Going Deutsch

On this week's Going Deutsch: Bayer Leverkusen's implosing against Werder Bremen costs Erik ten Hag his job, Köln smash Freiburg to keep their 100% record, and St. Pauli beat HSV in the Hamburg Derby. In the Zweite: there are nine goals and no defending in Fürth's win against Magdeburg, Kaiserslautern come back late to beat Darmstadt, and Hertha are in crisis following a 2-0 defeat to Elversberg. Also on the pod: Turanga Leela, watching whole games on repeat, and how often Augsburg thinks about the Roman Empire.

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On an episode of Going Deutsch that is fashionably late (or the same time I normally upload, depending on viewpoint), the Bundesliga gets underway for 2025/26. Bayern start the league off with a 6-0 demolishing of Leipzig, Dortmund blow a two-goal lead away at St. Pauli thanks to a red card, and Erik Ten Hag starts the league campaign with a Bayer Leverkusen defeat to Hoffenheim. In the Zweite, there is plenty of reason for concern for Nürnberg, Kaiserslautern, and Hertha after poor results. Also on the pod: could Duisberg do an Elversberg, the Kaktor des Monats music, and which Bundesliga manager could be the latest fashion icon.

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Going Deutsch fights through the weather to discuss the second round of fixtures in the 2. Bundesliga and 3. Liga: Arminia Bielefeld continue their perfect start with a win away at Kiel, Düsseldorf continue their bad start with defeat against Hannover, and Braunschweig's win over Fürth either does or doesn't tell us a lot about the two sides. Also on the pod: background noise, Bayern don't learn their lesson, a look ahead to round one of the DFB Pokal, and an infamous radio moment in Scotland.

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• Championship Preview 2025/26

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Going Deutsch returns for its fifth season! Schalke kick-off the season with a win against Hertha as Nikola Katic has a mixed day, Arminia Bielefeld return in style as they go top following a 5-1 demolishing of Fortuna Düsseldorf, and Darmstadt give Bochum a less than welcome return after a 4-1 win for Die Lillen. Also on the pod: the 3. Liga is draw central, Oliver Kahn's comments, and who didn't think laughing was a priority growing up.

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On the final episode of Going Deutsch in 2024/25, Alex takes over two hours to review the 2. Bundesliga! I honestly never thought that was possible. Köln and HSV are promoted back to the Bundesliga, one at the first attempt, the other not so, whilst Ulm and Jahn Regensburg go back to the 3. Liga. Also on the pod: many managerial changes, some transfers for the new season, and some horribly wrong predictions.

This episode is dedicated to Diogo Jota and André Silva after they passed away this week. Rest in Peace.

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• ⁠Championship Review 2024/25⁠
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Going Deutsch is back! For at least two episodes anyway. Alex reviews the 2024/25 Bundesliga season, once again breaking his record for doing so. Bayern Munich are back on top of the pile in the first season under Vincent Kompany, Bayer Leverkusen falter in their defence as Xabi Alonso says goodbye, St. Pauli manage to stay up under Alexander Blessin, whilst Kiel and Bochum say goodbye. Also on the pod: wondering what the point of Leipzig is, being annoyed at Dortmund (again), and some other stuff I can't remember as this was recorded a week ago.

All information accurate as of 22nd June 2025.

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Going Deutsch returns! Alex looks back at the last week (and a bit more) as Bayern and Dortmund draw in Der Klassiker, Bayer Leverkusen's title defence all but ends against Union Berlin, and St. Pauli get a vital win in the relegation battle against Holstein Kiel. In the Zweite: no one wants to go up, including HSV … again, Kaiserslautern get FM'd, and Manuel Riemann decides he's a forward now. Also on the pod: Bielefeld's cup final, European disappointment, and promises that the podcast will be shorter … only for it to be 106 minutes.

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Go to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Going Deutsch website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more from the wonderful world of German football:

• Best teams to play as with a 2024/25 FM database
• Third tier sides in the DFB Pokal Final

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On the final regular episode of the Going Deutsch podcast: St. Pauli end 2024 with a 1-0 win against Stuttgart, Kiel demolish Augsburg 5-1, whilst Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich win by the same scoreline against Freiburg and Leipzig respectively. In the Zweite: everything continues to be weird, league leaders Elversberg lose 4-1 to Schalke, Köln become winter champions by beating Kaiserslautern 1-0, and the most confusing scoreline ever sees Jahn Regensburg beat Darmstadt 2-1. Also on the pod: a horror mistake from Kaua, a Tennis Borussia Berlin update, and a goodbye, if only for the time being.

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On this week's Going Deutsch: Mainz continue their annual tradition of beating Bayern as the rekordmeister slip for the first time in the league, champions Leverkusen close the gap thanks to a 2-0 win against Augsburg, and Jacob Bruun Larsen haunts former club Dortmund with a 91st minute equaliser for Hoffenheim at the Westfalenstadion. In the Zweite: Elversberg go top following a 3-0 win against Braunschweig, Köln are in second after a win against Nürnberg and Jahn Regensburg manage to score two goals … whilst conceding four against Karlsruher. Also on the pod: the lighter incident, some less classic Christmas lyrics, and a budget version of the iconic line from The Three Musketeers.

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No notes for this Going Deutsch episode - in the sense that Alex didn't write any. Wolfsburg win a seven-goal thriller in added time against Mainz whilst Stuttgart come from 2-0 to beat Union Berlin 3-2 and Kevin Trapp slips up in Frankfurt's 2-2 draw with Augsburg. In the Zweite: Paderborn are still in first despite a 4-2 loss to Schalke, Elversberg return to winning ways against Nürnberg, and Jan Siewert's Fürth win their first game. Also on the pod: the good and the bad of Upamecano, Morgan Guilavogui becomes Messi, and which Stuttgart player was compared to a hard-to-spot literary character.

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