⚽ Bundesliga 2024/25 discussion and predictions thread ⚽

[armanda90]

Indeed, Bayern Munich is still one of the unbeatable teams in the Bundesliga right now, but this season has raised the stakes a little bit. The other teams are also improving and only maintaining the result a constant factor for any team including Bayern. Tactful as it was handling them, sometimes Kompany or any other manager, there is always the danger of last season imitation. It is good to see new strong teams appearing in the Bundesliga and all this makes the competition more interesting. It also knows that dominance within a league by one club for a longtime feels repetitive, thus more competition is the best thing to create more fun for the fans in football.

Most special with Bayern Munich indeed unbeaten until seven matches success become most productivities teams and have scored 24 goals or three goal more for each match. Unbelievable with Bayern Munich performance under Vincent Kompany although firstly many fans doubt with his reputation after Burnley as his previous team relegated to EFL Championship.
Bayern munich performance under Vincent Kompany era very impressive and playing full offensive, there are not defensive games play because success scoring above three goals every match and last match defeated Stuttgart over 4-0.

[ajiz138]

Leverkusen were able to turn things around after they fell behind in the 16th minute after Frankfurt were awarded a penalty. It didn't take them long to equalize which they managed to create in the 25th minute.

In the second half they managed to turn things around in the 71st minute and that became the goal that sealed the victory for Leverkusen. Actually this was not an easy match for them, but they were able to finish it well.

[salad daging]

Well done, Xabi... Leverkusen is still on track
Three points, Robert Andrich and Victor Boniface got the job done.
It is time to rest and prepare for the Champions League but tell Boniface that he must be in there, He is always making the fans proud.

Xabi completed a good job even though they are 3 points behind Bayern Munich it can still be caught up with many other matches.
In the Champions League Leverkusen will travel to Brest who also have 2 wins this is not an easy task even though in this match Leverkusen is the favorite.
But maybe Xabi will try his best to win it again.

[koang]

Well done, Xabi... Leverkusen is still on track
Three points, Robert Andrich and Victor Boniface got the job done.
It is time to rest and prepare for the Champions League but tell Boniface that he must be in there, He is always making the fans proud.

Xabi completed a good job even though they are 3 points behind Bayern Munich it can still be caught up with many other matches.
In the Champions League Leverkusen will travel to Brest who also have 2 wins this is not an easy task even though in this match Leverkusen is the favorite.
But maybe Xabi will try his best to win it again.

Yep, The fight continues and the Champions League is the dream they will chase next, Beaten in the Europa League final to Atalanta last season will be a valuable lesson.
And I don’t have much to say, it is obvious Leverkusen came to play for the win. Nothing much Brest could do.
I think Leverkusen will score first. They could win this game and Leverkusen will fight hard for a three-point

[LUCKMCFLY]

The story of the times when Bayern so dominant is over, it is all clear in the table, the points gap between the top five is very tight.

Over the years, the Bundesliga has polished many talented players to maturity, from homegrown talents like Julian Brandt, Timo Werner, and Kai Havertz to imported talents like Christian Pulisic and Erling Haaland
And in the next few years, the Bundesliga may be able to shift the position of the Premier League as the most popular football competition in the world.

There's no doubt about it, I think the PL is one of the strongest and highest level leagues there is because they also have a lot of sponsorship, if those sponsors leave it's likely that the level will drop, I was surprised by the Bundesliga last season, but they have to show that they are changing in the UCL, if more teams go ahead in the UCL it will start to count, as well as in the other competitions, although clearly right now I like how Bayern is playing, however I give Leverkusen and Dortmund a credible support, they are teams that really are very good.

[koang]

although clearly right now I like how Bayern is playing, however I give Leverkusen and Dortmund a credible support, they are teams that really are very good.

What about Leipzig and Freiburg? Leipzig is in second and Freiburg is in third place in the standings.

Leipzig will host Freiburg on Saturday. If the result is a draw or Leipzig wins and Leverkusen wins when visiting Bremen then Leverkusen will move up to third place in the standings, displacing Freiburg.
There are still several other matches in the Bundesliga on Saturday but Leipzig vs Freiburg is the most interesting to watch. IMO  And I bet Leipzig will win this match.

[ajiz138]

Bayern Munich had to swallow defeat when they visited Barcelona in the continuation of the Champions League match 3, yes they had to lose with a score of 4-1, this was a painful defeat for them.

Actually their game was good, it's just that some players were not in very good condition, one of them was their goalkeeper. This was also the result that finally broke the positive record when they faced Barcelona.

[koang]

Bayern Munich had to swallow defeat when they visited Barcelona in the continuation of the Champions League match 3, yes they had to lose with a score of 4-1, this was a painful defeat for them.

Actually their game was good, it's just that some players were not in very good condition, one of them was their goalkeeper. This was also the result that finally broke the positive record when they faced Barcelona.

Bayern lost against Barca, Leipzig lost against Liverpool, Stuttgart won against Juventus...the most surprising thing is Leverkusen who struggled to develop their game against the small French team, Brest.
French Village Team Holds Bundesliga Champion to a Draw. lol
It seemed I expected too much from Bundesliga teams in the European competition.
The quality of their performances is not enough to compete with other big clubs.

