Going Deutsch

As Going Deutsch goes under the 100 games to go mark for this season: the relegation picture gets shuffled as Köln become the first side to lose to Darmstadt in 23 games, Mainz get a point against Freiburg and Bochum's bad run continues against Wolfsburg. Werder Bremen get a surprise win against Stuttgart whilst Hoffenheim and Mönchengladbach serve up a 4-3 thriller. In the Zweite, Kiel beat HSV to all but end the latter's chances of going up, St. Pauli win for the first time in three whilst Düsseldorf remain relentless by beating Fürth. Also on the pod: Europe's quarter-finals prove the Premier League is the real farmer's league, Bayer Leverkusen show off their plot armour, discussion of a 3. Liga sacking, and why the DFB uploaded a dancing raccoon to their Instagram account.

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On a Going Deutsch with contrasting emotions, BAYER LEVERKUSEN WIN THE BUNDESLIGA!!! Their 5-0 win against Werder Bremen sees them claim the Meisterschale for the first time in their 120-year history. Also in the top-flight: Mainz get another huge win in their fight for survival against Hoffenheim, there are two disallowed goals, a comedy own-goal and redemption as Bochum draw with Heidenheim, and Stuttgart christen their fully renovated arena with a 3-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt. In the Zweite: Kiel and Düsseldorf continue their great form whilst St. Pauli and HSV continue to fall apart, Fürth score late on to condemn Kaiserslautern to another loss, and the Lower-Saxony Derby ends goalless between Braunschweig and Hannover. Also on the pod: this week in Europe, a lack of whistle, a surprise message for Friedhelm Funkel, chocolate milk, and group cuddling.

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This week on Going Deutsch: Bayern blow a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 away at Heidenheim (yes, really) and Bayer Leverkusen take advantage by beating Union Berlin 1-0 to go 16 points clear at the top of the league. Stuttgart beat Dortmund 1-0 in the race for Europe whilst the race against the drop sees Köln score twice in added time to beat a Bochum side who have moved on from Thomas Letsch and Mainz demolish Darmstadt 4-0. In the Zweite: St. Pauli lose to Karlsruher, Hertha score two late on to beat Paderborn, and DFB Pokal finalists Kaiserslautern find themselves in the relegation places following a 2-1 defeat to HSV. Also on the pod: the Semi-Finals of the Pokal, elephants, defining 'The Berlin Way', and how Union plan to live long and prosper in the Bundesliga.

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Going Deutsch returns after another international break, this time: Bayer Leverkusen leave it late once again as they beat Hoffenheim 2-1 and see their lead in the Bundesliga balloon to 13 points as Bayern somehow manage to lose a game of football to Edin Terzić's Borussia Dortmund. Stuttgart and Heidenheim play out a 3-3 thriller whilst Ralph Hasenhüttl gets his first win as Wolfsburg manager, 2-0 against Werder Bremen. In the Zweite, Fortuna Düsseldorf move up into third following a 3-1 win against Kaiserslautern whilst HSV draw 1-1 with Fürth, there are wins for St. Pauli and Kiel whilst Eintracht Braunschweig demolish Elversberg 5-0. Also on the pod, the dumbest red card of the season, more needless drama for Schalke, and which former manager has unexpectedly become a member of Eintracht Frankfurt.

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In the final Going Deutsch before the international break: a 3-1 loss to Augsburg sees Niko Kovač lose his job as Wolfsburg manager, Bayer Leverkusen take another step towards the title as they beat Freiburg 3-2, and Stuttgart fans take over the PreZero Arena as they beat Hoffenheim 3-0. In the Zweite: Karlsruher put 7 past Magdeburg, all the main promotion contenders coast to victory, and Greuther Fürth's terrible form continue with a 1-0 defeat to Hansa. Also on the pod: Europe throws up vastly different results for the three German sides, Jahn Regensburg's slump in the 3. Liga continues, an aggressive kit campaign, and how Fortuna Düsseldorf fans are trying to keep Christos Tzolis at the club.

