Friedel Rausch
I'm really looking forward to the big match between Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Schalke 04. Both teams are having a great season and obviously going into their games full of confidence and eager to play. The players are in perpetual motion, they're not afraid to run at opponents and a're always trying to create scoring opportunities. I like that. Both sides have a good mix of younger and more experienced players as well, and the way they are harmonising as a unit is excellent. The older players still have an important role to fill and they are being treated with respect. That is something I think is missing, for example, with regard to the Michael Ballack situation at the moment.
I once met Lucien Favre at a seminar in Switzerland. Even back then, in the early days of his coaching career, he was enjoying a lot of success and he always set his teams very definite targets. That has never prevented them playing with an almost carefree style though, and playing successfully too.
Marco Reus has been in top form this season. He's one example of the good work at youth level that has become the norm in the Bundesliga in recent years. Time and again, great players are emerging from the youth system, who are almost he finished article already.
Borussia's success is based in the first place on their defence. Whether it is Dante, Roel Brouwers or Martin Stranzl, their defenders are very disciplined and strong in the tackle, with a good overview of the game. I really like their young goalkeeper, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, as well.
Schalke have changed their style a bit this season, there is not so much of a focus on keeping a clean sheet as before. The team are scoring a lot of goals and happier winning 3-2 than 1-0. I get the impression that there is a really good team spirit at Schalke too and everyone is prepared to go the extra yard for his colleagues.
Mönchengladbach, Schalke and of course Borussia Dortmund as well are all having a fine season, but I still believe FC Bayern are the team to beat in the title race again. They have yet to hit top form this year, but they soon will. The latest injury to Bastian Schweinsteiger won't throw them off-track either. He is important to them, but his absence can be covered in the short term. Bayern simply have the best squad in the Bundesliga.
Friedel Rausch
Friedel Rausch started out with Meidericher SV, later to become MSV Duisburg. He made 195 top-flight appearances over the course of eight years for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga before going on to have a distinguished coaching career that took in a league runners-up title with Royal Blues in 1977, victory in the UEFA Cup with Eintracht Frankfurt in 1980 and another league second place with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 1994, as well as stints with Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1. FC Nuremberg. Now 71, Rausch has also coached in Turkey, Greece, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria.
Gut instinct serving Stevens well at Schalke |
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| No title talk - Schalke coach Huub Stevens |
Huub Stevens is a man who trusts his instincts. On the morning of the Matchday 19 game at 1. FC Köln, they were whispering the name "Ciprian Marica" in his ear and the Schalke coach heeded the call, picking the Romanian international as a surprise starter up front. Marica paid him back with two goals as Schalke came from one down to beat the hosts 4-1 at a packed-out RheinEnergie Stadion. The result left the Royal Blues still right in the thick of the hunt for a first German championship in 54 years, and a first-ever success in the Bundesliga.
"I decided in the morning to play Cipi. It was a gut feeling. He'd been doing well in training," Stevens explained. Another gut feeling tells the Dutch tactician that, even though his team are level on points with Bayern Munich and just two behind leaders Borussia Dortmund after 20 games, this is not the time to be talking titles: "I think there are other sides better than us. Nobody's going to tell us that we're favourites. This is a team in the process of developing."
Sporting director Horst Heldt takes the same view, insisting, "Apart from steering clear of relegation, we haven't achieved anything yet. We've put a bit of distance between ourselves and the sides behind us, that's important." However much they talk down their prospects though, the form book is telling its own story at the moment - and as far as that goes, the coach's powers of motivation and will to win are playing as much of a role as his gut feelings.
Under Stevens, Schalke are displaying many of the qualities necessary to pose a serious threat to both the defending champions from up the road in Dortmund and the title favourites from Munich. A free-scoring attack, spearheaded by star duo Raul and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar; a high-tempo, high-quality passing game out of a solid defence; and tactical discipline, with the generally consistent form of youngsters such as Joel Matip, Kyriakos Papadopoulos and Julian Draxler an added bonus.
Indeed, such is the new-found confidence within the team that one or two players have been tempted into straying from the official line - Huntelaar, for example, who said in one interview, "For sure, we can win the title, if we can keep our form going. That can generate its own positive flow." Stevens is having none of it, though, commenting, "We don't have that level of stability as a team yet. So we should be well satisfied with occupying third place."
Time will tell, soon enough, whether Huntelaar's optimism or Stevens' minimalism proves justified. As it stands, Schalke are on a six-game unbeaten run in the league, the first five of which they won - a fair indication of stability by most Bundesliga criteria.
