The Bundesliga Thread 19/20

[Hapless_Hans]

The season in Germany kicks off tonight, with the famed DFL-Supercup

Like the Community Shield or respective other supercups, this is supposed to be League champion vs Cup winner, but since Bayern won the double as per usual, they had to pick an opponent.

Should have been RB Leipzig IMO as the Cup runners up, but they picked Dortmund as the 2nd placed team in the league.

So we have BVB vs FC Bayern taking place, in Dortmund, tonight, at 20:30 CEST.

Both Coman and Gnabry are out AFAIK, and also Hummels isn't fit to play for BVB, neither are Brandt, Hazard and Bürki

[Hapless_Hans]

Unsere Start- für #BVBFCB! pic.twitter.com/ct9RGNDelM

— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) August 3, 2019

Bench: Oelschlägel - Zagadou, Hakimi, Delaney, Dahoud, Götze, Wolf, Schmelzer, Bruun Larsen

Unsere XI für den #Supercup2019!  #BVBFCB #packmas pic.twitter.com/0oeF5Kiz29

— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) August 3, 2019

[Hapless_Hans]

oh look, Renato back to the bench as soon as the competitive games start

probably our best player of preseason, plays every preseason game, isn't allowed to leave, 'club has confidence in him', bla bla bla

we'll drive him to burn down his house ffs

[elfmeter]

I have not seen much pre season, is that true about Sanches? I did read about Davies scoring a "wonder goal". Muller seems more involved than what I recall from last season.

[Hapless_Hans]

Sanches was very good. But he won't get a meaningful chance during the season, sadly.
There's a really good midfielder there.

Very good first half, full of action

[Thimmy]

I didn't know you watched German football as well, Hans Since when did Bayern get Leon Goretzka?

[Hapless_Hans]

2nd season now, came last summer

[elfmeter]

El Sancho sets up El Paco for the first goal. BVB for the Cup!

[Hapless_Hans]

Just a scratch

High speed affair, this game

[elfmeter]

Muller used to put away those chances back in 2014. BVB look dangerous on the counterattack, but Bayern looking good to get the goal back any time now.

[elfmeter]

and the point in the game everyone on the Iceberg* has been waiting for...Alphonso on for Muller.

*the iceberg has been hovering around 30C for the past month

[elfmeter]

EL SANCHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[Firenze]

Not Kovac's fault. No backing in the summer. Justice for Niko.

[Hapless_Hans]

ffs

Sancho ruining us, started just when I was thinking about pointing out his poor first half

[elfmeter]

Cue the Kovac must be sacked crowd in 3...2...1...

[Hapless_Hans]

and the point in the game everyone on the Iceberg* has been waiting for...Alphonso on for Muller.

*the iceberg has been hovering around 30C for the past month

Should have been Davies for Coman

[elfmeter]

Bayern board just decided to meet the ridiculous Sane transfer price. OK, by today's standard, not overly ridiculous.

[Hapless_Hans]

Kimmich what the fuck

what

the fuck

[elfmeter]

Kimmich!?!?!? trying to cripple the poor lil Spaniard, El Sancho. Bayern crumbling like a stale Black forest cake.

[Hapless_Hans]

also VAR ?!

[Hapless_Hans]

Cue the Kovac must be sacked crowd in 3...2...1...

OUT

[elfmeter]

The Kovac brothers did look nervous at the end of the game.

[Hapless_Hans]

Our performance fell off a cliff the moment Kovac made his subs

Kimmich should have been sent off and I can't believe he wasn't

Congrats BVB for winning a trophy for once, clinical performance.

[Hapless_Hans]

The Kovac brothers did look nervous at the end of the game.

They have Hansi Flick breathing down their necks now

But that was a very enjoyable game up until about 70 minutes. I don't mind Kovac when we're enjoyable.
The moment when I'll be fed up will come soon enough whether I want it or not, no need to conjure it up

[elfmeter]

Bayern getting knocked out of the top four under Mourinho would be an enjoyable thing to see.

BVB tend to win these supercups usually, dont they?

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