Since Bundesliga is not a big as compared to Seria A, La Liga and EPL in Malaysia. why not put one big thread about Bundesliga instead of teams in the league? That way I think can invite more discussions.

SPAIN

Mesut Ozil ( Werder Bremen to Real Madrid)

Since moving to Spain, Ozil has not only increased his fan base, but vastly improved his game. The 22-year-old was always a talent at Bremen, but has made the next step at Madrid. He has assisted more goals (six) in the Champions League than any other player, and only Lionel Messi exceeds his tally of 14 set-ups in La Liga. Ozil’s success with the Spanish record champions is said to have influenced the move for Sahin.

Ivan Rakitic ( Schalke to Sevilla)

A casualty of Felix Magath’s reign of terror at Schalke, Rakitic jumped ship in January and missed out on the Ruhr club’s improbable run to the Champions League semi-finals. Since moving to Sevilla, he has been a huge hit. The Croat has scored five goals and assisted two more in 13 appearances, helping lift the Andalucians to sixth in La Liga.

Sami Khedira ( Stuttgart to Real Madrid)

If Ozil had doubters ahead of his transfer to Madrid, Khedira’s naysayers were five-fold. The former Stuttgart man is not at all a classic Real-type player, yet he has managed to consistently maintain a starting role alongside Xabi Alonso. His subtle influence often goes un-noticed until he is missing: in the recent Clasicos, Madrid managed a draw and a win with Khedira as a starter; they were knocked out of the Champions League in his absence.

ENGLAND

Edin Dzeko ( Wolfsburg to Manchester City)

When Wolfsburg’s all-time leading goal-scorer and the 2009-10 Bundesliga top scorer joined City in January, he was tipped for instant success. He has struggled to have any impact, however, and scored just five goals in 18 appearances. Accustomed to having a classy playmaker behind him, he has had difficulty adapting to City’s counterattacking style of play, and has been relegated to the bench.

Jerome Boateng ( Hamburg to Manchester City)

A pair of knee injuries have taken their toll on his season, but Boateng has only been minimally effective for City since his move last summer. The 22-year-old has made 24 appearances in all competitions, and even when fit, has not been a shoe-in for a starting role. Bayern Munich have expressed interest in bringing him back in Germany, but Roberto Mancini nonetheless insisted recently that he has plans for Boateng.

ITALY

Mark van Bommel ( Bayern to AC Milan)

Bayern will be kicking themselves for letting the Dutchman go in January. Since moving to AC Milan, Van Bommel has made such an impression that some have even speculated that the Serie A champions no longer need Andrea Pirlo. He may be 34 years of age, but the Dutchman has proven he still has plenty of quality left in reserve.


Rafinha ( Schalke to Genoa)

Another talented Schalke player to depart as a result of a disagreement with Magath, Rafinha has regularly featured for Genoa, but has largely disappointed. His performances early in the season were disastrous, and while he has improved to some degree, he is still not the player Genoa were expecting when they paid an estimated €8m (£7m) to secure his services.

RUSSIA

Carlos Eduardo ( Hoffenheim to Rubin Kazan)

When Rubin Kazan offered €20m (£17.5m) for Carlos Eduardo, Hoffenheim could not pass up on the chance to cash in on the playmaker. He scored twice in his Russian Premier League debut against Amkar, but his transfer was late in the season and he was only involved in six matches before the 2010 campaign came to an end.


Kevin Kuranyi ( Schalke to  Dinamo Moscow)

When offered a big-money contract at Moscow, Kuranyi departed Germany on a Bosman and picked up where he had left off at Schalke. Playing for Dinamo Moscow, he scored nine goals in 16 appearances in the 2010 Russian Premier League. This season he has only been on target in one of seven matches, but he has also given three assists.

TURKEY

Zvjezdan Misimovic ( Wolfsburg to Galatasaray)

A bright star for Wolfsburg, Misimovic joined Galatasaray at the end of August, and by mid-November was banished to the reserves. He managed just nine matches in Turkey before signing for Dinamo Moscow in March. He has since scored twice in six Russian Premier League matches, and appears to be on track to rediscovering his old form.

Villarreal 2-3 Bayern

Gomez hatrick? 

can't wait for the game 

any good streaming site for the Schalke vs Bayern match tonight?

Outspoken club president believes his team plays in Europe's second-best domestic league behind the Spanish Primera and that the German top flight has the greatest depth

Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has insisted that the Bundesliga is Europe's second-best domestic league.

