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Back in the second tier as last season’s 3. Liga runners-up, Dresden have struggled to find their footing. Thomas Stamm’s side sit 15th with five points from seven matches and remain winless in their last four. Even when performances have been encouraging, victories haven’t followed – typified by consecutive 2-2 draws with Elversberg and Hannover 96. A 2-0 defeat away …

Eintracht Braunschweig host high-flying SC Paderborn, and the two coaches under big pressure to deliver results go head-to-head in Friday’s 2. Bundesliga games.  Braunschweig will look to mirror Paderborn’s back-three formation in their quest for a first win since matchday two. Meanwhile, Fortuna’s long-serving right-back Matthias Zimmermann is back in the starting lineup for the match against Miroslav Klose’s Nürnberg. …

Pascal Groß’ future at Borussia Dortmund continues to spiral further into doubt, going by the latest report from Sports BILD. The 34-year-old has managed just 234 minutes of playing time across all competitions in Niko Kovač’s side this campaign.  A noticable upturn in form and favour for both Marcel Sabitzer and the ever-improving Felix Nmecha isn’t helping his situation.  In …

HSV have shown an upturn in form in recent weeks and coach Merlin Polzin had more positive news this afternoon as three players returned from injury layoffs. “Jordan Torunarigha and Yussuf Poulsen have trained fully and are therefore available,” Polzin said during his press conference. “Daniel Elfadli worked hard in the weight room today and was monitored for his workload. …

Kim Min-Jae is reportedly a major doubt for Bayern Munich’s top spiel clash on Saturday evening with Eintracht Frankfurt. According to a report from TZMünchen, the South Korean is suffering from both foot and shoulder pain ahead of their trip to the Hessen state. Against Pafos, the defender has not only taken a knock to his foot, but also injured …

Club Brugge forward Nicolo Tresoldi is eligible to represent Germany, Italy or Argentina at international level. The 21-year-old, born in Cagliari, currently plays for Germany’s U21 team, but he would be open to a call from Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso about potentially switching allegiances. “The rules allow it, and my phone is on,” Tresoldi told Sky. “If Gattuso wants to …

Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have to manage without Axel Tape for many weeks. Die Werkself announced on Friday that the 18-year-old is expected to be out until after the international break in November due to a muscle tendon injury. The Frenchman suffered the injury in Wednesday’s 1-1 draw with PSV in the Champions League. Tape joined Levekrusen on a free …

Exequiel Palacios has committed himself to Bayer Leverkusen by signing a new long-term contract. The Argentine midfielder’s deal has been extended from 2028 until 2030, Die Werkself announced on Friday. “Exequiel Palacios has developed into a key pillar of our Werkself since joining in 2020. He has been one of our standout performers in recent years and will continue to …

Manuel Neuer could extend his Bayern Munich contract for another season. According to Bild’s Bayern Insider podcast, as long as he remains fit, the 39-year-old can largely decide for himself whether to prolong his expiring contract by another year. It’s also reported that, despite previously denying any interest, Neuer is open to a return to the German national team for …

When Julian Nagelsmann announced his Germany squad for this month’s World Cup qualifiers on Thursday, Maximilian Mittelstädt was a surprising omission. The 28-year-old, who has been an integral part of the national team since Nagelsmann took over, spoke about his exclusion later that day. “He told me the news personally over the phone,” Mittelstädt told RTL/ntv following Stuttgart’s 2-0 Europa …

Alejandro Grimaldo has revealed that he held talks with Xabi Alonso about potentially following him to Real Madrid last summer. Alonso had left Leverkusen for the Spanish capital and initially explored the possibility of bringing his fellow Spaniard along. Ultimately, however, nothing came of it. “There was always a possibility of joining Xabi; I had some conversations with him, but …

Bayern Munich’s Raphaël Guerreiro is reportedly highly unlikely to extend his contract, which runs until 2026. According to the Bild podcast Bayern Insider, the Portuguese international is “virtually without a chance” of being offered a new deal by the German champions. The versatile 31-year-old joined Bayern from Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer just over two years ago. Since then, …

Borussia Dortmund maintained their current run of flawless form by defeating a tricky Mainz side 2-0 last Saturday and claimed a resounding 4-1 over Champions League opponents Athletic Club on Wednesday night.  Nonetheless, head coach Niko Kovač is still looking to find ways to improve. Even though they dominated large swathes of the game against the Basque side, he felt …

VfB Stuttgart succumbed to a 2-0 defeat in the UEFA Europa League at the hands of FC Basel. The Bundesliga club’s captain Ermedin Demirović couldn’t hide his disappointment.  “It’s a shame, we’re very disappointed. We’re not looking for excuses, we made life difficult for ourselves today,” the Bosnian said, in his post-match interview.  “The support from the fans was absolutely …

In front of a raucous atmosphere at St. Jakob-Park, it took Basel just three minutes to open the scoring. After Angelo Stiller was dispossessed in midfield, a careless backpass from Lorenz Assignon gave striker Albian Ajeti the chance to outstrength Ramon Hendriks, which he did magnificently, before rolling the ball under the onrushing Alexander Nübel. Throughout the majority of the …