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It's the 30th episode of the season on Going Deutsch, this time: the Rhine Derby serves up a classic as Mönchengladbach and Köln draw 3-3, Bayern score eight for the second time this season as they demolish Mainz, and Jadon Sancho scores a great solo goal as Füllkrug's Dortmund win 2-1 away at Werder. In the Zweite, HSV lose for the second week in a row, 2-0 against Düsseldorf, St. Pauli and Kiel capitalise at the top, but the pack behind Hamburger all slip up in the race for third. Also on the pod, Jahn Regenburg's lead has evaporated in the Dritte, how Thomas Tuchel motivated Bayern in the Champions League, and the strange middle name of Thomas Isherwood.

For the record, Duisberg's two eight goal plus wins in 1965/66 were a 9-0 win over Tasmania Berlin and an 8-2 win over Karlsruher.

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This week on Going Deutsch: Bayer Leverkusen's lead at the top of the Bundesliga extends to ten points as they beat rivals Köln 2-0 whilst Bayern Munich draw with Freiburg in a game of worldies, Darmstadt make mistake after mistake as they're demolished by Augsburg 6-0, whilst Maxi Beier's two goals are the only reason Alex is glad about Hoffenheim beating Bremen. In the Zweite, everyone decides they aren't interested in promotion: Kiel get a light penalty late on to rescue a point against Hertha, St. Pauli somehow lose to Schalke, and HSV outdo them in a defeat against Osnabrück. Also on the pod: the collapse of the promotion contenders in the 3. Liga, how a watch theft was stopped, and who was to thank/blame for Frankfurt's win over Heidenheim.

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Also, have a listen to 1000 Hours: A Football Manager Podcast, another podcast which I co-host.

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This week on Going Deutsch: Bayer Leverkusen break the record for longest undefeated start to the season after beating Mainz 2-1, Borussia Dortmund return to form by losing to a Hoffenheim side who were winless in eight, and Darmstadt nearly win their first in 16, but see a late winner disallowed as they draw with Werder Bremen. In the Zweite: St. Pauli go six points clear at the top following a 4-3 win over Holstein Kiel, Steffan Baumgart gets off to a winning start as HSV manager against Elversberg, and Greuther Fürth win the Franconian Derby against Nürnberg. Also on the pod: Tuchel to leave Bayern, the investor is scrapped, why there are eggs on the table, and how Dapo Afolyan managed to score in two different games taking place at the same time.

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On the 75th episode of the Going Deutsch podcast: Bayern Munich have the week from hell as they lose 1-0 to Lazio in the Champions League and 3-2 against Bochum, yet Thomas Tuchel keeps his job as he tries to lower himself to the level of his players, Bayer Leverkusen go eight clear at the top as they beat Heidenheim 2-1, and Saturday afternoon's Konferenz is the most aggresive thing of all time, but at least Brendan Aaronson scored for Union Berlin. In the Zweite: Kiel return to form with a 4-0 win against Paderborn, Hannover's 91st minute winner against Fürth comes with 31 minutes left to play, and HSV draw against Hansa in the first game following the dismissal of Tim Walter. Also on the pod, European football, Jahn Regensburg's blown 3-0 lead against Sandhausen, attendances, and more creative protests against the investor.

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Note: Following the recording of this podcast, Kaiserslautern announced that they had fired Dimitrios Grammozis.

On this week's episode of Going Deutsch: the Bundesliga sees Borussia Dortmund actually play a good game of football in the league as they beat Freiburg 3-0, another Mainz game where they failed to take tons of chances sees them lose 3-1 to Stuttgart and Jan Siewert lose his job ... oh, and Bayer Leverkusen demolish Bayern Munich 3-0. In the second tier, HSV lose a second game in three weeks by a score of 4-3, which is enough to see Tim Walter depart, St. Pauli lose for the first time in the league this season against Magdeburg, whilst Holstein Kiel get back to winning ways against Schalke. Also on the pod, the DFB Pokal sees a Leverkusen late winner and a waterlogged pitch, which side scored the casual seven goals in a 3. Liga game, and a manager being described as "the poorest pig."

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