The German top flight has in recent years surpassed Serie A in the Uefa coefficients, and currently stands a close third behind La Liga and the Premier League. However, Hoeness feels that the Bundesliga is not to be considered inferior to the EPL.

"We are currently number two behind Spain," he told Bild am Sonntag. "Italy, we have long left behind us; England, we are just about to leave behind."

No stranger to controversy, the outspoken president also hailed the Bundesliga for its wide distribution of quality among all teams.

"Based on the full breadth, I would consider the Bundesliga even today as the strongest league in the world."

It has been a decade since a Bundesliga team last won the Champions League. However, following a slump during the 2000s, German teams have had some more positive results in Europe, with Bayern Munich and Schalke reaching the final and semi-final of the Champions League, respectively, in 2010 and 2011.

^kerana setitik nila,rosak susu sebelanga

btw i like watching bundesliga though.many Japs/korean play in bundesliga

although many will go for Kagawa(and i don't blame them,kagawa been styling all over prussia),i prefer watching Atsuto Uchida.he combine with Raul adn that spanish wonderkid=orgasm

btw why we can't have similar thread about EPL.a neutral thread without all these hatred,where scouse(wannabees),gooners(wannabees) skis(wannabes) can hang together for greater happiness?

btw why we can't have similar thread about EPL.a neutral thread without all these hatred,where scouse(wannabees),gooners(wannabees), skis(wannabes), mancunians(wannabes) can hang together for greater happiness?

while it can be argued that English team achieved more glory in Europe compared to the German teams, but can these english teams do it without being buried in crushing debts?

Unlike EPL, top teams in Bundesliga isn't buried in debts because they are run responsibly, can the top english teams even be on par with these German teams if they are run responsibly without splashing so much cash?

Fixed

inilah contoh ke-too much hype-an tersebut

ini pun nak jadi isu

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let say if u are a fan of modest club like Koln FC, for example. some super wealthy Arab tycoon want to buy your club, and promise to invest to the club like Chelsea, Man City (and latest example, Malaga, PSG). u'll definitely welcome that kind of investment (read 'splashing so much cash')

"When clubs can spend what they want, like in the Premier League, it's very difficult for German clubs to succeed," said Antonia Hagemann, project manager with the UK-based Supporters Direct organisation, which has carried out a Uefa-funded study of club ownerships and fan involvement across Europe.

Under Bundesliga rules, members must own 50% of the shares plus one extra vote of these spin-offs. This is the so-called 50+1 model, which makes it impossible for private investors to take over a club.

i hope a cracking match between bayern and city.anyway; it would be nice if you put summer transfer for bundesliga and top scorer for bundesliga. can be found at bundesliga.de

The German league has been seen as one of the most financially responsible in recent seasons, and the Bavarians' chairman is happy that Uefa president Michel Platini is implementing rules to try and make the playing field more level, insisting that the game is currently unfair.

Rummenigge told DRadio: “In the words Financial Fair Play really lies the truth. It seems obvious at the moment that there is Financial Unfair Play. And it is quite clear: we have a world in which the Arabs, Russians and Italians play a dramatic role.

“Because of their wealth they can make transfers and accordingly can improve the quality of their teams, and I think that cannot be the way of the future.”

will bayern defeat schalke guys?

This week fixture

Saturday

SV Werder Bremen : VfL Wolfsburg     
FSV Mainz 05 : Hamburger SV     
FC Nuremberg : 1899 Hoffenheim     
FC Köln : SC Freiburg     
FC Augsburg : M'gladbach       
Hannover 96 : Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Sunday
   
Borussia Dortmund : 1. FC Kaiserslautern     
VfB Stuttgart : FC Bayern Munich

Bremen vs Wolfsburg should be good

This week fixture

Saturday

SV Werder Bremen 4:1  VfL Wolfsburg     
FSV Mainz 05 0:0 Hamburger SV     
FC Nuremberg 0:2 1899 Hoffenheim     
FC Köln 4:0 SC Freiburg     
FC Augsburg 1:0 M'gladbach       
Hannover 96 0:0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Sunday
   
Borussia Dortmund : 1. FC Kaiserslautern     
VfB Stuttgart : FC Bayern Munich

Bremen vs Wolfsburg should be good

Yesterday went for Bayern Munich & Schalke 04 training. both using field next to each other, Schalke started first around 9AM and completed around 10.30AM, then I move forward for Bayern Munich training from 11AM-1PM. Only around 20-30 crowd for Schalke but 100-150 for Bayern that day. Kudos to Bayern for pausing to make way for azan semayang jumaat.