Favre's Foals still going strong |
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| Still right in the mix: Gladbach and Lucien Favre |
There was a widespread feeling among followers of the German game that the return to Bundesliga action after the winter break might well go hand-in-hand with the beginning of the end of the Borussia Mönchengladbach fairytale. The transformation from relegation play-off survivors to prospective title challengers within the space of a few months had, surely, been simply too abrupt. Three games in however, the Foals are still hanging hard to the coattails of the leading trio and showing no signs of heading in a downward direction any time soon.
They started 2012 in high style, dispatching mid-season league leaders Bayern Munich 3-1 at home to complete a season double over the record champions. A goal from Marco Reus and two more from Patrick Herrmann put a highly disciplined Gladbach side away and clear before Bastian Schweinsteiger netted a consolation effort for the visitors. "I've said it before - Mönchengladbach are a very well organised team who counter-attack very effectively," Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes noted of the club where he himself spent eleven years as a player and more than eight directing operations from the touchline.
Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 both took full advantage of Bayern's defeat, the defending champions thumping Hamburger SV 5-1 on the road while their Ruhr district rivals beat VfB Stuttgart 3-1. All of which left Bayern, Dortmund and Schalke level on points after Matchday 18, with Gladbach just one behind them. That picture remained unchanged at the end of the following weekend's action as Bayern got back to winning ways, beating VfL Wolfsburg 2-0, while Dortmund (3-1 against 1899 Hoffenheim), Schalke (4-1 at 1. FC Köln after going a goal down) and Mönchengladbach (3-0 at Stuttgart) all continued in the same vein.
Matchday 20 was a different story however. BVB opened it with a 2-0 win at 1. FC Nuremberg and with the other three members of the leading quartet all subsequently only managing a draw - Bayern at Hamburg, Schalke at home to Mainz and Gladbach in Wolfsburg - Jürgen Klopp's Yellow-Blacks found themselves back at the top of the Bundesliga tree.
Elsewhere, Michael Skibbe has thus far had an unrewarding introduction to life in charge of Hertha BSC Berlin. The club from the capital started out under their new coach with a 2-0 loss at 1. FC Nuremberg and things got no better in the two games that followed, with Hertha losing out first to HSV at home (2-1), then by a single goal at Hannover 96. That mini-slump has taken them to fourth from bottom, and into the midst of what promises to be a nerve-racking relegation dogfight.
SC Freiburg are still propping up the division, despite edging a vital 1-0 victory over fellow strugglers FC Augsburg and taking a further point from their next home game, against Werder Bremen. Augsburg in turn took a point off the team directly above them, Kaiserslautern, and earned another with a draw at Hoffenheim. FCK themselves meanwhile managed a share of the spoils against Bremen and all-in-all, with just seven points separating eighth-place Hoffenheim from Freiburg at the bottom, the majority of the clubs in the top flight still have good reason to watch their backs with apprehension.
| A big few weeks in store |
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| One of many February highlights: Bayern host Schalke |
Come the end of February, an altogether clearer picture may well be starting to emerge as to how the title race might eventually up, not least as far as Schalke 04 are concerned. The Royal Blues have two huge games coming up away to direct opponents - Borussia Mönchengladbach on Matchday 21 and Bayern Munich two weeks later. In between, Huub Stevens' men take on a revamped VfL Wolfsburg, while on Matchday 24 they are on the road again at relegation-threatened SC Freiburg.
In purely statistical terms, the omens are not particularly bright for the men from Gelsenkirchen. As well as losing their last four games in Mönchengladbach, they have managed just one win in eleven attempts against the Wolves, while 46 trips to FC Bayern have produced just seven victories for S04.
Not that the other title hopefuls will be having an especially easy ride of it themselves of course. At Kaiserslautern and then against Freiburg, Bayern have back-to-back meetings with teams battling for every point they can earn against the drop. Then, after the showdown with Schalke, they face a tricky trip to last season's runners-up Bayer Leverkusen. League leaders Borussia Dortmund also have an appointment with Bayer, albeit on home territory. In fact, BVB will be the hosts for three of next four games, a trip to the capital to face Hertha BSC preceding home encounters with Hannover 96 and FSV Mainz 05. Not that they will be relishing the visit of the latter in particular, Mainz having departed the Signal Iduna Park with a point in the bag on each of their previous four outings there.
