Dortmund, Schalke and Bayern all played against Ex-Bayern-players that got coach after their footballing career. Labbadia at Stuttgart, Babbel at Hoffenheim and Fink at HSV (previous at Basel - some might remember).
The 2:0
Bundesliga 2012/2013
- Thread starter Sally Cinnamon
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The 2:0
Bayern are going to walk the league this time, I reckon Dortmund will be lucky to make CL with Schalke and Leverkusen looking very good.
I, for one, don't think the league's finished yet. Only 10 matches played so far and Bayern will have a dip in form. Their performances and results heavily rely on Franck Ribéry.
Müller 
Honigstein took him as topic in his Bundesliga blog in the Guardian today. He just forget to mention his importance in the first goal, too. He won the arial duel and put the ball into Kroos feet - and after Kroos did not score directly and missed the time to pass when he still was uncovered - he saw Schweinsteiger coming behind him and took defenders with him by running into the middle so Schweinsteiger was totally unmarked for his header into the goal.Müller
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/nov/05/bayern-hamburg-thomas-muller-strike
@Jaap
Yes, Ribery is very important - but they won the first matches this year without a top form Ribery and some without Robben and Ribery. When they have problems it is often due to stupid mistakes or has to do with too slow movement in the midfield.
Watched the itv4 highlights show earlier. Cracking free kick from Reus, and it looked like Diego had a good game for Wolfsburg.
Mame Diouf didn't score for Hannover, but he came very close.
It's not the greatest show in terms of presentation, but it does the job.
Mame Diouf didn't score for Hannover, but he came very close.
It's not the greatest show in terms of presentation, but it does the job.
Bayern are leading, Mandzukic.
1-1 in the Dortmund match already, lovely equaliser.
1-1 in the Dortmund match already, lovely equaliser.
That was a gift for the Mandzukic goal.
I am annoyed they aren't showing the Dortmund game because of some stupid David cup tie.
I am annoyed they aren't showing the Dortmund game because of some stupid David cup tie.
2-1 Dortmund penalty. Lewandowski gets his second.
Lewandowski hitting form now after a slowish start. 2 goals last week and got 2 already.
3-1 Götze
Taking the piss, Götze is. What a goal!
Nurnberg 1-1 Bayern
Full time. Nurnberg 1-1 Bayern. Dortmund held on to the 3-1.
Bayern with 31 points from 12 games - Dortmund on 22 and second place Schalke on 23 with their game on in an hour away to Leverkusen.
That is how it looks today:
1 Bayern München 12 matches - 33:5 goals - 31 points
2 FC Schalke 04 12 - 22:14 - 23 points
3 Eintracht Frankfurt (N) 12 - 25:18 - 23 points
4 Borussia Dortmund (M, P) 12 - 26:13 - 22 points
5 Bayer Leverkusen 12 - 21:17 - 21 points
6 Hannover 96 12 - 25:20 - 17 points
That is how it looked a year ago after matchday 12:
1 Bayern München 12 matches - 32:4 - 28 points
2 Borussia Dortmund (M) 12 - 26:9 - 23 points
3 Werder Bremen 12 - 23:16 - 23 points
4 Borussia M'gladbach 12 - 15:9 - 23 points
5 FC Schalke 04 (P) 12 - 24:18 - 22 points
6 Hannover 96 12 - 16:17 - 19 points
Bayern had 3 points less than today - Dortmund had one point more.
I just do not think that Dortmund can make a run like last year again - not if they play the CL, too. After matchday 12 they did not loose any match and drew only four times. And I do not think that Bayern has not learned anything out of last year.
Who is that child that was trying to close him down?
Dortmund win away to Mainz 2-1 - Lewandowski with a brace. Some sites crediting Reus with Dortmund's first but I think Lewandowski got a touch to it.
Steven Cherundulo - Hannover's captain - national player of the USA with 87 caps. He is 1,72 metres - taller than Lahm, Ribery and Shaqiri...
Just seems so small in that picture as there are some players with more than 1,90 m.
Bayern won 5:0 against Hannover, Dortmund 2:1 in Mainz, Schalke tied with Eintracht Frankfurt, Werder played against Wolfsburg 1:1 and the "Frankenderby" between Greuther Fürth and Nürnburg (the city's are 10 km from each other) was goalless.
Gomez came in and made his first game in the Bundesliga this season after his injury - he had his first goal after another 30 seconds
Bundesliga Table:
Classy.
What a team Borussia has built. Most of those players, maybe all in the first XI, are far better than me.
Umm, are you a pro football player? I'd expect players playing in the top leagues to be better than most of us...
No, I'm not... I'm actually embarrassingly shit at football, only started enjoying it with 15 or whatever, too late to gain any kind of coordination. That was just an understatement in jest.
The touch is brilliant, and the finish is class. Really has hit form after a slow start. 9 in 12 in the league now and 14 in all competitions.
Borussia Dortmund are away to Bayern Munich next Saturday evening - unfortunately, kick-off's at the same time we are playing away against Reading.
Can't wait for that game. Time for Dortmund to put Bayern down to earth.
Great highlights last night,. some cracking games, goals and atmo's at the Stadia.
Bayern look strong, Lewandowski for Dortmund was class, Schalke-Eintracht was a top game and Leverkusen looked good.
great League
Bayern look strong, Lewandowski for Dortmund was class, Schalke-Eintracht was a top game and Leverkusen looked good.
great League
If Lewandwoski can keep up the form he has hit as of late he will be off in the summer.
He wants to play in the PL and interest in him seems to be quite high from a lot of the PL top teams.
Chelsea and Arsenal could probably be a good destination and I would have said even joining us would have been a good option if we hadn't bought RvP last summer.
If Chelsea can't get Falcao then they'll do everything they can to get Lewandowski I reckon. They could definitely do a lot worse, he'd be great for them.
He'd go straight into my fantasy team.
How has no-one mentioned this?!
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs...ans-turn-bayern-stadium-yellow-120046596.html
Quality.
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs...ans-turn-bayern-stadium-yellow-120046596.html
Quality.
That's awesome.
Heard about this this morning but it wasn't that big in the news so I thought it was fake. Is it now, Brwned?
Really hope Dortmund win. Apart from really liking their style of play, I want this German league to be closely contested. The Spanish one is practically wrapped up already. Italian one will be close I think given Juve are faltering a bit.
Mame back on the goal trail for Hannover.
Kuba just scored a really good goal
Düsseldorf have equalised against Dortmund!
Großkreutz just missed a horrible sitter!
Großkreutz just missed a horrible sitter!