Bundesliga Fanatic

Bayern Munich have reached the Champions League semifinals for the third time in four season after an emphatic 4-0 aggregate win against Italian champions Juventus.  Mario Mandzukic put Bayern ahead before Claudio Pizarro put the tie completely beyond Juventus.  It’s the 15th time Bayern have reached this stage of the competition and after their performance against [...]

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 [...]

While this week’s performances of Bundesliga clubs didn’t quite match the mighty showing by Bundesliga clubs in European competitions two weeks ago, it wasn’t a bad encore at all.  While Tuesday saw Borussia Dortmund share points with Real Madrid on a late comeback from the Madristas and Schalke have to man up to draw level [...]

Veteran Bundesliga striker Claudio Pizarro has signed for a second stint with Bayern München, while Mohamed Zidan, whose loan to Mainz lifted the club during last season’s Ruckrunde, has failed to reach a deal with the Bresigau-Brazilians. Pizarro, 33, was a member of three Bundesliga title-winning teams with the Bavarians in addition to capturing three [...]

The Peruvian striker returns to Bayern according to TZ. Werder Bremen’s Claudio Pizarro won’t extend his expiring contract and leave the green and whites,  and will join Bayern München next season according to Munich paper TZ. The speculations around Bremen’s top scorers future have in the recent past pointed towards a departure. Pizarro has been [...]

Next up on our countdown of the season’s best performers is a group of some of the most familiar and recognizable faces in the Bundesliga over the years.  It includes a football icon in his own right, a record breaking striker, a player with one of the great comeback stories this season, a local hero and one [...]

What are Werder going to do without their most prolific striker? Munich paper Münchener Merkur wrote already on Thursday that Claudio Pizarro will be presented as a new Bayern signing on Monday. Pizarro himself didn’t care to comment, while Klaus Allofs tried his best to assure that the Pizarro transfer to the Bavarian capital isn’t [...]

To top off the Hinrunde, we at the Bundesliga Fanatic carefully surveyed all club and player performances this season and noted those who have particularly stood out.  In our first part, we saw some of the league’s best goalkeepers featured along with two brothers who seem to be getting better and better each year.  In [...]

Werder Bremen is once again a force to be reckoned with at the top of the Bundesliga it seems. After last season’s horror show, Werder Bremen’s fans were hoping for some better times this season. Thomas Schaaf’s men have so far delivered the goods, with a fifth place standing after 17 matches. The start of [...]

Cris Nyari and Niklas Wildhagen discuss the German national team and some of the upcoming Bundesliga fixtures on the latest edition of our podcast. Segment 1: What to make of Löw’s experiment against Ukraine? How highly should we rate that magnificent 3-0 victory against the Dutch? All that, and a whole lot more in our [...]