And what about Mönchengladbach's prospects of still being right in the mix at the top come the end of February? The Foals, too, have a tough-looking schedule in the weeks ahead. The big game against Schalke is followed by a trip to struggling Kaiserslautern, where they have failed to win in nine attempts stretching back to 1995. After that, they are at home to ever-improving HSV before hitting the road again to take on 1. FC Nuremberg.
Off the bench and up the scoring chart |
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| 14 goals so far: Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski |
Widely criticised in the none-too-distant past for a poor scoring record and already even written off as a failed signing in some quarters, Robert Lewandowski has emerged this season as Borussia Dortmund's most prolific scorer for more than 30 years. The last BVB forward to surpass his current 14-goal total at this stage of the campaign was Manfred Burgsmüller, back in in 1980-81. And there is even more promising news for fans of the Yellow-Blacks, as Lewandowski noted that "I usually score more goals in the back end of the season than in the first half."
When Dortmund stormed to the league title in 2010-11, their new Polish frontman chipped in with a modest eight goals in his 33 appearances. On the back of a brace in the 5-1 win at Hamburger SV on Matchday 18, his overall total had risen to 22 in 53 Bundesliga outings. For good measure, the 23-year-old forward has also supplied four assists to date in this, his second season in the German game.
"Lewi's come on tremendously. He's young and not the finished article yet, but he's a big player for us. At the end of his first year we knew there was still something missing and that was down largely to his own self-belief. He's taking more on his shoulders now and it's great to see, but it's not something that can be taken for granted", stressed BVB coach Jürgen Klopp, for whom Lewandowski is "the most exciting player to come out of Poland for ten or 15 years... there aren't many players who could keep Lucas Barrios out of the team."
Barrios's misfortune - he suffered a torn thigh muscle playing for Paraguay in the final of the Copa America during the summer - proved to be Lewandowski's big break, giving him the opportunity to finally lead the line rather than occupying the hole behind the central striker. Playing regularly in his favourite position has, he admitted, "lightened the mental load a bit." And while Barrios, top scorer with 16 goals in the championship-winning campaign, currently has to make do with the occasional deployment off the bench, Lewandowski continues to blossom both as a goalscorer and an all-round forward in the modern mould. That potential was evident already last season, when he replaced the injured Shinji Kagawa in the central attacking midfield role for the entirety of the title run-in.
Klopp has a special regard for the Polish international's tremendous work rate. A promising track athlete as well in his youth, Lewandowski comes from a sporting background: his father was a judo instructor, his mother a volleyball player. He chose football, and made his professional breakthrough at 19 with Lech Poznan, going on to score 32 goals in 58 league games for them. He arrived at Dortmund as the top scorer in Poland's Ekstraklasa.
The praise raining down on him now is in stark contrast to the criticism that accompanied a difficult first year in the Bundesliga. "We were always convinced of his ability. And he's paying us back now for that show of faith," Klopp said. Lewandowski himself is very much a player who prefers to do his talking out on the pitch and he is somewhat embarrassed to find himself in the limelight so often these days. "I don't care who scores, as long as we win," he insists. That credo doubtless extends to the finals of Euro 2012, co-hosted by Poland, where, together with Dortmund clubmates Lukasz Piszczek and Jakub Blaszczykowski, Robert Lewandowski hopes to make another bit of history.
Bundesliga clubs busy at the winter sales |
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| Back at Mainz: Mohamed Zidan |
Pavel Pobgrebnyak departed VfB Stuttgart for London Premier League side Fulham FC and Mohamed Zidan moved back to FSV Mainz 05 - again. Those were the two most prominent names among a rash of last-gasp deals concluded ahead of the close of the winter transfer window on January 31st.
Brought in to enliven struggling Mainz's frontline, Zidan said, "I'm glad the move worked out at the last moment. I really wanted to join Mainz again, I've never forgotten the great times I had here with the club and the fans. It's incredible to be meeting with them all again." The 30-year-old striker previously played for FSV in 2005-06, and again in the latter half of 2006-07, netting 22 goals in his 41 appearances.
Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen, currently rivals for a place in next season's Europa League, both brought in fresh blood as well. Bremen signed central defender Francois Affolter on loan from Young Boys Bern and Austrian international midfielder Zlatko Junuzovic from Austria Wien, while Leverkusen acquired right back Vedran Corluka from Tottenham Hotspur.
