The race for the top four continues as RB Leipzig travel to Voith-Arena to face Heidenheim on Saturday. Last week Heidenheim earned a 1-1 draw against Bochum, a week after they defeated Bayern Munich 3-2 at home. They current find themselves in 10th place in the league table and are now unbeaten in their last four matches. They still have to play the current bottom three teams in their last five fixtures and are on course for an impressive top ten finish in their debut season in the Bundesliga. They have a tough test coming next against RB Leipzig who have only lost once against them in the ni ..read more

Bild reports that Mats Hummels has had a change of heart and is now favouring extending his contract at Borussia Dortmund for another season.  Hummels’ original deal was set to expire in the summer but he has changed his tune and instead of retiring will likely continue for another season after initial speculation that he may retire at the end of the season. There have already been loose discussions between Hummels and sporting director Sebastian Kehl over a contract extension.  Similar to last season, the finances of the deal will not be an issue, so an agreement could likely b ..read more

In this weekly feature, hosts of the Gegenpressing podcast Stefan Bienkowski and Manu Veth face off with their predictions for the forthcoming Bundesliga matchday fixtures. It’s three points for a correct score and one point for a correct result. Who will come out on top at the end of the season? Manu’s Game of the Week: Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen My match of the week is Borussia Dortmund against Bayer Leverkusen. Dortmund have to pretty much win this one to stay in the race for the top 4. Leverkusen need 13 more points to break the record for the most points achieved in a ..read more

Just a few weeks ago, Bayern Munich confirmed that Thomas Tuchel would be departing the club at the end of the season. With Bayer Leverkusen flying high, the Bundesliga title was certainly out of reach for Bayern, and Die Werkself have since gone on to be crowned German champions. This left Der Rekordmiester on the hunt for Tuchel’s successor; however, they have been rejected at every corner. Originally, Xabi Alonso, Bayern’s main target, committed his future to Leverkusen, turning down a return to the club he once called home as a player. Now, Julian Nagelsmann is the latest to decline Bayern ..read more

Sky Germany reports that despite interest from Bayern Munich, Julian Nagelsmann developed a bad feeling about returning to the club. Max Eberl and sporting director Christoph Freund were pushing to bring Nagelsmann back to the club with the former manager being the main candidate to replace Thomas Tuchel at the end of the season.  However, Karl Heinz-Rummenigge, a member of the supervisory board was critical of bringing Nagelsmann back to the club. This disagreement between Rummenigge, Eberl and Freund gave Nagelsmmann a bad feeling about returning.  On top of this, Nagelsmann w ..read more

Julian Nagelsmann has extended his contract at the DFB and will stay as the Germany head coach until the 2026 World Cup, the DFB confirms.  The former Bayern Munich manager was originally bought into the role on an interim basis in October. This came following a run a poor results under former manager Hansi Flick.  Nagelsmann’s task was to simply steady the ship ahead of their home European Championships this summer.  However, the DFB are clearly impressed with Nagelsmann and his staff. So much so, that they’ve now extended his contract until after the 2026 World Cup in North Am ..read more

The Bundesliga has announced that VfB Stuttgart striker Sehrou Guirassy has won the Bundesliga Player of the Month for March.  Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane, Jamal Musiala, RB Leipzig’s Xavi Simons and David Raum as well as Bayer Leverkusen’s Alejandro Grimaldo were also nominated for the award. This is Guirassy’s second Player of the Month award after winning it for the first time back in September.  The month of March saw Guirassy return to form after experiencing a downturn upon returning from the Africa Cup of Nations. In Stuttgart’s four games in March, Guirassy scored five goals ..read more

Last summer, Bayern Munich signed Kim Min-jae from Napoli for €50 million. However, it has not been a perfect first season for the South Korean in Bavaria. The 27-year-old was initially signed by Der Rekordmeister to partner Dayot Upamecano in Thomas Tuchel’s backline. Nevertheless, despite becoming Bayern’s key defensive asset during the first half of the season, since returning from the Asian Cup, Kim has struggled to reassert himself back into the starting XI.  Now, Tuchel’s most trusted centre-back pairing consists of Dutchman Matthijs de Ligt and the former Tottenham Hotspur defender ..read more

kicker reports that despite previous messages of support for head coach Dino Toppmöller, it is possible that he could be fired by Eintracht Frankfurt at the end of the season. After Frankfurt’s tame performance in their 3-0 loss to VfB Stuttgart on Saturday, fans were calling for the sacking of Toppmöller, but he is still in charge. However, this may not be for long. Frankfurt are of the idea that a short-term change of coach will not be worth it and outsider events such as having a young team, a lack of striker options for the first six months of the season and a big upheaval of players ..read more

Germany and the Bundesliga will likely receive one of two additional Champions League spots next season.  Due to the new format of UEFA club competitions next season, there are an additional two Champions League spots available. These will be allocated based on each country’s clubs’ performance in Europe.  Essentially, the more a club from your country wins and progresses, the more points the association gathers.  Italy have all but secured an additional spot, leaving the Premier League and Bundesliga to fight for the last spot.  Thanks to Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmun ..read more