The Bundesliga is back – The SportNews Check

Do Bayern have a competitor? Nachdem die Bavaria won the treble last season, the starting position is also completely clear this year. The championship once again only goes to the German record champion. The fact that Hansi Flick's team started training late after the Champions League triumph in Lisbon should also not be a problem. However, Bayern have to improve on the transfer market after the departures of Thiago, Perisic and Coutinho. The squabble surrounding Alaba also recently caused unrest in the club. In the end, Bayern will probably become champions again, also because they are their main competitor Dortmund is much weaker in defense and in the goalkeeping position compared to Munich.

The departure of Hakimi in the right-back position could still be a problem for Dortmund (new acquisition Meunier doesn't have the class). Even if the offensive around Haaland, Sancho & Co. is excellent, in the end it will probably only be enough for second place.

Last year's third place Leipzig Werner's departure left its mark. Sorloth is a great attacking talent on the horizon, but the Norwegian is a completely different type of player than the top scorer of recent years, who sometimes decided games single-handedly with his speed. In any case, the Saxons' plus point is coach Nagelsmann and the strong defense. However, if Leipzig wants to have a say in the championship, they will have to upgrade the transfer market. Gladbach and Hertha could be surprise teams If this doesn't happen, Gladbach almost stronger this year. The Champions League participant was able to hold his team together and further strengthened them with Wolf and Lazaro. In the second year under Marco Rose, the foals can be expected to make a big step in their development. Gladbach seems to be better positioned than its local rivals, at least on paper Leverkusen . The Bayer team has lost its best player in Havertz. In addition, the defense has been considered shaky for years. The team around neo-striker Schick (who played for Leipzig last year) cannot be expected to achieve more than a Europa League place. But the transfer market is not closed yet.

Gladbach's offensive around Thuram (left) and Neuhaus is extremely playful. © APA/afp / MARTIN MEISSNER

The situation behind it is difficult to assess. Teams like Wolfsburg, Hertha, Hoffenheim, Frankfurt or Schalke seem to be about the same level. There is a lot of confidence in the capital city club this year. Since Labbadia took over as coach after the Corona break, something has changed in Berlin. In addition, Hertha has been in a top financial position since investor Windhorst joined. Good players were added in the form of goalkeeper Schwolow (from Freiburg), midfielder Tousart (Lyon) and striker Cordoba (Cologne). Schalke 04 surprise bag FC Schalke 04, on the other hand, is a surprise bag. The Ruhrpott club had a catastrophic second half of the season and is heavily in debt. There seems to be too much unrest in the club and among the passionate fans to have a good season. Coach Wagner is also a strong player. If the season progresses normally, more than a midfield place is not possible for Schalke. Who is relegated? We would also like to be in midfield Bremen, Mainz, Freiburg, Cologne or augsburg see. But Bremen in particular have to orient themselves downwards again this year after almost relegation, even if the team has the class to secure a midfield position. Things are likely to be tight again for Mainz and Augsburg. At Freiburg, the departures of top performers Schwolow, Koch and Waldschmidt are particularly worrying. But coach Christian Streich is once again confident of keeping SC in the league - especially because of their home strength. Cologne should also manage to stay in the league after the purchases from Herthas Duda and Unions Andersson.

On paper, the number one candidate for relegation is a promoted team Bielefeld . But the Westphalians played an outstanding second division championship and should also be competitive in the first floor. Arminia can definitely be expected to stay in the league, especially because of the euphoria that exists around the club. Still remaining Stuttgart and Union Berlin . VfB has developed into an elevator club in recent years and has to be very careful again in the year of promotion. At Union Berlin it will be interesting to see how the team performs in the dreaded second year after moving up the league. In any case, the core of the Iron Men has stayed together (top attacker Andersson was replaced by cult striker Kruse).

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1. Bayer Leverkusen	32	82:23	84
2. Bayern Munich	32	90:41	69
3. VfB Stuttgart	32	73:39	67
4. RB Leipzig	32	74:36	63
5. Bor. Dortmund	32	64:40	60
6. Eintracht Frankfurt	32	48:47	45
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1. Holstein Kiel	32	62:37	64
2. FC St Pauli	32	57:34	63
3. Fortuna Dusseldorf	32	68:37	59
4. Hamburger SV	32	60:42	55
5. Karlsruhe SC	32	64:46	52
6. Hannover 96	32	56:41	49
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The Bundesliga is back – The SportNews Check

On Friday evening the time has finally come. The German Bundesliga starts the new season. We dare to predict.

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