hack
Subs: Nicolas, Herrmann, Neuhaus, Jordan, Lainer, Ngoumou, Netz, Jantschke, Čvančara
Out: Fukuda (ankle), Kramer (ill), Ranos (ankle), Wöber (thigh)
Coach: Gerardo Seoane

Frankfurt: Trapp (c) - Tuta, Koch, Pacho - Dina Ebimbe, Götze, Skhiri, Knauff - Marmoush, Chaïbi - Ekitiké
Subs: Grahl, Smolčić, Larsson, Hasebe, Chandler, Buta, Nkounkou, Maz, Ferri
Out: Collins (knee), Kalajdžić (knee), Rode (knee), Van de Beek (heel)
Coach: Dino Toppmöller

Cologne vs. Union Berlin - CONFIRMED

Cologne: Schwäbe (c) - Schmitz, Hübers, Chabot, Finkgräfe - Martel, Huseinbašić - Thielmann, Waldschmidt, Maina - Alidou
Out: Ljubičić (ill), Kilian (knee), Paqarada (ill), Selke (foot)
Doubtful: Uth (ill)
Coach: Timo Schultz

Union: Rønnow - Doekhi, Vogt, Leite - Khedira (c) - Juranović, Tousart, Schäfer, Gosens - Volland, Hollerbach
Out: Busk (calf)
Doubtful: -
Coach: Marco Grote

[Boston Bosox]

Half Times In Germany

RB Leipzig 0 Werder Bremen 1
Freiburg 1 Heidenheim 1
Borussia M'gladbach 1 Eintracht Frankfurt 1
Koln 1 Union Berlin 2

[DelTrotter]

Some effort that from Cologne to give themselves a glimmer of hope

[Boston Bosox]

Full Times In Germany


RB Leipzig 1 Werder Bremen 1
Freiburg 1 Heidenheim 1
Borussia M'gladbach 1 Eintracht Frankfurt 1
Koln 3 Union Berlin 2

[Boston Bosox]

Mainz vs. Borussia Dortmund (kick-off: 6.30pm CEST) - CONFIRMED

Mainz: Zentner - Van den Berg, Kohr, Hanche-Olsen - Widmer (c), Barreiro, Amiri, Caci - Gruda, Lee - Burkardt
Subs: Rieß, Da Costa, Richter, Krauß, Fernandes, Guilavogui, Ngankam, Ajorque, Weiper
Out: Bell (match fitness), Leitsch (muscular), Mwene (suspended), Onisiwo (finger)
Coach: Bo Henriksen

Dortmund: Meyer - Wolf, Süle, Schlotterbeck, Morey - Özacan, Nmecha - Malen, Reus (c), Bynoe-Gittens - Moukoko
Subs: Lotka, Maatsen, Ryerseon, Papadopoulos, Brandt, Can, Pohlman, Wätjen, Sancho
Out: Adeyemi (rested), Bensebaini (knee), Füllkrug (rested), Haller (ankle), Hummels (rested), Sabitzer (rested)
Coach: Edin Terzić

[Boston Bosox]

GOAL

Mainz 1 Dortmund 0 12'
Goal! After receiving a sweet pass, Leandro Barreiro (Mainz) unleashes a quick low drive into the middle of the net and past the goalkeeper. Here is an example of luck being on your side.

[Boston Bosox]

GOAL 19'

GOAL! Keeper Alexander Meyer totally miss kicks his clearance straight to Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz), who rifles the ball back into the net from close range. It’s now 2:0.

[Boston Bosox]

GOAL 23'


Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz) with a wonderful piece of finishing. He makes a yard for himself after a well-taken pass inside the box and nets low into the middle of the goal.

3-0 Mainz

[A Red Abroad]

GOAL 23'


Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz) with a wonderful piece of finishing. He makes a yard for himself after a well-taken pass inside the box and nets low into the middle of the goal.

3-0 Mainz

Blimey!

Are Dortmund fielding their U21s?

[Boston Bosox]

Blimey!

Are Dortmund fielding their U21s?

