The Bundesliga kicks off this weekend, with German football
in its highest position for years.
2 German sides competed in last seasons Champions League
final for the first time in history, with Bayern Munich lifting the title at
Wembley.
This year, we can expect a lot from German football and the
league campaign will definitely be one to watch.
Bayern Munich will be looking to retain their league crown
with new manager Pep Guardiola at the helm. Anything else will be seen as a
failure and Borussia Dortmund will be hot on their heels, determined to finish
as champions again.
Both sides have made expensive additions this season, with
Thiago, Kirchoff and Mario Gotze joining the Bavarians for the coming campaign.
Meanwhile, Dortmund have added Aubameyang, Mkhitaryan and Sokratis
Papastathopoulos.
The battle for the Champions League will also be exciting.
Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke will be right up there and with a decent campaign,
so can the likes of Hamburg, Stuttgart and Werder Bremen.
Borussia Monchengladbach spent big last Summer and arguably
had a disappointing campaign last year, finishing in 8th place. This
year, they are expected to improve and could be tipped as outsiders for a
European spot.
Leverkusen have lost Schurrle to Chelsea but have made
numerous additions to their squad. Schalke have done well in the transfer
window, acquiring promising midfielders Clemens and Goretzka, as well as
central defender Santana from Dortmund.
Stuttgart and Hamburg are uncertainties heading into the
campaign, with their finish being hard to predict. Werder Bremen have embraced
change, appointing a new coach and general manager and they will be hoping this
pays off.
The relegation battle could well be one of the most exciting
parts of the Bundesliga this season.
Newcomers Braunschweig were the first German club to adopt
shirt sponsorship but times have since changed. This is their first time in the
top flight for almost 3 decades and they are expected to struggle.
Augsberg narrowly avoided relegation last term and it looks
likely to be a similar story this time around. Newly promoted side Hertha
Berlin will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of Frankfurt, who last year
finished 6th after just joining the top flight that year.
That could be too much for the team from the capital to do
but their coach believes there are ‘8 or 9’ teams worse than them in the
division this year.
Hoffenheim only avoided relegation last season by victory in
the play-off and have since released 10 players. Their finish next season is
hard to call.
Nuremberg hope to free of relegation worries this season but
have lost talismanic defender Klose, which could have huge implications on
their season.
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