3 things we learnt from the Bundesliga afternoon kick-offs:
🐺 Wolfsburg are in big trouble.
🇩🇪 Deniz Undav should start for Germany.
🫤 Bayer Leverkusen's sub-optimal preparation for Arsenal.
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🟢⚪️ Werder Bremen expect centre-back Karim Coulibaly to leave the club in the summer. (Sky Germany/Bild)
Bremen are hoping to bring in €40-50m for the 18-year-old.
⚫️🔴 Liverpool are considering bringing Bayer Leverkusen centre-back Jarell Quansah back to the club already after only a year away. (Sky Germany)
The England international has a release clause worth €80m, which is valid until the end of May.
Harry Kane (11) leads Inter's Federico Dimarco (10) and Augsburg's Alexis Claude-Maurice (8) for goal contributions in Europe's top 5 leagues, since January 15. (Opta)
✅ Grischa Prömel to VfB Stuttgart is a done deal, reports Sky Germany.
🤝 The midfielder will join VfB on a free transfer from Hoffenheim this summer - contract until 2029.
👀 The 31-year-old has 7 goals to his name this season - a possible steal for Stuttgart?
⌛ Nnamdi Collins (22) plans to leave Eintracht Frankfurt this summer amid interest from the Premier League.
🔜 The defender stated last year his dream move would be Liverpool. Arsenal and Man City are amongst other clubs also keeping tabs.
💶 Markus Krösche values Collins at €40m.
(Sky Germany)
🟢 🐺 Daniel Bauer will remain head coach of VfL Wolfsburg for the time being.
Despite reports and falling into the relegation places, Wolves are staying with their coach.
🏟️ Wolfsburg play HSV at home this weekend, which could be decisive.
(Sky Germany)
🔜 There is a strong possibility Leon Goretzka could move to Arsenal if the club submits an offer, reports Christian Falk.
🔴 The midfielder has confirmed he'll leave Bayern Munich when his contract expires in June and prefers a move to the Premier League.
☕ 📰 Bundesliga Matchday 24 Review:
🔴 Kane and Kimmich Claim Der Klassiker
🟡 BVB suffer season-ending injury
🐺 More Wolfsburg Woes
🏴☠️ Shock wins & more.
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⚫️🟡 Borussia Dortmund have announced that captain Emre Can has torn his ACL and will be sidelined for several months, more or less ending his season.
Can was substituted off just before half-time against Bayern Munich yesterday.
🐺 Following their 4-0 loss to Stuttgart, Wolfsburg failed to escape the relegation zone and now find themselves 17th.
The one-time Bundesliga champions have only won one of their last 10 games.
⚫🟡 Borussia Dortmund head coach Niko Kovac on the differences between his side and Bayern Munich:
"Bayern can buy top players for €70m or €80m. We sign players with development potential with whom we're largely satisfied. We're not doing so badly at all"
PLAYER RATINGS | Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Bayern Munich
A late Joshua Kimmich volley secures the 3 points for Bayern and extends their lead at the top of the table to 11 points, all but ending the Bundesliga title race.
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⚫️🟡 Borussia Dortmund's Yellow Wall ahead of Der Klassiker.
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3 things we learnt from the Bundesliga Matchday 24 afternoon kick-offs:
🟢 Daniel Thioune wins his first game as Bremen head coach.
🇮🇩 Kevin Diks rescues Gladbach
🇵🇹 Mathias Pereira Lage finally scores for St.Pauli.
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The big news ahead of the Klassiker is that Guirassy drops to the bench in place of Silva. For Dortmund, Schlotterbeck, Sabitzer, Adeyemi & Couto all return. In the Bayern XI, Tah, Laimer and Gnabry replace Kim, Davies and Musiala.
🔵 Hoffenheim face St. Pauli this afternoon having won their last eight games at home while only Bayern have scored more; TSG also have the fourth best defence which begs the question - is Christian Ilzer's Hoffenheim side Champions League material?
🔴⚪ Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer on the 50+1:
"I am firmly convinced that the '50+1' rule should be abolished and each club should be able to decide for itself."
🇪🇺 Full Champions League draw:
Atalanta vs Bayern Munich
Bayer Leverkusen vs Arsenal
🇩🇪 Ahead of the round of 16 draws, here is how the coefficient ranking looks.
Germany currently holds the extra UCL spot, but with a slight lead over Spain and Italy.
Bayern, Leverkusen, Stuttgart, Freiburg and Mainz are the remaining Bundesliga sides in Europe.
⚫️🟡 Despite the result on Wednesday, Borussia Dortmund still wants to keep Niko Kovac as head coach until 2027. (Bild)
However, Tottenham and Manchester United have inquired about the Croatian this season.
PLAYER RATINGS | Atalanta 4-1 Borussia Dortmund (4-3 agg)
Niko Kovac's side crash out of the Champions League after they threw away a 2-goal first-leg lead.
❌ Borussia Dortmund are eliminated from the Champions League after a 4-1 loss to Atalanta (4-3 on aggregate), having thrown away a 2-goal lead from the first leg.
⚓️ Holstein Kiel have parted ways with head coach Marcel Rapp, with the club currently 14th in the 2.Bundesliga.
Former Hamburg and Hull City head coach Tim Walter is the leading candidate to replace him. (Sky Germany)
⚫️🟡 Borussia Dortmund will only listen to offers from €70m for Felix Nmecha. (Bild)
The midfielder finds a move to the Premier League appealing, and has recently changed agent.
🐺 Felix Magath is a candidate to replace Wolfsburg head coach Daniel Bauer, as the club looks to avoid relegation. (Bild)
This would be Magath's third spell at the club, having won the title in 2009 and guided them to safety in 2012.
📰 ☕ Bundesliga Matchday 23 Review:
😬 Bayern survive late scare
🟡 BVB snatch a point
🏴☠️ St. Pauli survival boost & more.
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