While Affolter was brought in as an immediate replacement for AS Monaco-bound Andreas Wolf, Junuzovic arrived in Bremen ahead of schedule. "We'd agreed terms with the player for a move in the summer. Now, after talks with Austria Wien, the opportunity has arisen to bring the transfer forward on fair terms," Werder sporting director Klaus Allofs explained.
VfB Stuttgart are hoping that the acquisition of Vedad Ibisevic will solve their current frontline malaise, the Bosnian international making the relatively short journey south from 1899 Hoffenheim. "We wanted to further strengthen our attack and with the signing of Vedad Ibisevic, that's precisely what we've done," said VfB sporting director Fredi Bobic. Coach Bruno Labbadia added that the new man has "proven his scoring ability over the past few years. We're confident he'll continue to demonstrate his quality for us."
For their part, Hoffenheim in turn signed Srdjan Lakic from VfL Wolfsburg to plug the gap left by Ibisevic's departure. The Wolves meanwhile underscored their status as the most active winter movers and shakers by some distance, adding new signings six through to eight in the form of Felipe Lopes and Ibrahim Sissoko from Portuguese outfits Nacional Funchal and Academica Coimbra, and Swiss international left back Ricardo Rodriguez from FC Zürich.
Wolfsburg's Lower Saxony rivals Hannover 96 snapped up 24-year-old Senegalese striker Mame Biram Diouf from Manchester United. Coach Mirko Slomka said, "I'm glad we've got another option up front now in Mame Diouf. What we need to do first is integrate him into the team as quickly as possible, so he can help us in our upcoming challenges in the Bundesliga and the Europa League."
High-flying Borussia Mönchengladbach signed Finland international Alexander Ring on loan from HJK Helsinki. Like his former teammate Teemu Pukki, the 20-year-old midfielder made his mark for the Finnish champions when they played Schalke 04 in the Europa League qualifiers. Pukki of course, is himself now on the books in Gelsenkirchen.
Experience is the key for 1. FC Nuremberg as they prepare for another potentially arduous battle against the drop, with former German international Hanno Balitsch arriving from Bayer Leverkusen. 1. FC Köln reacted swiftly to the injury that has sidelined top scorer Lukas Podolski for the coming weeks, signing North Korean international Chong Tese from Bundesliga 2 side VfL Bochum.
There was last-minute transfer activity at 1. FC Kaiserslautern as well, the Red Devils acquiring Jakub Swierczok from Polonia Bytom and midfielder Ariel Borysiuk from Legia Warszawa, as well as former Bochum defensive stalwart Anthar Yahia from Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr and, last but not least, forward prospect Sandro Wagner on loan from Bremen.
FC Augsburg and SC Freiburg also strengthened their respective squads for the relegation tussle ahead. Augsburg added defender Matthias Ostrzolek to their ranks from VfL Bochum and South Korean midfielder Koo-Ja Cheol from Wolfsburg. Freiburg sought to compensate for the departure to Newcastle United of prolific top scorer Papiss Cisse with the acquisition of Köln's Sebastian Freis. The club from the South West also brought in Michael Lumb from Zenit St. Petersburg and Fallou Diagne, late of FC Metz, to hopefully help plug their leaky defence.
"We've come through a lot of pressure situations" |
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| This way up? Leverkusen's Lars Bender hopes so |
Far from making ground on the teams above them in the race for a place in the Champions League, Bayer Leverkusen currently have cause to look over their shoulder at Hannover 96 coming up behind them in the wake of two successive draws in the Bundesliga. Midfielder Lars Bender believes last season's runners-up are nonetheless "on the right road."
Lars Bender, Bayer Leverkusen missed out on a win againt VfB Stuttgart after conceding a late goal. Despite that 2-2 draw, do you still think the team are making progress?
Lars Bender: Yes. We got off to a good start again and we wanted the game to be attractive for the fans as well. Until they levelled at 1-1, Stuttgart hadn't shown much. The equaliser threw us a bit off-track, which was a pity. We also began the second half pretty well, then our own performance level dropped off. One thing led to another and then right at the end we concede that goal. It's a bitter blow, we could have taken a lot more from the game. But I still think there were positive aspects there. What's important now is not to let the result get to us. We need to keep working away, and we're on the right road.
Once again, Bayer were unable to hold onto a lead. Why does going in front not seem to settle the team?
Bender: We've had the opposite situation a good few times as well this season. Then we'd be criticised for losing a goal because we didn't go into the match properly focused. But we turned games around from that position. Recently, we've been starting well but then something's gone against us. We've got to put a stop to that. We have enough quality to make sure a game like that turns out differently.
