The German competition is also under way now and the first matchday brought us some unexpected results, but also confirmed players tipped to be good transfers. Bastian Schweinsteiger’s late winning goal left Dzeko’s team with no points and Hoffenheim scored four times against Champions League team Werder Bremen to win 4-1, after Frings modified the score sheet from the penalty spot three minutes into the game.
Newly promoted St. Pauli won 3-1 away against Freiburg, which is probably going to fight for relegation this season too. Podolski’s FC Koln lost 3-1 home against Kaiserslautern, after having a player sent-off in the second minute of the game. Cacau missed a penalty for Stuttgart, while Mainz scored two times and last year’s 9th place are, for now, on the fourht place, alongside Bayer Leverkusen, who also won 2-0 against Borussia Dortmund, team that will also play in Europe League this year. Nurnberg and Monchengladbach are the only teams standing at one point right now, after their 1-1 draw.
Former Real Madrid attack duo, Van Nistelrooy – Raul, met yesterday in HSV – Schalke, but only the first one managed to score. After a brace from Nistelrooy and a goal by Schalke’s Farfan, the game ended 2-1. Schalke also ended the game one man less, with Howedes being shown two yellow cards in seven minutes. Hannover won 2-1 against Eintracht Frankfurt.
HSV’s Van Nistelrooy and Kaiserslautern’s Lakic are now the top scorers, with a brace for each in this interesting opening matchday. Borussia Dortmund will travel to Stuttgart next Sunday, Schalke is expected to win against Hannover home and Kaiserslautern will host the champions, Bayern Munchen.
