Gegenpressing: The Bundesliga Podcast

In this week’s ‘Three Games to Watch in Germany’ installment, Manu kicks off the show with one of the biggest games in German football, the Rheinderby between 1. FC Köln and Borussia Mönchengladbach. Not only is this a massive rivalry, but it is also a must-win for both teams in the relegation battle. Then Manu heads to the 2. Bundesliga to preview first against second as Darmstadt host Schalke. Finally, in the 3. Liga, Bundesliga founding members MSV Duisburg and 1860 Munich try to stay in the promotion race. Enjoy! 
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On the first main show of the week, Matt, Dan, and Manu break down everything you need to know about Bundesliga matchday 26. They kick off the show with the Topspiel between HSV and Köln and then chat about the relegation battle as a whole. Did Mainz really win because of a pigeon? The boys chat about that too. Then they chat about Leverkusen against Bayern and the refereeing decisions. Are Bayern in danger of turning into Real Madrid with their post-game comments? Finally, they touch on Stuttgart’s win over Leipzig and what it means for the top-four race. Enjoy!
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In this week’s ‘Three Games to Watch in Germany’ installment, Manu kicks off the show with the 3. Liga promotion clash between Hansa Rostock and MSV Duisburg. He then heads to the Bundesliga Topspiel, where Hamburger SV look to make a big step towards fighting off relegation. Their opponents 1. FC Köln, in the meantime, face a must-win scenario. Then, finally, we head to the 2. Bundesliga, where Kaiserslautern host a talent-studded Karlsruher SC for the Südwest Derby. Enjoy!

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On the first main show of the week, Manu and Matt recap Bundesliga matchday 25. They kick off the show with the news that Julian Brandt is going to leave Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer this summer. Is he just the first domino to fall in Dortmund? Are we finally going to see a major squad overhaul? They then move on to Köln to discuss what the defeat to Dortmund means for the club, before discussing Wolfsburg’s defeat to Hamburger SV. With Wolfsburg four points adrift, are Die Wölfe set to be relegated this year? Enjoy! 
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In this week’s ‘Three Games to Watch in Germany’ installment, Manu kicks off the show with the original Klassiker between Bayern Munich and Borussia Mönchengladbach. Manu breaks down why this game has real historical significance in Germany. Then he moves on to the 2. Bundesliga, where Bochum host Kaiserslautern in Das Topspiel. This is a game between two clubs that should probably be in the Bundesliga. Then, finally, Manu heads to the Regionalliga Nordost, where two former GDR giants, Lokomotive Leipzig and Carl-Zeiss Jena, face each other in what is a crucial promotion clash. Enjoy! 
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