There is no Raul signature since I notice him hiding in middle of buggy avoiding crowd. But I am satisfied to see a living soccer legend 50m next to me like I see Alex Del Piero in Olimpico & Zidane at Khalifah Stadium.

As for Bayern....hahaha this one a lot...because I went stalking them for 4 consecutive day training to complete my autograph quest. Will share some training picture later...tonight go stadium watch Bayern Munich vs Al-Ahly!

Nice... looking for ur censor picture with Usami. 

Mönchengladbach - Borussia Mönchengladbach got themselves off to a perfect start in 2012 with as they executed their gameplan to perfection to claim a fully deserved victory over league leaders FC Bayern Munich that sees them move within a point of top spot in the Bundesliga.


Bastian Schweinsteiger's long-awaited comeback and Marco Reus's home crowd reception played second fiddle to a phenomenal performance from Lucien Favre's charges. Reus opened the scoring early on after a glaring error by Manuel Neuer before Patrick Herrmann stole the limelight with two goals of his own to put the hosts comfortably ahead. Schweinsteiger did grab a consolation goal for Bayern late on, but in the end an out of sorts Bayern were made to pay by a ruthless Gladbach.

Manuel mishap gifts Gladbach the lead

Just like Phillip Lahm had requested FC Bayern set out their stall early on, controlling possession, while the hosts were left to pick out their opportunities in transition. There were a few rusty passes in the opening exchanges as the sides shook off the winter break cobwebs and one such pass brought about the opening goal just after the ten minute mark.

Holger Badstuber played the ball to Neuer who took a touch to go wide under pressure from Mike Hanke before scuffing his clearance straight to Reus. Gladbach's top goal scorer showed great composure to react to the opportunity before volleying the ball into the empty net from 35 yards with Bayern's keeper in no man's land. Bayern sought an immediate response as Mario Gomez ghosted in between Gladbach's centre-backs to meet Arjen Robben's cross, but could only force a good save out of Marc-Andre ter Stegen with his headed effort.

Bayern out of sorts

The visitors were struggling to get in behind Borussia's packed out backline who were making life as difficult as possible for the record title holders. There were a few moments of desperate defending from Lucien Favre's side, but they were doing well to prevent Bayern from creating clear cut chances despite the end-to-end nature of the game. Anatoliy Tymoshchuk and Bastian Schweinsteiger both drew routine saves out of ter Stegen from range, but it was the hosts who struck again just before half-time.

Arjen Robben gave the ball away on the wing before watching on as the Foals promptly netted their second of the evening. Hanke released Herrmann in behind who dropped a shoulder before placing an effort beyond the onrushing Neuer and into the far corner. Hanke fizzed an shot just wide of goal, but the home side will have been the happier of the two teams going in at the break having limited the league leaders throughout the first half.

Defences on top

Gladbach continued to seek out their chances on the break and had Reus found a more accurate pass to play in the wide open Juan Arango the hosts may have been celebrating an early third. Instead his cross-field ball rolled harmlessly to Neuer, but it was a early warning sign for Bayern that Borussia weren't content with a two-goal lead.

While both teams maintained a similar pace in the second half goal scoring opportunities were few and far between as the league's two meanest defences came out on top in the early stages of the second half. Bayern were putting together some dangerous moves, but were often lacking the final pass. Roel Brouwers was forced into making a well timed last-ditch block on a Lahm volley inside the box, but Gladbach were still looking to add to the score line and with 20 minutes remaining the Foals were able to enjoy the security of a third goal.

Comeback kid rains in on the parade

A clinical counter saw Reus hold up the ball before timing his pass to perfection to play in Herrmann who had the presence of mind to take the ball around Neuer before sliding the ball across the line for his second of the match. Bayern were getting more and more frustrated with every passing minute having struggled to breakdown their opponents though they did pull a goal back soon after courtesy of some uncharacteristically sloppy defending by Gladbach.

Robben's corner wasn't dealt with as the players played pinball inside the box and though Badstuber couldn't get his shot off the comeback kid himself Schweinsteiger finally got FC Bayern on the score sheet as he leathered the ball into the roof of the net from six yards out. Jupp Heynckes' men pumped the ball into the box during the later stages of the match as Mario Gomez and Thomas Müller went close to finding a second, but in the end Gladbach's resolute defending and never say die attitude handed them a deserved win over the record title holders.

holy f**k. raul scored amazing volley 2nd goal  like zidane supergoal cl final 10 years ago today.

watched the match..wayy batter than the epl games that were on and thoroughly enjoyed it..

