Yesterday, the Bundesliga's five UEFA Cup entrants were handed very tough groups for the upcoming middle stage of the UEFA Cup. While group previews will be prepared later this month, let's take a look at the draws for Hertha, Schalke, Stuttgart, Wolfsburg and Hamburg. 1. Group A Schalke was a top seed, despite being throttled […]

KSC went to Schüco Arena and came away with their first victory in four road matches and ended an eight game winless streak against Arminia. Arminia were their own worst enemy as they played a terrible first 75 minutes of football. They looked technically deficient compared with their southern foes. They gave away possession too […]

Eilhoff (Arminia Bielefeld) Eight saves had Arminia within seconds of their first road win in 13 months, but poor marking cost Arminia a chance to break this jinx. Nonetheless, they came away from a trip to Frankfurt with points after being outplayed and out-shot. Porcello (Karlsruhe) Scored one goal and set up the second as […]

Werder were let down by their play in the final third tonight, but managed a point at the San Siro against the Italian giants. Inter were in charge at the start of the game and made their advantage count as they scored in the 13' when Maicon was allowed free access to the 18 and […]

Blue days at the Allianz Bate and Bayern had the same idea in the second halves of their respective matches. Hold on for a home draw. However unlike Bate, Bayern Munich happened to be one of the 10 richest clubs in the world. Lyon visited the Allianz tonight and scraped by with a 1-1 draw […]

What if Eusebio hadn't dismantled Nuremburg in the European Cup in 1962? Or Yugoslavia hadn't erased the miracle of Berne by sending West Germany home early at the 1962 World Cup? No we probably wouldn't still have the Oberliga system! But if we did, this is what it would look like currently. I have done […]

Friday Games Koln 1:0 Schalke Saturday Games Dortmund blew out Stuttgart at home, Energie scored and won on the road, Werder and Bayer won offensive encounters with TSG and Bochum and Klinsmann should be California dreaming. Dortmund 3:0 Stuttgart Hannover 96 1:0 Bayern Munich Hertha Berlin 0:1 Energie Cottbus Bochum 2:3 Bayer 04 Werder Bremen […]

Schalke has a superb record against Köln, but manager Christopher Daum has only ever lost twice in seventeen matches against them in the Bundesliga. That form continued today as Köln walked away deserved 1-0 winners against the league leaders. Indeed, the score line doesn’t do justice to the performance by Köln. They completely outplayed the […]

Here's this week's Bundesliga XI. It is packed with Bayer 04, Hoffenheim and Werder players. It does include a special shoutout to the man who ended Energie's goal drought, an under appreciated defender from Arminia and a goalkeeper who lost. 1. Schalke 04 Now 10 of their last 13 have been scored by defenders. This […]

KSC, Wolfsburg, Wehen, Dormund, HSV, Jena, Stuttgart, Bayern and Freiburg join Bremen, Cottbus, Mainz, Hansa, Bayer 04, Schalke and 1860 in the round of 16. Kickers Offenbach 0:2 Karlsruhe FC Oberneuland 0:7 Wolfsburg Wehen 1:0 Aachen Borussia Dortmund 2:1 Hertha Berlin Hamburg 2:0 Bochum Carl Zeiss Jena 1:0 FSV Frankfurt Stuttgart 2:0 Arminia Bielefeld Freiburg […]

You call this a formation? Seven notes on Werder dismantlement of FC Bayern at the Allianz. 1. Stereotyping A defensive player usually makes an attack-minded coach and an attacking player usually makes a defense-minded coach. Granted, there are exceptions such as the Bruno Labbadia’s of this world, but the general rule of thumb holds enough […]

Schalke advanced to the round of 16 of the DFB Cup with a convincing 2-0 victory over Hannover tonight. Heiko Westermann scored both goals as Fred Rutten’s men were just too good for the injury-riddled Reds. And while this game continues a good run of form for the Gelsenkirchen club, it emphasizes the dire straits […]

A hat trick by Patrick Helmes and an unrelenting offense saw Bayer Leverkusen take apart Hannover 96 tonight. The illness and injury riddles Reds, were humiliated by Bayer 04, but also their lack of fight as they seemed disinterested in the proceedings. Bayer have the most fluid attack in the Bundesliga with Rofles and Augusto […]

What will be the outcome of Werder's visit to Bayern? ( polls)

1. Hamburg SV HSV have just opened up a cemetary next to the Nordbank Arena. With Martin Jol leading the way, Hamburg top the table for the first time in nine years. Meanwhile, the big man’s old club are in last place in the EPL. Supporters of Tottenham Hotspur are putting in inquiries to a […]