The big games this weekend:
Bremen, trying to extend their lead at the top by continuing their goal scoring ways.
Bayern Muenchen, hoping to stay in touch by getting a result at Schalke.
Dortmund, wanting to be taken seriously again against the upstarts from Bielefeld.
Hamburg, oh dear!
Hannover – Bochum 0:2 (BIG win for Bochum – played last night)
Aachen – Stuttgart 2:4 (Stuttgart storm into second place)
Bremen – Cottbus 1:1 (Bremen were a bit lucky!)
Leverkusen – Mainz 1:1
Dortmund – Bielefeld 1:1 (Dortmund penalty in the 95th minute)
Wolfsburg – Hamburg 1:0 (Oh Dear. Hamburgs woes continue)
Hertha – Nürnberg 2:1
Frankfurt – Gladbach 1:0 (Takahara scores)
Schalke – Bayern 2:2 (Great comeback from 2 goals down by Bayern)
Yes, the Bundesliga games are exciting and the quality is good. Recent years have seen great finishes to the season. BUT, in the UEFA compettitions German teams haven’t fared so well in recent seasons. Who do you thnk will be Champions this season? I’m tipping Werder Bremen.
hmmm .. well there are 3 teams in the race for the title, so its not tthat bad
Yes, the current state of german football is indeed in need of a shake up. Germans have known about this for quite a while. It seems teams from the Bundesliga simply cannot compete on the European stage anymore. This is what makes the performances of the national team all the more surprising.
What do you make of the comments in this ESPN article about the decline of German football in Europe?
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=388619&root=europe&cc=4716
Absolutely correct on one count. Bremen will win. Not so sure about Bayern v. Schalke. A draw perhaps? I’ll go 1-1.
As for Freiburg. Glad you asked. They have climbed out of the relegation places in the 2nd Division (Zweite Bundesliga), and are moving swiftly up thanks to their third win on the trot last night, a 1-0 victory over Braunschweig. All is well in the Black Forest.
Bremen to win and Bayern to lose…
How are Freiburg doing?