Bundesliga Fanatic

In 2015, there is something of a gulf between the German Bundesliga and the Italian Serie A. While the latter is booming with full grounds and exciting football, the former is in the doldrums both on and off the pitch – a situation best summed up by FC Bayern München’s 7-1 demolition of AS Roma […]

FC Bayern continued their steady progress towards a third successive DFB-Pokal with a straightforward two-goal Pflichtsieg over second division Eintracht Braunschweig at the Allianz Arena. While the overall display against a highly defensive opponent provided plenty of missed opportunities and occasionally ventured into tedium, the two goals were right out of the top drawer. Coach […]

A second functional two-nil victory in the space of a week was enough to put Borussia Mönchengladbach into the DFB-Pokal Quarter Finals, with a penalty from Kruse and a magnificent solo effort from Patrick Herrmann sending die Fohlen on their way. Kickers Offenbach, however, did show a lot of why they currently sit top of […]

27th February 2015 marked the 115th anniversary of the foundation of FC Bayern, and the Red Dragons London gathered in force for what would turn into a memorable birthday party. The evening ended with the presentation of a special “Allianz Arena” cake and a club history quiz, but the main meal – a Friday evening […]

Borussia Dortmund 3-0 FC Schalke 04   (Aubameyang 77, Mkhitaryan 78, Reus 85) It was not that Schalke lost. It was not that it was the coveted Ruhr Valley derby. It was about how. At the end of the game, BvB Dortmund had thirteen shots on net compared to Schalke 04’s nil. Dortmund played a game […]

A quick reaction to FC Köln’s 4-1 loss at FC Bayern München. What it Means Despite a week filled with talk about not getting pummeled the way recent opponents have and repeated mentions of maybe launching a sensation, the 1. FC Köln took their turn at the Allianz Arena and came away with no points […]

A sold-out Borussia-Park played host to a great display of football between Europa League defending Champions Sevilla FC and one of the competition’s most impressive sides so far, Borussia Mönchengladbach. An own-goal from skipper Martin Stranzl and a brace by Sevilla forward Vitolo left Lucien Favre’s men rueing a series of missed chances, mulling over […]

Juventus is a damn fine football team. To me at least, this was the message from Tuesday’s 1-2 somewhat hopeful loss in Turn to the Italian Champions. Although the scoreline was close, BVB were simply outclassed by a more precise side when it matter most. However, the loss was useful for Dortmund, who picked up […]

A dramatic stoppage time equalizer from Augsburg ‘keeper, Marwin Hitz, denied Leverkusen all three points in a pulsating Champions League contender match at the Impuls Arena. The incredible climax to the game meant that Leverkusen have won only once in the five games since Winterpause, but remain only two points off Schalke in 4th and […]

FC Bayern returned to Bundesliga action with a journey north-west to Paderborn, with normal service being resumed. The home side must surely have taken some heart from Bayern’s lack of sharpness in front of goal against Shakhtar Donetsk in midweek, but any hopes of pulling off a shock were quickly quashed as Bayern once again […]