No title race? No problem. The Bundesliga has plenty of action in the race for Europe and at the bottom this weekend. Hamburg SV kick off Round 19 at home to Frankfurt, Bayern Munich face the Kaiserslautern side that turned them over so surprisingly in August, and rejuvenated Stuttgart take on the Dortmund juggernaut.
Bundesliga Week 19: Bayern Munich And Bayer Leverkusen Claim Wins As Race For Europe Intensifies
Bundesliga Week 19: Hamburg SV Host Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayern Munich Look To Rebound Against Kaiserslautern
There were just two midweek games for Bundesliga sides, postponed third round matches from the DFB-Pokal for Nürnberg and Kaiserslautern. Both came through comfortably; Nürnberg got goals in each half from Timmy Simons in a 2-0 victory against Kickers Offenbach, while ‘Lautern erupted for four goals in eleven second-half minutes to knock out Koblenz.
Both Nürnberg and ‘Lautern have challenging away matches this weekend, both are early games on Saturday. The Bavarians travel to Freiburg, where Papiss Cissé still cannot stop scoring, and the Rhineland side visiting Bayern Munich. The weekend starts at the Imtech Arena, where Hamburg SV host Eintracht Frankfurt. HSV beat Schalke 04 in Gelsenkirchen last weekend to give Felix Magath’s team their first home loss since October. Frankfurt had a solid first half of the season and are still in the race for Europe, but were badly beaten at home by Hannover 96 last week. Hamburg are favourites, but it should be a pretty even game to kick off the weekend in Germany’s top flight.
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