Bundesliga Fanatic

Uli Hesse, the author of Tor! The story of German football, gives Niklas Wildhagen his take on Saturday’s Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern München. Are Dortmund going to be able to replace Götze and Lewandowski next season? Can the Black and Yellows establish themselves as the second power besides Bayern in German [...]

Aleix Gwilliam and Niklas Wildhagen take a look at the ins and outs of match day 34. Segment 1: What on earth was going on in Dortmund? Should Schmelzer’s goal been given? What are the reasons for Fortuna’s dreadful form in the Rückrunde? And equally, who deserves the credit for Augsburg’s massive turnaround? Segment 2: [...]

Cris Nyari and Niklas Wildhagen are back with an all new episode of the fanatic pod taking on the ins and outs of Match Day 33. Segment 1: We once again marvel in Bayern’s glorious season! We are still not too sure about what we are thinking about Stuttgart this season. And, we are reviewing [...]

Aleix Gwilliam and Niklas Wildhagen take on match day 32. Should Schalke stick to Jens Keller next season as well? What to make of that BVB vs. Bayern match up on Saturday? Who is going down, and who is staying in the league? All that, and a whole lot more on this episode of the [...]

Niklas Wildhagen is joined by European football journalist Andy Brassell to discuss the impact of this week’s Champions League semi-finals. The two of them discuss how Borussia Dortmund have managed to turn around their fortunes in the Champions Leauge. Could the German business model be something other leagues could copy? How has the perception of [...]

Aleix Gwilliam and Niklas Wildhagen are talking about the ins and outs of Match Day 31 in the Bundesliga. Tobias Singer from the Gruen Weiss Podcast makes his debut on our show talking about Werder Bremen’s season and the green and whites problem. Segment 1: We are taking a closer look on the race for [...]

This special edition of the Bundesliga Fanatic Podcast focuses on the 2. Bundesliga.   Niklas Wildhagen caught up with Eurosport 2′s Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga expert Stuart Telford to discuss the fight for third place, promoted Hertha Berlin, almost promoted Eintracht Braunschweig and the battle against relegation. Find out which players from the league to [...]

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This very special episode of the Bundesliga fanatic podcast was recorded in the Zeitgeist in London and features Niklas Wildhagen and Terry Duffelen. Segment 1: Terry and Niklas go over the matches of match day 30. Segment 2: Aleix Gwilliam talks to Catalan journalist Toni Padilla about the upcoming Bayern vs. Barca tie. Segment 3: [...]

Aleix Gwilliam and Niklas Wildhagen are back to discuss match day 29 and to preview the upcoming fixtures in the DFB Pokal. Segment 1: Were Leverkusen right to continue playing after Marica had gone to the ground? What to make of Hamburg’s surprise 2-1 away win against Mainz? Ever heard of pleasant side effects? Well, Hoffenheim coach [...]

Cris Nyari is finally back from his prolonged hiatus in an Iranian cave, joining Aleix Gwilliam and Niklas Wildhagen to talk about Match Day 28, Bayern’s championship winning side and the upcoming Champions League ties. Segment 1: How have Bayern managed to wrap up the Bundesliga championship so quickly? What makes them a special team? How [...]