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Late drama capped a wild night in Dresden as the hosts snatched a point in a six-goal thriller against Karlsruher SC. The opening 15 minutes were frenetic. Nils Fröling fired Dresden ahead in the ninth minute with a swerving strike that left Hans Christian Bernat unsighted and sent the home crowd into raptures. Their joy was short-lived, however, as barely …

Bayern Munich sealed an impressive 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt to extend their lead at the top of the Bundesliga table, much to the delight of centre-half Jonathan Tah. “It’s not easy to come here and perform this way. It’s a difficult ground with a great atmosphere. We have a tough start to the game despite the early goal. “We …

There was cause for concern among Bayern Munich fans when Harry Kane went down clutching his ankle after a duel in this evening’s 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.  However, the English marksman has since confirmed that he is fine and will just require a few days rest before he heads off to join up with Thomas Tuchel’s England squad.  “I’m …

Bayern Munich extended their winning run across all competitions this season to nine this evening in the Hessen state. For many neutrals, there was hope that Eintracht Frankfurt may cause the Bavarians some problems, but quite the contrary was the case as Vincent Kompany’s side ran out 3-0 winners. The reigning Bundesliga champions required roughly 15 seconds to unlock the …

A relieved Sandro Wagner beamed with delight in his post-match press conference after his FC Augsburg side defeated VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 this afternoon at the WWK Arena. “We’re obviously happy about the deserved win. We set ourselves high goals and have learned a lot as a group over the past few days and weeks. “We wanted to work hard off …

Thomas Stamm’s side remain unchanged from last week’s loss in Darmstadt.  Christian Eichner makes one change from the victory against Magdeburg, as Dženis Burnić replaces Andreas Müller in midfield.  Dynamo Dresden (4-2-3-1): Schreiber (GK) – Faber, Kammerknecht, Pauli, Risch – Casar, Amoako – Oehmichen, Hauptmann, Fröling – Daferner  Karlsruher SC (3-3-2-2): Bernat (GK) – Kobald, Rapp, Beifus – Pinto Pedrosa, …

After their first home win of the season, Werder Bremen head coach Horst Steffen and goal-scorer Samuel Mbangula assessed their 1-0 victory over St. Pauli.  “That was an important home win. I hope the fans can go home with a good feeling, even though it was a hard-fought match. “We had good solutions and were able to switch quickly. St. …

In the aftermath of Borussia Dortmund’s 1-1 stalemate with RB Leipzig, Nico Schlotterbeck felt his side’s poor start cost them victory this afternoon. “We’re still unbeaten, but for me, one point just isn’t enough. We went behind in the first-half due to a stupid set-piece goal. “After that, we came back well and controlled the game. The second half was …

Hertha maintained their positive momentum with a first home victory of the season, as Sebastian Grønning stole the spotlight with a decisive brace. The hosts started brightly and thought they had taken the lead when Fabian Reese’s stunning effort from the touchline found the net, only for the goal to be ruled out for offside. Münster threatened in response, forcing …

Concerns over the health of Alejandro Grimaldo overshadowed Bayer Leverkusen’s 2-0 victory over 1.FC Union Berlin this afternoon. The Spaniard was involved in a nasty collision with his own teammate Christian Kofane in the penalty area shortly before half-time. Bleeding from the head, the 30-year-old had to be stretchered off the BayArena pitch in a daze by the club’s medical …

As Eintracht Frankfurt found themselves on the receiving end of a 5-1 loss in Europe midweek, while Bayern Munich’s fate was entirely different as they crushed Pafos by the same scoreline.  This evening, both clubs meet in the Bundesliga top spiel for Matchday 6 with the Hessen club keen to conjure up some magic against the high-flying Bavarians who look …

Werder Bremen took on St.Pauli this afternoon and it wasn’t long until the Weserstadion burst to life when the hosts snatched a 1-0 lead inside 2 minutes. Some smart play saw Njinmah cross into the box and although his ball was half-cleared by Eric Smith, Samuel Mbangula was on the edge of the box to hammer it into the left …

Sandro Wagner demanded his side show a new face in his press conference on Friday and the Augsburg coach got that inside two minutes in what would be a dominant 3-1 win. Wolfsburg failed to deal with Mert Kömür’s delivery which found it’s way to the back post for Noah-Kai Banks to finish to the roof of the net leaving …

Kasper Hjulmand’s men faced 1.FC Union Berlin at the BayArena this afternoon in what was a game of attrition as the Köpenick club brought a physical edge to the occasion. However, Steffen Baumgart’s side also offered up an error-strewn performance which resulted in a 2-0 win for the hosts.  Leverkusen shows signs of intent as early as the 13th-minute when …

An FC Augsburg side in desperate need of a win for their under pressure coach Sandro Wagner take on a VfL Wolfsburg team who have been rather short on luck in their last two outings. The hosts switch things up as Wagner promised with Elvis Rexhbecaj and Elias Saad introduced. Meanwhile, the Autostadt club give a rare start to Adam …