How satisfied are you with the first three games of 2012?
Bender: It's evident that we've taken a step forward. Unfortunately we keep having these slip-ups, which we have to eliminate. Once that's sorted out we'll show our true colours. Overall, we're playing with more confidence than in the first half of the season. We're enjoying our football and the mood is positive, now we have to turn all that into more points. It's a pity we didn't see home the win against Stuttgart.
There's not much room for dropping points like that if the aim is to catch up in the race for Champions League places.
Bender: It's a big gap, for sure. Ahead of the restart, we agreed that we just have to focus on collecting the points week-in, week-out. And if we do get within touching distance near the end of the campaign, we'll try and make the most of it. But obviously it doesn't get any easier if you keep dropping points. We're working on losing that habit and playing more effectively.
Leverkusen also need to keep an eye on Hannover 96 behind them. Even a place in the Europa League is far from certain.
Bender: There have been other situations this season where we've lost a couple of games and dropped down the table and further away from the positions we were aiming for pre-season. We've come through a lot of pressure situations, we won't let it affect us.
You used the stadium magazine to appeal to the fans to get behind the team. What do you make of the fact that there were no catcalls from the crowd this time, unlike after the win against Mainz?
Bender: The foreword in the BayArena magazine wasn't meant as criticism. We try to do our job as best we can. Obviously, we're not going to succeed all the time. We're well aware that it's not been a great season and we understand the frustration. But it was a bit irritating for the players to hear catcalls after a win. This time, the fans' reaction was positive. We're heading in the right direction as a team, together with the fans.
Next up for Bayer is a trip to league leaders Borussia Dortmund. No easy task...
Bender: The way Dortmund have been playing most of the season, they're real contenders to win the title again, without doubt. But so far, we've been doing very well on the road this season. We're approaching the game with confidence and we'll be looking to make the most of the chance we have. Obviously it won't be easy to come away from there with a result, but maybe we can trip Dortmund up.
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Dortmund extend with Klopp and Zorc |
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| In Dortmund until 2016: Jürgen Klopp and Michael Zorc |
Dortmund extend with Klopp and Zorc
Borussia Dortmund are planning for the longer-term with their current management team of Jürgen Klopp and Michael Zorc. The head coach and sporting director have both extended their contracts with the defending champions ahead of schedule by a further two years, from 2014 to June 30th 2016. BVB have enjoyed a spectacular sporting renaissance under the stewardship of Klopp and Zorc.
Götze out for up to two months
There was also bad news for Borussia Dortmund though, as they will have to do without midfielder Mario Götze for the next six to eight weeks. The champions said the 19-year-old Germany international has been sidelined with a stress reaction in the pubic bone, with national team doctor Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt confirming the initial diagnosis of club doctor Markus Braun. Götze has been ordered to take two weeks complete rest before starting on a rehabilitation programme.
Podolski sidelined for four weeks
Lukas Podolski is out of action for around four weeks after suffering a recurrence of an injury to his left ankle joint. The 26-year-old 1. FC Köln top scorer was diagnosed with a partially torn retinaculum a day after the Billy Goats' 4-1 home loss to Schalke 04.
Contract extensions at Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart kicked off 2012 by extending terms with the club's two sporting directors, Fredi Bobic and Jochen Schneider, as well as goalkeeper Sven Ulreich. As anticipated, Bobic and Schneider signed up for a further four years, through to 2016, while Ulreich has committed himself to the club until 2017.
Surgery for Prödl
Werder Bremen's Sebastian Prödl has undergone a successful operation for a serious facial injury. The central defender had surgery for a multiple fracture of the nose and upper jaw on both sides, sustained when he was caught full in the face by Dorge Kouemaha as the Kaiserslautern player attempted an overhead kick in the teams' Matchday 18 meeting. Prödl is likely to be out for around two months.
Pander and Schmiedebach extend at Hannover
Hannover 96 have agreed long-term contract extensions with Christian Pander and Manuel Schmiedebach. All-round defensive talent Pander has been given a deal through to 2015, while midfielder Schmiedebach has put pen to paper on a new contract through to 2016. "It was clear all along that we'd like to keep Manuel Schmiedebach and Christian Pander on board for the years ahead," sporting director Jörg Schmadtke said: "It's a good sign for Hannover 96 that they've both committed to the club long-term."
Oehrl staying on with Augsburg
FC Augsburg continue to plan for the future, extending terms with attacking talent Torsten Oehrl for two more years, through to June 2014. Augsburg have also recently agreed extensions with Tobias Werner, Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker and Marcel De Jong.