[Rruchi man]

Bayern lost against Barca, Leipzig lost against Liverpool, Stuttgart won against Juventus...the most surprising thing is Leverkusen who struggled to develop their game against the small French team, Brest.

Bayern's performance in the Champions League against teams from the English league and Barcelona from Spain has not been encouraging to say that they can win the competition yet. I feel that the coach, Vincent Kompany, still needs some experience in the competition, as he is relatively new to it. They have the team that can win it but still lack that tactical brilliance against top teams from other leagues.

first thing that is achievable for Vincent Kompany now is to restore Bayern to Bundesliga glory as champions, then he can try again in the Champions League.

[Agbe]

Bayern Leverkusen has the ability to retain the title again as they still have thesame set of players that won the league title last season. And with the few matches that have been played they have shown that they can win
If they are consistent with their form they still have great chances of winning

[pawel7777]

A rather poor performance by the German clubs in the Champions League this week. Both Bayern and Borussia suffered high losses against Real and Barcelona respectively. Leverkusen got back from France with only one point after a 1-1 draw with Brest.
On a positive note, Stuttgart finally won their first UCL game this season, surprisingly beating Juventus 1-0 in an away game. It was not an easy win though, and the only goal was scored in 90+2minute, following a red card for Juventus player. Hopefully, that win will help them unblock their potential. They can really play decent football and could go far in the competition. Their major problem is converting chances into goals. They could've easily scored 3 or 4 goals on Tue and I don't even mean the missed penalty.

As for the Europa League, the only German team in that tournament, Eintracht Frankfurt, defeated Latvian RFS 1-0 and moved to the 6th place in the table.

[ajiz138]

Bayern Munich had to swallow defeat when they visited Barcelona in the continuation of the Champions League match 3, yes they had to lose with a score of 4-1, this was a painful defeat for them.

Actually their game was good, it's just that some players were not in very good condition, one of them was their goalkeeper. This was also the result that finally broke the positive record when they faced Barcelona.

Bayern lost against Barca, Leipzig lost against Liverpool, Stuttgart won against Juventus...the most surprising thing is Leverkusen who struggled to develop their game against the small French team, Brest.
French Village Team Holds Bundesliga Champion to a Draw. lol
It seemed I expected too much from Bundesliga teams in the European competition.
The quality of their performances is not enough to compete with other big clubs.

This is very natural, because they are facing the best teams in their respective leagues, so there will be difficulties and even it will end in a crushing defeat like what Bayern Munich experienced.

Leverkusen's results were also surprising, but maybe this has something to do with their experience in big competitions like this, mentally they may not have been fully formed so that things like this happen.

[koang]

Bayern lost against Barca, Leipzig lost against Liverpool, Stuttgart won against Juventus...the most surprising thing is Leverkusen who struggled to develop their game against the small French team, Brest.

Bayern's performance in the Champions League against teams from the English league and Barcelona from Spain has not been encouraging to say that they can win the competition yet. I feel that the coach, Vincent Kompany, still needs some experience in the competition, as he is relatively new to it. They have the team that can win it but still lack that tactical brilliance against top teams from other leagues.

first thing that is achievable for Vincent Kompany now is to restore Bayern to Bundesliga glory as champions, then he can try again in the Champions League.

Do you mean Kompany still needs more time or he doesn't have the quality to compete in the UCL?
Bayern is a big club, and the fans always expect the coach to deliver titles. They don't care if this is his first season at the club. No more season without a title...
There have been too many setbacks in the last few weeks. It feels like a constant battle against the incoming tide. As soon as the head is above water, the next wave immediately crashes back down.
And some people still believe that Kompany is not the right skipper for Bayern.

[UNIVERSE]

Bayern Leverkusen has the ability to retain the title again as they still have thesame set of players that won the league title last season. And with the few matches that have been played they have shown that they can win
If they are consistent with their form they still have great chances of winning

Indeed. It is not impossible that Leverkusen can win again the title of Bundesliga. But I think it will be more difficult than the previous season. You can see the position of Leverkusen now, they are in the 4th place only. Bayern Munich and Leipzig look to have a higher chance to win the trophy of Bundesliga. These teams are still unbeaten, everyone must realize that Bayern Munich and Leipzig are more superior than Leverkusen in Bundesliga this season.

[pawel7777]

In yesterday's opening game of round 8 between Mainz and Monchengladbach we had a 1-1 draw.
The remaining games for today/tomorrow and odds are as follows:



I think the most interesting one is Lepzig Vs Freiburg. Both of those teams seem a bit underrated and are often not taken seriously as contenders for the title, but currently they are ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively. Leipzig is a favorite with x1.83 odds, but I think it's anyone's game. So far, Leipzig has only conceded 2 goals in 7 games, which makes them the best defence in the league, but things were not looking that great in the Champions League, i.e. they've lost 3 goals against Juventus, 2 of which were scored when Juve was down to 10 men. This proves Leipzig's defence is not always rock-solid.

The biggest favourite of this round is, of course, Bayern, who are playing against Bochum, who are at the very bottom of the table. Anything other than a high win will be a surprise.