Bundesliga Fanatic

Bayern Munich warmed up for the forthcoming Champions League final with a breath-taking 4-3 win against Borussia Monchengladbach. An impressive comeback win preserved Bayern’s unbeaten away record, sealing a remarkable 29th win in 34 outings. Sensationally, this leaves Bayern with just one defeat over the Bundesliga campaign. Treble-seeking coach Jupp Heynckes selected a full-strength side [...]

“We have a common goal,” barked a steely eyed Jupp Heynckes. “We need discipline,” he continued, “…and it has to begin with everyone at the club wearing the same socks.” Heynckes was speaking after just fining two of his club’s star players, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Toni Kroos, for wearing the wrong colored socks during their [...]

 Borussia Dortmund came from behind to salvage a point in München in the most anticipated match of the season. Toni Kroos gave Bayern the lead with a brilliantly taken goal before Mario Götze scored again at the Allianz Arena to level the game. Even though Bayern let their lead slip this is a point won [...]

Bayern extended their lead atop the Bundesliga standings with another dominant display in Hamburg.  A diving header from Bastian Schweinsteiger, a cheeky goal from a tight angle from Thomas Müller and a trademark hammer from Toni Kroos gave Bayern their first win in Hamburg since 2006.  After their first league loss to Leverkusen last week, [...]

As is often said, football is a results-oriented business, and Tuesday evening at the Grand Stade Lille Metropole, Bayern München took care of business, winning 1-0 over Lille OSC after losing away from home three weeks ago in Minsk.  The win put the Bavarians in a three-way tie atop Group F, as Valencia defeated BATE Borisov [...]

The Bavarians win comfortably against a struggling Hoffenheim side. Tuesday night’s poor outing against the Belarussian side BATE meant that Bayern needed a good performance in order to get back to their winning ways as quickly as possible. Going into this match Bayern had scored 19 goals (the most in the Bundesliga), whilst only conceding [...]

Bayern München’s perfect start to the 2012/2013, which included wins in all its eight matches spread over the Bundesliga, the DFB Pokal and the Champions League, came to a surprising end in Minsk Tuesday evening, as the Bavarians fell to an inspired BATE Borisov squad 3-1.  The loss for Bayern was its first ever in a [...]

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 [...]

We conclude our series of the league’s best performers this season with the elite of the elite, five players who have stood above all others.  The final group includes a record breaking goalscorer, arguably the league’s best dribbler, a defender who is more than just a defender, a brilliant little playmaker and our pick of [...]

Euro 2012 is only three weeks away now, with most nations compiling their initial squads for the tournament and starting to prepare for the competition start on June 6th. Some of the leading players from La Liga, the Premier League and Serie A will be represented, however Euro 2012 betting tips could be impacted by [...]