The Bundesliga promotional machine has been in overdrive this week, pumping up fans around the world about Der Klassiker. With such a close race at the top at the moment, that's only natural - but there's a lot more afoot in the league, especially for Fantasy managers. Listen in as JT and Flo let you know which players to consider in each match, with a little extra on the big Dortmund-Bayern clash.

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Yes it's called Der Klassiker, but will Saturday's game truly be a classic? Do FC Bayern München's recent less-than-imperious results mean there's a decent chance Borussia Dortmund can win and take over top spot? And how many (if any) fans will be in the Westfalenstadion this weekend to witness it? Nik Wildhagen and Jasmine Baba take a break from musing on the 2. Liga to stare deeply into the irresistible eyes of Der Klassiker...

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Dortmund shook off their Champions League flame-out with a big win in Wolfsburg; Bayern limped to a narrow home win over Bielefeld. The gap between the two sides is still just a point, and with a Erling Haaland back in action and scoring goals, something other than a Bayern runaway seems possible ahead of Der Klassiker. Matt gets hyped up with Adam Khan (breaking the lines, German Football Newsletter) about the big one next week, about the future of Jesse Marsch, Ralf Rangnick's big English adventure, and more.

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If you've read anything about Germany this week, you'll know that Covid cases are skyrocketing. It stands to reason that the Bundesliga will have its share of cases, and indeed the likes of Joshua Kimmich, Thorgan Hazard and others will be sitting out Match Day 13. Listen in as JT and Flo walk you through how to replace some of those players, and tackle many, many other issues as well!

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We keep thinking we can get out of talking about Covid and get back into talking about football...but Markus Anfang keeps pulling us back in. The Bremen coach's apparent vax card flim-flam is the story that's swallowing German football at the moment, and as it's taking place in the corridors of a 2. Bundesliga side, it's right on the Aufstieg edition's turf. Listen in as Nik, Jasmin and Maik talk the bizarre affair over, as well as discuss a number of other stories from the lower leagues.

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It's not every week Bundesliga fans witness Bayern slip up and lose to a side in the relegation zone - and see the Rekordmeister's main challenger win to keep the pressure up. But dang if Augsburg and Dortmund each played their parts and pulled it off. Thanks to that - and perhaps a self-inflicted case of COVID knuckle-headery on Säbener Strasse, a fresh wind of competition now blows through the Bundesliga. Matt invites AFP's Kit Holden on the pod to talk that over, along with a certain fixture that wasn't very competitive - the Berlin derby, at which Kit's 1. FC Union Berlin basically mopped the floor with Matt's Hertha BSC. Listen in as a new Stadtmeister is crowned!

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Welcome back! Just in time to get you ready for the Bundesliga re-start after the international break (and to recount the boys' Karneval get-ups), TF Fantasy is here with a new episode! Listen in as JT and Flo give you all the tips you need to rebuild your team while transfers are still unlimited, as well as what line-ups are likely to give you the best chance for the most points on a potentially high-scoring match day.

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Hard to ask for much more from a match day than what we got from round 11. A couple of heavyweight clashes - Bayern-Freiburg and Leipzig-Dortmund - that stayed close on the scoreboard even if not in the balance of play, and a string of games with major plot twists in the final few minutes of action. Matt sits down with Matthew Marshall, who's been all over the country this week reporting for Get German Football News, to figure out what to make of it. Can SC Freiburg challenge for Champions League football next season? Are RB Leipzig more or less certain to get back there? And why can't the DFL just let Cologne play with miniature bow ties attached to their collars? All this and more...

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Lots of intriguing match-ups on tap on Match Day 11 - and lots of opportunities to take a flutter on some long shots ahead of another unlimited transfer window (when you can clean up whatever mess you might make). Listen in as JT and Flo guide you through all the best picks for the weekend...

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Are you ready to Aufsteigen? We hope so, because Nik, Maik and Jasmine are ready with an update on the 2. Bundesliga and lower leagues. Among the topics: St. Pauli are still riding high, but didn't quite get the late win in Bremen they thought they did for a moment; HSV shake up the spelling on their shirts for a positive reason; Hannover 96 fans aren't too keen on their club's Covid-19 ticketing system; much more...

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