Talking Fussball

If it's goals you're after, opening weekend in the Bundesliga was pretty dang satisfying. Bayern went ballistic, BVB unleashed the young lions...hell, even Hertha put up big numbers.

Matt gets Nik WIldhagen on the line to talk over all the action, answer listener questions, as well as plug his new Historic Matchday Moments series over on the TF Patreon page. 

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Maybe you're new to the Official Fantasy Bundesliga, maybe you're an addict of long standing. Either way, you're almost certain to learn something from this.

Fantasy freaks James Thorogood and Flo Reinecke are back with tips galore on setting up your team for the 2020-21 Bundesliga season. This one's an extended player - enjoy!

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Bayern's big win in the 2020 UEFA Champions League final was just a few weeks ago...but it's already time for them to start defending their Bundesliga title.

Matt rounds up podcast veteran Abel Meszaros for an in-depth discussion of how nailed-on another title is for the Rekordmeister, which of last year's top four will challenge for top spot, which Traditionsverein could be in relegation trouble, and much more.

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So Bayern went and made it a double with a win in the DFB Pokal Final, while Werder Bremen got out of their two-legged relegation playoff without a win...but a ticket to the top flight ride for another year.

Matt gets together with podcast stalwarts Terry Duffelen and Nik Wildhagen for a wide-ranging chat about the future of fallen giants Bremen, Bayern's dominance (and whether it'll ever cease), and a host of other topics.

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The 2019-20 Bundesliga season reached its conclusion this weekend with one more big surprise in store: Werder Bremen shot past Fortuna Düsseldorf to reach the relegation playoff. 

Matt calls up Marie Schulte-Bockum for a chat about the relegation drama, as well as about he profound anger being expressed by fans of her club Schalke 04 as they head into the offseason. 

He's also joined by Eva-Lotta Bohle of the 2. Bundesliga Podcast for a bit of a primer on her club Arminia Bielefeld. An extended version of the chat will appear on the Talking Fussball Patreon page.

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Bremen and Düsseldorf are in a dogfight for a chance to stay in the league, Gladbach and Leverkusen are racing for fourth place and Champions league status, and Hoffenheim and Wolfsburg still have to sort out sixth and seventh.

That may not sound like a lot of teams with a lot left to play for, but it means most of the games on Saturday will feature at least one side going all out. JT and Flo are here to answer all your queries on this all-listener question special. Enjoy!

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33 of 34 match days are in the books, and the seven teams who'll play in Europe next season are already known. But who plays in which competition is not yet clear...and what the five remaining Bundesliga participants in THIS year's Champions and Europa Leagues will do with all their July downtime is not clear at all.

Matt and goal.com's Ronan Murphy talk all this over, as well as the drama on relegation row, the future of a few high profile coaches and more.

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If you stuck by your BVB favorites at midweek, you know it's easy to be stung by a squad who aren't exactly dialed in at this time of the season. JT and Flo are looking for majorly motivated players and teams right now - and so should you. Listen in for plenty of tips on scoring big on the penultimate match day of the season.

The Bundesliga is working overtime. It's an English week, with matches on Tuesday and Wednesday sandwiched between the league's usual weekend exertions.

Matt rounds up Derek Rae - one of the world's great soccer play-by-play men - to talk over what went down on Match Day 31, as well as what's in store as the season comes to a close. Topics include: Which team looks likeliest to make the league's top five into a top six, how a former Bundesliga title winning club found itself bankrupt, and what could be in store as the league prepares to move to ESPN.

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So...we didn't have the best outing last weekend. A few poor picks and some schoolboy errors combined to torpedo both JT and Flo.

Luckily, our two hosts have plenty of ideas to get it right on Match Day 31 - listen in as they figure out where to put your money up front, whether a certain Leverkusen superstar will be healthy and more.

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