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Hovering media reports of the impending doom of Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich and a stint managing Manchester City next season have been vehemently denied by all parties involved. Four straights losses, for the first time since 1991...but inconsequential…

German Bundesliga Preview

The past weekend saw a deliberately weakened Bayern Munich rolled over by a Bayer Leverkusen side with Champions League ambitions. The top four, as well as the title, have already been decided but automatic qualification for Europe’s greatest club…

German Bundesliga Preview

This coming weekend could well see the crowning of Bayern Munich as Bundesliga champions for the third year running. Three points at home against Hertha Berlin is all that is required after last weekend’s workmanlike win at Hoffenheim stretched…

German Bundesliga Preview

The past weekend brought with it a volatile set of fixtures as far as the Bundesliga was concerned. No less than 36 yellow cards and three reds were shown across the nine matches. Two Hamburg players are set to…

German Bundesliga Preview

It’s a busy period for many of the Bundesliga’s finest as crucial DFB-Pokal quarter-final fixtures preoccupy contenders during midweek. Most managers concerned would undoubtedly prefer not to have such distractions during such an important part of the season, yet…

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Borussia Monchengladbach astounded football pundits around the world with their shock victory over impending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. What a result! It did nothing to soothe what was an already poor week on the punting front and little to…

German Bundesliga Preview

The weekend proved obstinate to change, only Frankfurt and Mainz moving up the Bundesliga table in pursuit of credible season finishes. Bayern Munich look ominous as they continue to stalk the hundred-goal barrier in yet another year of unrivalled…

German Bundesliga Preview

The title race is pretty much over. Wolfsburg fell eleven points behind Bayern Munich at the weekend and kissed whatever slim hopes they had of catching the German champions goodbye. Wolves were one of the two supposed German powerhouses…

German Bundesliga Preview

The top of the Bundesliga table remained largely unchanged as Bayern, Wolfsburg and Gladbach all recorded wins. Leverkusen leapfrogged both Schalke and Augsburg to put themselves firmly in contention for another stint in the Champions League, while the latter…

German Bundesliga Preview

It would hardly be fair to refer to Bayern as a German steam train, chugging its way merrily through the Bavarian countryside. Mighty Munich are a swift and merciless adversary, scoring freely in contemptuous fashion. Their 6-0 destruction of…