Hope youre going down for that
Was over in Dusselfdorf on a Stag do this weekend so on Sunday we went along to Fotuna Dussledorf v FSV Frankfurt at The ESpirit Arena.
Both team fighting relegation on the same points, 1 point above the bottom 2 going into the game (bottom 2 go down & 3rd from bottom goes to a play off). Fair to say the quality wasn't the best but it was a full on game, some tasty challenges in the first half. Fortuna won 1-0 thanks to a Kerem Demirbay goal just after half time, to be fair Fortuna should have wrapped it up even more at the end, missed some great chances or was just lacking that final ball. Frankfurt were very poor in there effort to get something out of the game. Fortuna are all but safe now I think
The Espirit Arena is a great place to watch a game. Holds 55,000 & has a roof so can be used for other events (Paul McCartney is on there soon & I believe Klitchko's have fought there quite a few times). Out tickets were 20 euro's each, 12 of us sat in the upper tier behind the goal near the corner flag but still a great view. 32,000 there so still a great atmosphere from the "Ultra's section", no more than a couple of 100 Frankfurt fans.
I've been to a few games in Germany now both for City in Europe & other games (St Pauli a few years back & Cologne last year), they have it spot on over there. Great stadiums, good prices, great transport to & from the games, Standing areas, I could have a beer at my seat watching the game (which we all did just because we could!), decent priced food etc...
Really enjoyed it, can not wait for my next trip to Germany
Sounds like you've caught the bug. Its great but be warned its gets addictive (and expensive).
A fair old chunk of money spent by Bayern today. About €75 million on Hummels and Sanches I believe. Will the rest of the league combined spend that this summer? (Obviously as a City fan I'm not complaining about clubs spending money!)
Sounds like you've caught the bug. Its great but be warned its gets addictive (and expensive).
A fair old chunk of money spent by Bayern today. About €75 million on Hummels and Sanches I believe. Will the rest of the league combined spend that this summer? (Obviously as a City fan I'm not complaining about clubs spending money!)
Hitler never supported Schalke instead the famous player Kuzorra was banned from the Nationalteam after saying the Führer can kiss his ....
Adolf was not amused
Hitler supporting Schalke is
Just another lie spread by our yellow neighbours who didnt "exsist" in that time.
Schalke lost the final vers Vienna after 3:0 lead 3:4 after some curios decision of the referees past halftime.
Some say Adolf wanted an Team from his homeland become champions.
Sandro Wagner was rumoured in Kicker this week! lolBayern does not have many areas where they need strengthening. I expect that they sign another offensive player - striker or winger. But that probably will be a talent, too. And that Götze and Benatia will leave.
Sandro Wagner was rumoured in Kicker this week! lol
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.What a boring one team league and all the Bundesliga teams bend over letting Bayern take their best players without a fight.
Champion
Bayern München
Champions League
Borussia Dortmund
Bayer Leverkusen
Champions League qualification
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Euro League
Schalke 04 (sacked their coach and club manager at the end of the season)
Mainz 05
Euro League Qualification
Hertha BSC
Relegated
VfB Stuttgart (first time since 1975 and on the same day their U23 team was relegated from League 3 as were their local rivals Stuttgarter Kickers, great day for the city)
Hannover 96
Relegation/Promotion Play-off
Eintracht Frankfurt - 1 FC Nürnberg
Promoted to the Bundesliga
SC Freiburg
RB Leipzig
LEAGUE 3
Promoted to Bundesliga 2
Dynamo Dresden
Erzgebirge Aue
Playoffs: Kickers Würzburg
Relegated to League 4
Energie Cottbus
Stuttgarter Kickers
VfB Stuttgart U 23
And yet you would hope to have Hamburg for example - a club of that size and history - to be constantly fighting even in the Europa League instead of having to watch them avoid relegation season after next
I can think of many things I'd prefer to seeing Hamburg avoid relegation :)