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After their 1-1 draw with PSV Eindhoven in Europe midweek, Bayer Leverkusen turn their attention to the Bundesliga once again as 1.FC Union Berlin come to town for Matchday 6. For the hosts, last weekend’s match-winner Ernest Poku keeps his place behind Christian Kofane leading the line. Union call upon Andras Schäfer in midfield and Woo-Yeong Jeong who replaces Ilyas …

Werder Bremen felt victim to Bayern Munich last weekend but they will be hoping to bounce back from that 4-0 defeat against St. Pauli this afternoon who are also chasing a first win since mid-September. Justin Njinmah gets the nod up top for Horst Steffen’s side, while St.Pauli call upon Arkadiusz Pyrka on the right with Martijn Kaars joining Pereira …

Bayern Munich’s failed bids to sign Nick Woltemade and Florian Wirtz this summer garnered a lot of criticism for the club. Both players were eventually drawn to the Premier League, which is far ahead of the Bavarians in terms of television revenue. Nevertheless, Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen doesn’t believe that Bayern will have to hold back on future transfers as …

According to Sky Germany, Bayern Munich’s youth academy managers had been regularly inquiring about Can Uzun since the U12s. The Regensburg native trained at 1.FC Nuremberg and made the breakthrough at the Franconian club at a very young age.  But despite several talks, a transfer to Bayern never materialized in the end for the Turkish star who now represents Eintracht …

After crucially finding the net in 1.FC Köln’s 1-0 win over TSG Hoffenheim last night, much of the talk is about mercurial talent Said El Mala.  The likes of Brighton reportedly made an offer in the low single-digit millions for him in summer, but Köln are still in no rush to sell.  That decision to retain the 19-year-old now appears …

Ahead of their Matchday 6 top spiel against Bayern Munich this evening, Eintracht Frankfurt have a bit of soul searching to do after their hefty 5-1 midweek defeat to Atlético Madrid.  The Hessen club’s head coach Dino Toppmöller was ready to move forward and briefly discussed how he will approach the game against the reigning Bundesliga champions.  “The respect we …

After 1.FC Köln overcame TSG Hoffenheim on a 1-0 scoreline tonight, coach Lukas Kwasniok couldn’t hide his delight at full-time.  “It was an incredibly intense game. I don’t know if it was a deserved win, but it was certainly a bit lucky. “The boys are giving their all; we’re a newly promoted team, so you have to suffer sometimes. And …

After a seven-year wait for a Bundesliga return, HSV have been quickly reminded of the league’s demands. Just one point from their first three games – including a 5-0 thrashing at Bayern – highlighted the challenge. Recent weeks, however, have offered encouragement. Four points from their last two fixtures brought a long-awaited first Bundesliga win, beating Heidenheim 2-1 at home, …

Christian Ilzer and Lukas Kwasniok planned to go into the second international break of the season with a win. Both Hoffenheim and Köln enjoyed successful starts to the campaign, but they struggled in recent weeks. As such, fresh blood was needed in their respective lineups. Kwasniok did exactly that by giving the 19-year-old Said El Mala his first league start. …

Gladbach have started the Bundesliga season poorly, having picked up just two points thus far.  Gerardo Seoane lost his job, and there are still no signs of an uptick in form as of yet. Rumours surrounding the future of star striker Tim Kleindienst have not eased concerns this week – neither has the departure of sporting CEO Roland Virkus following …

Sebastian Hoeneß’s side sit fifth in the Bundesliga with nine points after a 2-1 win over FC Köln on September 28. Their recent Europa League defeat to Basel – a 2-0 loss – ended a nine-game streak of scoring, highlighting that the team still has room for improvement. Stuttgart have been particularly vulnerable in the opening and closing stages of …

Paderborn put pressure on Darmstadt with a hard-fought win in Braunschweig, while Miroslav Klose won the battle between underfire coaches. Fortuna Düsseldorf started the game looking for their first home goal of the season, but it was Nürnberg’s Rafael Lubach who scored the only goal of the first-half. Mohamed Alì Zoma played a big part in the goal that put …

Frankfurt have proven to be a must-watch team this season for all the good and the bad in their opening eight competitive games. All of their matches have produced a minimum of four goals, while they have netted at least three times in four of their five top-flight games. They started the Bundesliga season with commanding victories over Werder Bremen …

In their first season under former German national team assistant coach Sandro Wagner, FC Augsburg (1-0-4, 16th) stunned SC Freiburg on the opening day of the season, but have dropped four consecutive matches since. Three of those were one-goal defeats to FC Bayern München (2-3), FC St. Pauli (1-2), and 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 (1-2), and the other was a …

Hoffenheim and Köln will hope to return to winning ways before October’s international break. The hosts drew with Freiburg a week after a customary defeat to the Rekordmeister. Köln only picked up a single point from the last three games following an excellent start to the campaign. Tim Lemperle, who scored a couple of goals and registered an assist in …