Bundesliga Fanatic

The Tuesday meeting of titans FC Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona created an atmosphere of anticipation worldwide, pitting two clubs that had only lost a combined three matches in domestic play this year, both loaded with talent and intention.  But Bayern Munich proved themselves, at least on this day, the much superior side, as they [...]

A Bayern Munich advance to the DFB Pokal final against a very mediocre Wolfsburg squad promised to be as inevitable as tomorrow’s sunrise.  Bayern Munich’s quest for the treble and a 16th DFB Pokal title successfully continued Tuesday evening, ending in a convincing 6-1  Pokal semifinal win at the Allianz Arena.  The Bavarians will play [...]

In Spain’s La Liga we know all about the famous “El Clásico” between Real Madrid and Barcelona. The Bundesliga’s traditional equivalent is “Der Klassiker” between Bundesliga stalwarts Bayern Munich and Hamburger SV (HSV). In the late 70s and 80s, when Hamburg lured the likes of England’s Kevin Keegan to Northern Germany, these clashes were often [...]

Bayern Munich took another step in asserting their dominance by eliminating their bogey team from the German Cup.  After six straight matches in the league and Cup without a win, Bayern finally overcame Dortmund thanks to a brilliant Arjen Robben goal in the first half. Bayern are through to the semifinals, but more importantly, they [...]

On Wednesday the world football spotlight steadied on German football as Bundesliga giants Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund had their second (third if you count the preseason Super Pokal) clash of the 2012-13 Bundesliga season in the DFB Pokal Quarterfinals. This was the glamour fixture of the Pokal, the clash of Germany’s most dominant team and [...]

Superheroes of FC Hollywood: Part One Bayern Munich, the most successful club in Germany and one of the elite forces in Europe is the hub of some of the greatest players football has ever seen. During the 1990’s the club was nicknamed as FC Hollywood due to some of the players off the pitch stories. [...]

Bayern München opened their new Bundesliga campaign with a comfortable win against neighbors Greuther Fürth.  Newly promoted Fürth did well to hold off Bayern in the first half but Heynckes’ men slowly but surely chipped away at the green and white wall until the result became a formality. Lineups and Tactics Injuries to Can, Alaba and Gomez [...]

It almost seems inevitable that at every major tournament the draw ends up producing a group that everyone is hoping to avoid, the so called ‘Group of Death’. Euro 2012 is no exception with Group B. The inclusion of Germany in this group has ensured that the Bundesliga will be well represented at the tournament, but here we’ll [...]

In a game between any two teams in football, the assessment over the victor is usually measured by the respective abilities of each team in question. The Champions League final between Chelsea and Bayern however makes for an analysis of a different nature, and after witnessing a painfully one sided yet fruitless battle between two [...]

Bayern still have to wait for the their first international title since 2001. Read all about how the individual players did on the night in the Bundesliga fanatic’s player ratings. Bayern were certainly the dominant force on the pitch, creating 43 shots, having 56% of the possession. However, Bayern’s efforts weren’t awarded at the end [...]