Contrasting fortunes

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

The cup final! For one side, it’s the first of three titles up for grabs. For the other, a last shot at glory in a disappointing season.
On Saturday evening Bayern München face off against Borussia Dortmund for the DFB Cup in the Berlin Olympic Stadium. And the circumstances under which the two teams take to [...]

Mark van Bommel with broken nose

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Midfielder Mark van Bommel sustained a broken nose in Bayern München’s 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the DFB Cup finals.
The Dutch player broke his nose in a one-on-one with BVB ’s Mladen Petric. The injury did not deter Van Bommel, who gritted it out for the duration of the match and extra time, all [...]

Excitement guaranteed on final stretch

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

The Bundesliga season is going into the final bend. With five matchdays to go, bundesliga.de has compiled a few interesting facts.
278 goals have been scored since the season restart following the winter break - an average of 2.6 per game.

Schalke duo back in training

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Good news for Schalke 04’s new coaching team Mike Büskens and Youri Mulder: Levan Kobiashvili and Ivan Rakitic both look likely to be available for the visit to Hamburger SV next Saturday (26.4.).

“I don’t feel the fear!”

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Bayern captain Oliver Kahn discusses Luca Toni, personal “alarm bells”, Luca Toni and the business of collecting titles at the club press meet.
Question: In the wake of the Stuttgart game, do you believe FC Bayern are already German champions?

Degen injured for final

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Borussia Dortmund defender Philipp Degen will miss out on Saturday’s DFB Cup final meeting with Bayern München due to injury.
The 25-year-old Swiss international right-back suffered a syndesmoses ligament tear in his right leg during Wednesday’s 3-1 home loss to Hannover 96.

Bielefeld let go Hain and Gabriel

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

DSC Arminia Bielefeld have announced they will not be extending the contracts of Petr Gabriel and Mathias Hain into next season.
Hain, the 35-year-old goalkeeper and captain, leaves the relegation-threatened club after almost eight years service.

BVB beaten by Hanover

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

Borussia Dortmund have failed to bounce back from the 5-0 defeat at FC Bayern, suffering their fourth home defeat in the 3-1 loss to Hannover 96.
Arnold Bruggink (37) and substitute Frank Fahrenhorst put 96 2-0 up at half-time.

Werder skipper ruled out

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

The skipper picked up a ligament injury in his right ankle in the dying minutes.
“He will be out for at least ten days”, Werder coach Thomas Schaaf revealed.
Extra time to recover
A blessing in disguise is the DFB Cup final this weekend, giving Baumann more time to recover before Werder return to action.

Walk in the park for VfB

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Defending champions VfB Stuttgart have beaten DFB Cup winners 1. FC Nürnberg 3-0 to boost their European hopes.
Cacau (4), Antonio da Silva (13) and skipper Fernando Meira (32) scored for VfB.
Schäfer back in goal