Bundesliga

Hertha Berlin Keeper Swats Ball Into Own Net During Moment Of Madness

To maintain any chance of catching Bayern Munich and winning the Bundesliga title, third-place Leipzig needed to defeat 11th-place Hertha Berlin on Wednesday at Red Bull Arena. 

Things started out poorly with Hertha’s Marko Grujić, on loan from Liverpool, opening the scoring in the ninth minute. However, Leipzig responded in the first half through Lukas Klostermann before the home side had Marcel Halstenberg sent off for a second yellow card in the 63rd minute.

Stunning Long-Range Goal In 2.Bundesliga Hit With Ultra Violence

In midweek action in the 2.Bundesliga, VfL Osnabrück defeated Greuther Furth to take its point tally to 33 for the season. Osnabrück, competing in the 2.Bundesliga for the first time since 2010-11 after securing promotion last season, is now five points clear of the relegation playoff space with six games left to play. 

Timmy Chandler Strikes Again For Eintracht Frankfurt

USMNT player Timmy Chandler helped Eintracht Frankfurt secure a 3-3 draw against Freiburg with an 82nd-minute goal on Tuesday. 

Frankfurt had gone down 3-1 before Japanese midfielder Daichi Kamada struck in the 79th minute to bring Die Adler back within one. Soon after, Chandler popped up at the back post to steer home a long cross from Filip Kostic. 

Europe — Way Behind CONCACAF In Many Ways — Finally Bows Down To Alphonso Davies

As Bayern Munich moved one step closer to an eighth straight Bundesliga title, the world familiarized itself with 19-year-old Canadian phenom Alphonso Davies. One standout moment from Bayern’s victory over Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday was the left back tracking way, way back in a matter of seconds to take the ball off Erling Haaland just as the fellow prodigy shaped to shoot.

So just how fast is Alphonso Davies?

Joshua Kimmich’s Delicate 20-Yard Chip Puts Bayern On Cusp Of Bundesliga Title

Bayern Munich put itself on the cusp of an eighth straight Bundesliga title after defeating Borussia Dortmund 1-0 at an empty Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday. Joshua Kimmich’s delicate chip just before halftime proved the difference as Bayern opened up a seven-point lead at the top with only six matches remaining.    

Mario Götze To Leave Borussia Dortmund At End Of Season

Mario Götze will bid farewell to his boyhood club for a second time at the end of this season, according to Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc. 

Bundesliga Top Scorers: Germany’s Top Division Leads Race For European Golden Shoe

The battle for the prestigious European Golden Shoe award has effectively morphed into a four-horse race between Lazio’s Ciro Immobile and three Bundesliga representatives: Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski, RB Leipzig’s Timo Werner and Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland. The Bundesliga top scorers are largely pacing Europe right now, but who else is lighting up Germany’s top division?  

Bundesliga Top Scorers 2020 

(Updated 05/24/20)

Home-Field Advantage Disappears Entirely Behind Closed Doors

Throughout the entirety of the 2018-19 Premier League season, the home team won 47% of matches, lost 34% and drew 11%. Prior to the break, home teams in the Bundesliga had won 43.3% of their games. Many wondered what playing behind closed doors would do to home advantage, and the early answer is actually quite astounding.

Hat-Trick Hero Timo Werner Puts On A Master Class

He’s been heavily linked with Liverpool — although Chelsea, Manchester United and Inter Milan are reportedly in the fight — but RB Leipzig’s Timo Werner might’ve added a little more to his $70 million valuation following a hat-trick in Sunday’s 5-0 rout of Mainz. 

FC Augsburg’s Eduard Löwen Curls In Sensational 25-Yard Free Kick

Schalke slumped to a shock 3-0 home loss to relegation-threatened Augsburg on Sunday, their fourth defeat in five games dropping them to eighth place in the Bundesliga. 

Augsburg's Eduard Löwen curled in a sensational free kick from 25 yards in the sixth minute and Nigerian winger Noah Sarenren Bazee slotted home in the 76th before Sergio Cordova added the third in stoppage time. 

6’: Eduard Löwen Free Kick 

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