MD7 – Borussias fly high – Have Dortmund and Mönchengladbach opened up a title race?

The Bundesliga is looking unexpectedly interesting. Bayern lose for the 2nd time in a row and Dortmund manage to net a last-minute winner. Leipzig, Gladbach, Bremen and Hertha all bag points to surpass Bayern in the table. At the end of the standings, Schalke leave the relegation spots with their second successive win, while Hannover beat Stuttgart in a vital game to get their first 3 points of the season. Apart from discussing the matchday, we also talk about East German football. Germany recently celebrated the 28th anniversary of the country's reunification and two former GDR-champions, Magdeburg and Dresden, clashed for the first time in the 2. Bundesliga.

We were shocked when Bayern lost 2-0 at Hertha Berlin last week… unsurprisingly, we were therefore flabbergasted as the Bavarians lost 3-0 at home to Borussia Mönchengladbach this time around! A fantastic display from the away side sees them jump ahead of Bayern… who now sit 6th in the table. RB Leipzig, and Werder Bremen also recorded wins to leapfrog Munich… as did Borussia Dortmund, who now lead the way following their last-gasp winner at home to Augsburg. A Paco Alcacer and Jadon Sancho inspired performance leaves them 3 points clear at the top, and still unbeaten in all competitions.

At the other end of the table, Schalke managed to make it two Bundesliga wins in a row, and Hannover dispatched VFB Stuttgart in what could prove to be a relegation six-pointer. The Stuttgart hierarchy clearly thought so… Tayfun Korkut was replaced by Markus Weinzierl in the aftermath.

Along with all the action from the 7th matchday, we also discussed East German football and the difficulties it has faced since Germany’s reunification, which the country celebrated last week. Only five clubs from the former GDR have played Bundesliga football, whilst players from East Germany are under-represented in the national side.

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