The Bundesliga Connection

Is The Bundesliga Still A One Horse Race?

Bayer Munich is currently 5th in the Bundesliga standings, having drawn three games back to back and suffering a loss at the hands of Augsburg. This loss is devastating to Bayern as Augsburg is the smaller Bavarian brothers! Surprisingly enough, the side from the capital, Union Berlin has passed the…

19 Sep 2022 7 min

How Will Lewa Be Treated?

The UEFA Champions League continues on Tuesday night seeing the Bavarian giants take on the Catalonian giants, Barcelona. This fixture has seen some incredible results in the past, with both teams putting handfuls of goals past each other with results being a shock. This time around, in particular, stands out…

13 Sep 2022 9 min

The Bundesliga Makes History!

For the first time in the history of the UEFA Champions League, the Bundesliga will have 5 teams representing them. The top four from the 2021/22 Season, (Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Leverkusen, and RB Leipzig) gained automatic qualification. 11th on the table, but victors in the UEFA Europa League,…

6 Sep 2022 8 min

Why Bayern Struggle Against Gladbach…

A matchup between Bayern Munich and Borussia Mönchengladbach will always bring excitement, action, and raw emotions. This past matchday saw the two sides face each other once again and once again, a shocking result was the outcome, a 0-0 draw. Bayern is coming off a 7-0 drubbing of VFL Bochum…

30 Aug 2022 8 min

Why Are Dortmund Blaming Bayern?

After 3 match days of the 2022/23 Bundesliga season, only the reigning champions Bayern Munich remain unbeaten. The Bavarian giants walked over Bochum winning that match 7-0 (the worst defeat in Bochum’s history) and of course former Liverpool forward Sadio Mane was on the scoresheet, this time he netted a…

24 Aug 2022 7 min

Can Dortmund Dethrone Bayern?

The rivalry between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich began in the 70s and the matchup is now known as Der Klassiker (German Classico). These two titans of German football have been title contenders and leading this race for decades, with the two teams winning 24 out of the last 28…

16 Aug 2022 8 min

How Long Will Mane’s Romance With Bayern Last?

Sadio Mane had a Bundesliga debut to remember after he netted in Bayerns' 6-1 drumming of Eintracht Frankfurt in the league opener last week Friday and Mane has his eyes set on some more silverware to add to his trophy cabinet. Mane Showed great camaraderie with the Bayern fans as…

10 Aug 2022 7 min

Mane Is Looking Hungry!

Bayern Munich coasted to victory over RB Leipzig in the recent German Super Cup. A scintillating matchup that saw 8 goals scored in the 90 minutes played. Clever tricks and special tactics are implemented, but Bayern proved too strong for the Bulls! Sadio Mane was on the scoresheet but also…

1 Aug 2022 6 min

Sadio Mane... What Can You Say!

Former Liverpool striker Sadio Mane has certainly had a memorable week. It all started with the Senegalese international making his debut for his new club Bayern Munich against D.C United in a pre-season friendly. Mane then slotted home a penalty to secure his first goal for the Bavarian giants. Mane…

26 Jul 2022 5 min

Are Bayern Going To Struggle Up Front?

The Lewandowski saga has finally come to an end after Bayern Munich were satisfied with Barcelona’s offer for the Polish striker. The Catalan giants offered €50 million which tickled Bayern’s fancy. This move means Lewa can finally be happy after recent months of spite shown by the Bayern community. Having…

20 Jul 2022 5 min

How Disgruntled Will The Dressing Room Be?

Bayern Munich are no strangers to big-money moves to allow for a better squad and that is why it is no surprise that the Bavarian giants are rumoured to prepare a monster offer of close to €90 million (R1.5 Billion) for former Ajax and current Juventus youngster Matthijs de Ligt…

12 Jul 2022 8 min

Why Bayern Keep Playing Hardball…

After weeks of speculation around the sale of Robert Lewandowski, the latest to come out of the Bayern camp is that he isn’t going to be sold just yet. The Polish striker has made it clear that he wants to leave the Bavarian giants after saying ‘I felt like something…

5 Jul 2022 6 min

"What Surprised Me The Most..."

After weeks of debate and negotiation, Sadio Mane has officially signed for Bayern Munich, on a contract that sees him earn a staggering €380 000 a week, joining some of the highest-paid players in the world. The Senegalese superstar will don the number 17 jersey and could make his debut…

28 Jun 2022 8 min

Why The League Sees This As A Coup...

Bayern Munich have hit the headlines once again this past week thanks to the announcement of Sadio Mane for an agreed fee of €32 million. Mane is set to leave Liverpool after spending 7 seasons with the Merseyside outfit, scoring 196 goals and accumulating a fair amount of silverware. This…

20 Jun 2022 7 min

Why Isn’t The Nations League Taken Seriously?

The UEFA Nations League has continued into the second week of the tournament, with draws seeming to be the common denominator amongst the bigger European sides. The sad reality of this competition is that no team that participates in all the other major tournaments cares for the Nations League. Many…

13 Jun 2022 6 min

Why Mane To Bayern Is A Downgrade…

Before the UEFA Champions League final, Senegalese superstar Sadio Mane mentioned that a message will be delivered after the match, the winger lived up to this promise with the message being that he wants to leave Liverpool. Liverpool have explained that 2 conditions need to be met for Mane to…

30 May 2022 7 min

“Look At The Pool Of Players Nkunku Beat”

After a season of being called “a plastic club,” the Bulls of RB Leipzig silenced the haters by grabbing the DFB-Pokal trophy after beating SC Freiburg on Penalties this past weekend. The bulls had to fight until the very end, finishing the 120 minutes with only 9 men on the…

24 May 2022 6 min

Is This Farewell Lewa?

After Scoring on the final matchday of the Bundesliga season, Robert Lewandowski has hinted that Bayern’s draw against Wolfsburg could be his last game for the Bavarian Giants. “Lewa” has been in the talking space for quite some time now amidst conversations regarding his contact and how he has officially…

16 May 2022 7 min

Has Pep Lured The Youngster?

Last week Manchester City were beaten intensely by Real Madrid to fall short of the UEFA Champions League yet again, but this week it seems as if they’ve stolen the headlines for a different reason. Reports coming out of Manchester is that the citizens have ‘agreed’ personal terms with one…

9 May 2022 7 min

Will It Be An All German Final?

With only 3 matches left in this year’s UEFA Europa League, (2 semi-finals and the final) the two German sides that are left seem to both have a foot in the final. In the first leg, Frankfurt managed to beat West Ham 2-1 and the bulls of RB Leipzig overcame…

4 May 2022 7 min