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Page 1 — A silver lining called Vizekusen
Page 2 — Klopp versus Pep for the last time
Who plays against whom and when?
Which game should you definitely not miss?
Bayern against Mainz. The 3-0 win against Lazio Rome breathed life into Bayern once again – and the thought of what it would be like to not just give away the season in the league? With the momentum from the Champions League behind them, perhaps something can be done about the ten points deficit, especially since Leverkusen have collected more work than gala victories in the last few games and almost lost their first game of the season in distant Baku on Thursday evening. “We want to give the football god another chance so that he can keep clichés,” said Thomas Müller and, rascal that he is, he used the bad, bad word in a negative form, but pronounced it all the more relish: “It “It doesn’t look like Vizekusen at the moment, but we want to stick with it.”
Which game can you safely miss?
Leverkusen vs Wolfsburg, at least if you are a fan of the 50+1 rule. In the factory derby, the two oldest exceptions to this rule – which German football defends more loudly than ever – play against each other. Two clubs that enjoy a competitive advantage because Bayer AG and Volkswagen respectively offset annual losses. This makes it easier to take risks. The fact that money is not the only success factor in football is shown by the fact that the 1st team plays against the 12th team at El Plastico on Sunday.
Who is in the spotlight?
RB Leipzig, the frustrated ones from the Bernabéu. Leipzig were one goal short of knocking Real Madrid out of the Champions League during the week. At 1-1 they were the better team, or let’s say the team with the significantly better scoring chances, even in stoppage time when a ball from Dani Olmo hit the crossbar. But perhaps the savvy veteran Real has simply internalized better than anyone else what characterizes great teams: only putting in as much effort as it takes to prevail. Whatever the case, RB Leipzig now has to make as much mental adjustments as possible. Three days after Real Madrid we face the Royals from the Odenwald, SV Darmstadt 98.
Bayern against Mainz. The 3-0 win against Lazio Rome breathed life into Bayern once again – and the thought of what it would be like to not just give away the season in the league? With the momentum from the Champions League behind them, perhaps something can be done about the ten points deficit, especially since Leverkusen have collected more work than gala victories in the last few games and almost lost their first game of the season in distant Baku on Thursday evening. “We want to give the football god another chance so that he can keep clichés,” said Thomas Müller and, rascal that he is, he used the bad, bad word in a negative form, but pronounced it all the more relish: “It “It doesn’t look like Vizekusen at the moment, but we want to stick with it.”
