Category: Central Europe
Central Europe

Hoffenheim brilliant, Leverkusen crash again – Talking points from Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim
Matthew Marshall -
BayArena – Bayer Leverkusen v Hoffenheim ended 1-4, which means Hoffenheim have moved into the top six in the Bundesliga temporari [...]

Bayern lack speed, creativity and depth – Three Talking Points from Bayern vs Freiburg
Manuel Veth -
Bayern vs SC Freiburg ended in a surprise 1-1 draw as the German champions Bayern München have dropped points at home in the fourth com [...]

Bayern drop points again as Freiburg hold the champions to a draw
Manuel Veth -
Bayern v Freiburg ended in another disappointment for the German champions. Bayern struck first, but a late goal by Lucas Höler rescued [...]

Schalke win but need penalties to eliminate Köln – Five talking points from an intense DFB Pokal battle
Matthew Marshall - RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Schalke 04 advanced to the last 16 of the DFB-Pokal with a 7-6 penalty shootout victory against FC Kö [...]

Nürnberg and Fortuna Düsseldorf – A symptom of unfair television distribution
Manuel Veth -
Overall it has not been a bad start for 1.FC Nürnberg to life in the Bundesliga. Der Glubb have collected nine points from the first ni [...]

Gegenpressing – Bundesliga Podcast – Super Sancho, Bayern bounce back and Leverkusen are rampant
Gegenpressing - Bundesliga Podcast - Super Sancho, Bayern bounce back and Leverkusen are rampant
Bryce Dunn, Manuel Veth, and Chris Williams discuss [...]

Class prevails – Five talking points from Bayern’s victory over Mainz
Matthew Marshall -
Opel Arena – Mainz v Bayern München ended 1-2 in a match that was unnecessarily tight in the final stages. Leon Goretzka’s opener [...]

Hertha snatch a point in added time as Dortmund rue a number of missed opportunities
Chris Williams - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
Eighty thousand people packed into the Westfalenstadion on Saturday afternoon as Borussia Dortmund vs He [...]

Mainz finally score but it was not enough to beat mighty Bayern
Manuel Veth -
Bayern went into this one with two wins - in Athens and Wolfsburg - and wanted to build on their recent run. Mainz, in the meantime, ha [...]

Eintracht make big step towards round of 32 after dispatching Apollon – Five talking points from Frankfurt v Apollon
Matthew Marshall -
Commerzbank-Arena — Eintracht Frankfurt tightened their grip on Group H in the Europa League with a commanding 2-0 win against Apo [...]