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The two and the rest of the Bundesliga: A classic and many tragedies
Everyone is talking about the top game between Bayern and Dortmund. But only because the other clubs really make this duel shine. more...
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Of course, there is no bigger duel in this league. It is the top game par excellence, the German classic, also known to the world audience as the “German Clásico”. Bayern Munich against Borussia Dortmund, more exciting than that. It was only 14 years ago that Borussia Dortmund last became German men's football champions. This stock club and merciless FC Bayern hunter has also become runner-up 12 times, i.e. twice as many times as this corporate club that has earned the dubious distinction of Vizekusen.
In reality, it is the other clubs in the league that really make this unequal duel between Bayern and Dortmund really shine. For this insight you only have to look closely at this match day. In terms of the table, the second-highest pairing took place in the immediate vicinity of the Munich Arena.
Ninth-placed FC Augsburg received third-placed SC Freiburg and lost. Neither in English nor in German has a distinctive term for this duel been established yet. But even if these existed, the castle summit for example, the marketing opportunities even domestically are limited. Every time you watch this game you inevitably think of a tough schnitzel.
In terms of name and football, the game between Bayer Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart makes a somewhat crisper impression. Things also went haywire in the Swabians' 4-2 away win. But the most disappointing club this season is now just a little less disappointed. In Leverkusen, on the other hand, they are at odds with their neighbors Elversberg, who have the same points in the table, after eight match days. This is really not how we imagined this season to be.
In the league of Ballon d'Or winner Harry Kane, the precariat seems to be growing. The first thing that comes to mind is another famous former runner-up, FC Schalke 04. Internationally, this once proud club can only win pity. In the duel against RB Leipzig, they failed in the not entirely unimportant task of scoring a goal for the sixth time this season. Three of the four poor goals so far have been scored by defensive players.
Another tragedy took place between Borussia Mönchengladbach and SC Paderborn (0-0). Despite all the euphoria in Bremen, the duel between Werder Füllkrug and TSG Hoffenheim does not have the format of a future classic. After all, the striker is already 33 years old. So patience is required. Dortmund will face FC Bayern again at the beginning of March.