10 Changes I Think

Here's the team

Dortmund: Meyer - Wolf, Süle, Schlotterbeck, Morey - Özacan, Nmecha - Malen, Reus (c), Bynoe-Gittens - Moukoko
Subs: Lotka, Maatsen, Ryerseon, Papadopoulos, Brandt, Can, Pohlman, Wätjen, Sancho
Out: Adeyemi (rested), Bensebaini (knee), Füllkrug (rested), Haller (ankle), Hummels (rested), Sabitzer (rested)
Coach: Edin Terzić

[Boston Bosox]

Half Time Mainz  3 Dortmund  0

[A Red Abroad]

10 Changes I Think

Here's the team

Dortmund: Meyer - Wolf, Süle, Schlotterbeck, Morey - Özacan, Nmecha - Malen, Reus (c), Bynoe-Gittens - Moukoko
Subs: Lotka, Maatsen, Ryerseon, Papadopoulos, Brandt, Can, Pohlman, Wätjen, Sancho
Out: Adeyemi (rested), Bensebaini (knee), Füllkrug (rested), Haller (ankle), Hummels (rested), Sabitzer (rested)
Coach: Edin Terzić

 

[Boston Bosox]

 Jadon Sancho is coming on in place of Donyell Malen

 Julian Brandt comes on in place of Salih Ozcan

Mateu Morey Bauza  comes off for Ian Maatsen.

[Boston Bosox]

Full time


Mainz  3  Dortmund  0

[RJH]

Got to be a bit annoying if you're Köln. Fight back from 2-0 down to get a win that keeps your hopes of avoiding relegation alive, and then one of the top teams rolls over for a rival.

Now they need a win, a Union Berlin loss and a GD swing just to make the relegation play off.

[rafathegaffa83]

Holstein Kiel promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time

[Boston Bosox]

Today's German Bundesliga Games

Darmstadt 98 versus Hoffenheim kick off 14:30
Bayern München versus Wolfsburg kick off 16:30
Bochum versus Bayer Leverkusen kick off 18:30

[Boston Bosox]

Sunday 12 May
Darmstadt vs. Hoffenheim - CONFIRMED

Darmstadt: Brunst  - Maglica, Klarer, J. Müller - Nürnberger, Justvan, Mehlem (c), Honsak, Karić - Vilhelmsson, Skarke
Subs: Schuhen, Isherwood, Schnellhardt, Kempe, A. Müller, Gjasula, Seydel, Pfeiffer, Holtmann
Out: Bader (nose), Holland (knee), Hornby (ankle), Manu (muscle), Riedel (foot), Zimmerman (suspended)
Coach: Torsten Lieberknecht

Hoffenheim: Baumann (c) - Kabak, Grillitsch, Akpoguma - Kadeřábek, Prömel, Stach, Bülter - Kramarić - Bebou, Beier
Subs: Philipp, Jurásek,  Brooks, Drexler, Becker, Bischof, Tohumcu, Weghorst, Skov
Out: Berisha (knee), Geiger (groin), John (knee), Nsoki (hip)
Coach: Pellegrino Matarazzo

[rafathegaffa83]

St Pauli fans getting ready to run on to the pitch to celebrate promotion

Düsseldorf will play in the relegation/promotion playoff

[Boston Bosox]

2'

GOAL
0 - 1
Ihlas Bebou (Hoffenheim) collects a sweet pass and fires the ball inside the left post, leaving the goalkeeper stranded.

[Boston Bosox]

6'
GOAL DISALLOWED! Controversy and anger as Maximilian Beier (Hoffenheim) has a goal ruled out, incredibly, for offside.

7'
Attention! Referee Florian Badstubner straight away wants to review previous situation with VAR, presumably for a possible offside in the build-up.

8'
0 - 2
Maximilian Beier (Hoffenheim) receives a killer pass, finds himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper and coolly fires the ball into the middle of the net.

[Fromola]

It's the greatest time ever for all non-Bayern fans. There's a picture doing the rounds on WhatsApp with some text saying "If this number +49xxxx-xxxx is calling you, don't pick up your phone. It's Bayern looking for a manager". Loads of other fun memes and jokes as well. It's also great to suggest possible managers to Bayern fans you know. You can ask them what's Hitzfeld doing these days, whether they've heard what Otto Rehhagel is up to these days and a lot of other funny things...

Best thing for them though, they need other German clubs doing well to keep them on their toes and the league certainly does.

They'd have loved to have pinched Alonso from Leverkusen, like they'd have loved to have pinched Klopp from Dortmund, but they're going to need to be more creative than that.

[Boston Bosox]

22'
GOAL
0 - 3
What a goal that is! Pavel Kaderabek (Hoffenheim) gets to the ball inside the box and brilliantly lifts the ball over Alexander Brunst and into the net. 0:3.

[Boston Bosox]

26'
GOAL
0 - 4
Ozan Kabak (Hoffenheim) jumped highest inside the box to meet a perfectly executed corner kick by Andrej Kramaric. His header was precise and ended up in the top right corner, leaving the goalkeeper flapping in the wind. The score is 0:4.