Arjen Robben wont be sleeping well tonite

The Dortmund - Munich game was fierce.. what an awesome game.

Guess i still have spare time to grant you request before leaving for stadium,

I get his autograph on the second day evening training, while the training picture is on 4th day.


Getting picture with Usami


Usami autograph


Usami is training

more picture coming up...sorry for censored,
my purpose is to share picture of stuff discussed in this thread, not share picture of me.

Attendance:
On average, 45,116 fans have attended each top flight game this term - the highest ever amount in the Bundesliga's history.


Streaks:

Bremen went without a win in their last nine games this season (three draws, six defeats) - the second longest barren spell in their history after a twelve-match streak without victory in 1996.


Goals:

The final round of games produced the most goals of any Matchday this season, with 35 flying in.

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar finished the campaign as Bundesliga top scorer with 29 goals, making the Dutchman the first ever foreign player to find the net so frequently in a single season.

Huntelaar also equalled Klaus Fischer's Schalke goalscoring record from the 1975/76 season.

Bayern Munich chairman of the board Karl-Heinz Rummenigge was the last player to score 29 goals in a season, back in 1980/81.

Claudio Pizarro scored his 29th Bundesliga brace - no other current player has achieved as many and only eleven players have ever scored more.

Robert Lewandowski enjoyed his most successful ever season, netting 22 times.

Stefan Kießling scored his second Bundesliga hat-trick, having only ever previously done so in a 4-0 win over VfB Stuttgart in November 2009.

Kießling has now netted 73 times for Leverkusen, leaving the striker second only to Ulf Kirsten in the club's all-time scorer's chart.

Köln conceded 75 goals this season - the highest in the Bundesliga and the Billy Goats' worst ever record.


Anniversaries:

Hertha's Levan Kobiashvili played his 336th Bundesliga match, overtaking Ze Roberto as the foreign player with the most top-flight appearances.

Freiburg suffered their 200th Bundesliga defeat, bringing an end to a run of ten games unbeaten.

Mirko Slomka celebrated his 36th Bundesliga victory with Hannover to overhaul Dieter Hecking (35 wins) as the 96ers coach with most triumphs.

Marco Reus' second strike against Mainz was Gladbach's 1000th away goal in the Bundesliga.

Bruno Labbadia recorded his 50th victory (24 with Stuttgart, twelve with Hamburg and 14 with Leverkusen) as a Bundesliga coach following VfB's win over Wolfsburg.


Miscellaneous:

Only the Bayern Munich team of the 1972/73 season had previously won 25 matches in a single campaign before BVB repeated the feat this time around.

The champions boast both the best home and away records in the league this term.

Dortmund set a club record by keeping a 15th clean sheet this season.

Bremen only picked up 13 points from 17 games in the second half of the season - their worst ever post-Christmas points haul.

Hoffenheim finished in eleventh place for the third consecutive season.

Hamburg collected just 36 points this term - their worst ever total in 49 Bundesliga campaigns.

Hannover were the only team to finish the season unbeaten at home. Their form in front of their own fans secured them a Europa League qualification place, as they earned just eleven points on the road all term.

Hamburg ended up in 15th place - their lowest ever final league position.

It was also a worst ever Bundesliga season for Kaiserslautern, who picked up just seven points after the winter break to end up with 23.

Köln competed in the Bundesliga for the first 35 years of its existence but have now been relegated five times in the last 14 years.

The Billy Goats failed to win any of their last nine games, slumping to their worst ever second season half.

Gladbach won 17 games this season, their highest number of victories in a single campaign since 1994/95, when they recorded the same amount.

Stuttgart collected 31 points in the second half of the season (nine wins, four draws and four defeats) - a return bettered only by Dortmund and Bayern.


The table:

No team had ever broken the 80-point barrier in a season prior to Dortmund managing it this year.

Bayern finished as runners-up for the tenth time, although their total of 73 points would have been enough to win the title in six of the last twelve seasons.

Schalke will particpate in the Champions League for the fifth time next season after finishing third - eleven places higher than their position last term.

Bremen missed out on European competition for the second successive season, leading to the departures of key players such as Marko Marin, Markus Rosenberg and Tim Wiese.

Freiburg finished the first half of the season at the bottom of the pile, but were not even in the lower third at the end of the campaign.

Hertha will play in the relegation play-offs for the first time in the club's history.

Köln had not been in the automatic relegation places since Matchday 3, but ended up finishing second-bottom.

Kaiserslautern were relegated for the third time in their history, but it was the first time they went down as the bottom club.