New deal for Simons at Nuremberg
35-year-old Belgian international Timmy Simons will be staying at 1. FC Nuremberg beyond the summer after signing up on a new two-year contract, running until June 30th 2014. "Timmy has become an indispensable onfield leader and a first-team fixture since joining Nuremberg. He's not going to lose those leadership qualities when he turns 36," sporting director Martin Bader explained. For coach Dieter Hecking, Simons is "not just important out on the pitch for the team. He can pass on the fruits of his experience to the younger players as well."
Sam out for two months
Bayer Leverkusen will have to do without the services of Sidney Sam for the next two months. The attacking midfielder suffered a bad thigh muscle injury just twelve minutes after coming off the bench in the 2-2 draw with VfB Stuttgart on Matchday 20. Sam had already been forced to miss much of the pre-restart preparations after straining a muscle at Bayer's winter training camp in Portugal. Europe calling Bayer Leverkusen will be looking to profit from home advantage against the mighty FC Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 meeting on February 14th, ahead of the return at the Camp Nou on March 7th. Bayern Munich meanwhile visit FC Basel on February 22nd strongly fancied to come out on top over two legs against the Swiss champions. In the Europa League, Germany's two remaining representatives are back in action on February 16th (return leg: February 23rd), with Schalke 04 away to Viktoria Plzen and Hannover 96 taking on Club Brugge.
SCHEDULE February 2012 10.02.2012 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg - SC Freiburg
11.02.2012 Bundesliga Bayern Munich - 1. FC Kaiserslautern
BundesligaWerder Bremen - 1899 Hoffenheim
Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund - Bayer Leverkusen
Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart - Hertha BSC Berlin
Bundesliga FSV Mainz 05 - Hannover 96
Bundesliga Borussia Mönchengladbach - Schalke 04
12.02.2012 Bundesliga FC Augsburg - 1. FC Nuremberg
Bundesliga 1. FC Köln - Hamburger SV
14.02.2012 Champions LeagueBayer Leverkusen - FC Barcelona
16.02.2012 Europa League Viktoria Plzen - FC Schalke 04
Europa League Hannover 96 - Club Brugge
17.02.2012 Bundesliga 1899 Hoffenheim - FSV Mainz 05
18.02.2012 Bundesliga 1. FC Nuremberg - 1. FC Köln
Bundesliga 1. FC Kaiserslautern - Borussia Mönchengladbach
Bundesliga Hertha BSC Berlin - Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga Bayer Leverkusen - FC Augsburg
Bundesliga Hamburger SV - Werder Bremen
Bundesliga SC Freiburg - Bayern Munich
19.02.2012 Bundesliga Schalke 04 - VfL Wolfsburg
Bundesliga Hannover 96 - VfB Stuttgart
22.02.2012 Champions League FC Basel - Bayern Munich
23.02.2012 Europa League Club Brugge - Hannover 96
Europa League FC Schalke 04 - Viktoria Plzen
24.02.2012 Bundesliga Borussia Mönchengladbach - Hamburger SV
25.02.2012 Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart - SC Freiburg
Bundesliga FSV Mainz 05 - 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg - 1899 Hoffenheim
Bundesliga 1. FC Köln - Bayer Leverkusen
Bundesliga FC Augsburg - Hertha BSC Berlin
Bundesliga Werder Bremen - 1. FC Nuremberg
26.02.2012 Bundesliga Bayern Munich - Schalke 04
Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund - Hannover 96
03.03.2012 Bundesliga Hamburger SV - VfB Stuttgart
Bundesliga 1. FC Kaiserslautern - VfL Wolfsburg
Bundesliga Bayer Leverkusen - Bayern Munich
Bundesliga Hannover 96 - FC Augsburg
Bundesliga Hertha BSC Berlin - Werder Bremen
Bundesliga SC Freiburg - Schalke 04
Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund - FSV Mainz 05
04.03.2012 Bundesliga 1. FC Nuremberg - Borussia Mönchengladbach
Bundesliga 1899 Hoffenheim - 1. FC Köln
07.03.2012 Champions League FC Barcelona – Bayer Leverkusen Was für ein schönes Stadion ... Mehr im nächsten Monat
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen's German international midfielder Lars Bender clocked up 13.9 kilometres in his side's game at Werder Bremen on Matchday 19, setting a season best-mark for legwork in the Bundesliga.
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