German Bundesliga Thread

**irishultra** · 04/04/2009, 5:23 PM

****in hell that 12-1 might have been a stroke of genius.

they destroyed bayern 5-1 and hertha got beaten by Dortmund at home.

grafite takes his goal tally to 20 this season, and dzeko whose being banging them in for bosnia in the world cup qualifcation scored two as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fki56eydPY

**graham_d** · 07/04/2009, 8:23 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqGxnRdXnrU

This goal is well worth seeing again....

**DaveyCakes** · 07/04/2009, 12:36 PM

Stuttgart could have a big hand in deciding it. They're at home to Wolfsburg on the 3rd last day and away at Bayern on the last day.

**gustavo** · 07/04/2009, 3:06 PM

I'd love to go to a Bundesliga game , atmosphere looks fantastic at most games

**irishultra** · 26/04/2009, 4:11 PM

Hertha after a rocky couple of weeks, bounced back with two wins in two games to put them right back in contention. Poor Hoffenheim its all gone horribly wrong since the winter break.

League winners? Hahahahah.

Schalke warmed up for their match against Hamburg in the UEFA Cup on Thursday beating Bayern at the Allianz, while Hamburg missed the chance to go level on points with Wolfsburg at least for a day after they got beaten by Dortmund.

On the relegation front, Karlsruhe achieved a massive win away to Leverkusen.

Wolfsburg could open up a 5 point gap if they beat Cottbus away, 0-0 atm though.

Edit: 1-0 to energie...

the league is anyones(except for hoffenheim

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**green army** · 26/04/2009, 5:31 PM

Originally Posted by irishultra

Schalke warmed up for their match against Hamburg in the UEFA Cup on Thursday beating Bayern at the Allianz,

thought it was werder bremen in the semis of uefa cup.

**irishultra** · 26/04/2009, 5:51 PM

crap you're right, my mistake

**DaveyCakes** · 26/04/2009, 9:36 PM

$^*&(ing Cottbus!!!

**Closed Account 2** · 27/04/2009, 10:23 AM

Bayern have now ditched Juergen Klinsmann...

Big weekend now, Wolfsburg v Hoffenheim (2nd May) and HSV v Hertha (on the 3rd) now look like key fixtures.

Wolfsburg have a hard run in, playing Stuttgart, Dortmund and Bremen.
Hertha only have Schalke and HSV in terms of difficult teams.
Bayern have Hoffenheim, Leverkusen and Stuttgart.
HSV have Hertha and Werder (who they will end up playing 5 times in just over a month)
Stuttgart have Wolfsburg, Schalke and Bayern.

I think Schalke and Dortmund have too much ground to make up (both 49 points to 57 points) to win it, although Dortmund have probably the easiest run it.

It's very tight but I think Hertha might just do it!

**Pauro 76** · 27/04/2009, 11:23 AM

Very weird timing sacking Klinsmann like that, they still have a shout of winning Bundesliga...

**DaveyCakes** · 27/04/2009, 11:48 AM

I think its between Wolfsburg, Bayern, and Stuttgart.

**holidaysong** · 27/04/2009, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by Pauro 76

Very weird timing sacking Klinsmann like that, they still have a shout of winning Bundesliga...

Very strange that they didn't wait until the end of the season..

**Closed Account 2** · 27/04/2009, 8:11 PM

Originally Posted by DaveyCakes

I think its between Wolfsburg, Bayern, and Stuttgart.

Really ? Ruling out Hertha ?? I think they've a chance, they don't look like a great team but they somehow just grind out the results through luck.

**DaveyCakes** · 27/04/2009, 9:11 PM

I think Hertha and HSV will draw this weekend, and although they look to have an easy enough run in, I think they'll drop a few more points. How many matches is Voronin suspended for?

**Closed Account 2** · 28/04/2009, 12:12 AM

He's out for 3 matches - I think the last one is the HSV match, he already missed Hoffenheim and Werder. As long as they don't lose to HSV I think they will win it. Here is how I think they'll perform in their matches:

a - HSV - DRAW
h - Bochum - WIN
a - Koeln - WIN
h - Schalke - DRAW
a - Karlsruher - WIN

I think Wolfsburg will lose to Stuttgart and draw with Dortmund, on the last day of the season they play Bremen and I think they might draw or lose that one (it will depend on if Bremen are tired from a possible UEFA final 3 days earlier).

Stuttgart play Bayern, Wolfsberg and Schalke (probably too far behind to be realistic contenders) so I can see the Swabians getting draws in those big games and cancelling the opposition out in terms of the title race, leaving the door ajar for the team from the Capital to win it for the first time since 1931 (I think).

BTW looks like Juup Heynckes will be in charge at Bayern now.

**DaveyCakes** · 28/04/2009, 1:04 PM

Originally Posted by cfdh_edmundo

He's out for 3 matches - I think the last one is the HSV match, he already missed Hoffenheim and Werder. As long as they don't lose to HSV I think they will win it. Here is how I think they'll perform in their matches:

a - HSV - DRAW
h - Bochum - WIN
a - Koeln - WIN
h - Schalke - DRAW
a - Karlsruher - WIN

I think Wolfsburg will lose to Stuttgart and draw with Dortmund, on the last day of the season they play Bremen and I think they might draw or lose that one (it will depend on if Bremen are tired from a possible UEFA final 3 days earlier).

Stuttgart play Bayern, Wolfsberg and Schalke (probably too far behind to be realistic contenders) so I can see the Swabians getting draws in those big games and cancelling the opposition out in terms of the title race, leaving the door ajar for the team from the Capital to win it for the first time since 1931 (I think).

BTW looks like Juup Heynckes will be in charge at Bayern now.

Looking at each of those matches in isolation, I'd probably go for a very similar set of predictions, but I just think they'll blow it somewhere along the line, like losing in Koln, although if it's not to be Wolfsburg, I'd love to see Hertha winning it (1931 is right, they also won it the previous year).

I think there could also be quite a few draws between the big guns...it could come down to the last day with Bayern v Stuttgart and Wolfsburg v Bremen (who'll have their reserves out..Possible UEFA Cup final the previous Wednesday and DFB final the following week).

To be hoenst I don't know what I'm thinking, cos I'm panicking at the prospect of Bayern sneaking it!

**Closed Account 2** · 08/05/2009, 12:49 AM

I see Magath is in the process of leaving Wolfsburg for Schalke, I think the timing of this news could scupper the big W in their title bid...

I'm still backing Hertha (just) after Kackar got them the draw vs HSV.

**Closed Account 2** · 09/05/2009, 3:31 PM

The wheels are coming off the Grafite inspired Wolfsburg Volkswagen!

They lost 4-1 to Mario Gomez (Stuttgart) today and Hertha and Bayern both won.

I think they're still top on goal different (2 more) than Bayern, with Hertha one point behind and Stuttgart 2 points behind. If HSV beat Bremen tomorrow (playing them again!!) then they'll go level with Stuttgart (2pts behind) Dortmund are 5 points off the top, probably a bit too far behind to still be in contention. All teams have played the same number of games (bar HSV who play the match tomorrow) - most exciting European league to watch in years.

I'm still backing Hertha (just) due to an easy run in (except Schalke away)... but it will be a bit Miroslav Klose than I thought!