BUNDESLIGA
Normally the first big European league to open up its
play, this season the Bundesliga was the last and we only had one matchday so
far. It’s, subsequently, hard to see any tendencies coming through Germany, but
one thing we are almost certain is that Bayern is the major contender, with
Dortmund right behind them. In the Super Cup we saw how close, and yet so far,
Dortmund is, dominating Bayern but ending up losing. It was a good start for
Ancelotti.
BAYERN MUNICH
It’s going to be hard to replace Guardiola, but the
wisdom of the Bayern board did not disappoint again, finding Ancelotti
available and ready to be champion again. More than that though, the Spaniard
did not achieve any Champions League title, and that is mostly why Ancelotti
was brought to Allianz-Arena, while maybe bringing back Bayern to its origins
of play
BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Tuchel arrived in Dortmund with the difficult task of
replacing Jurgen Klopp, but one month after everyone was asking “Jurgen Who?”.
They shouldn’t, obviously, as the two actually share the same philosophy and
made their name while managing Mainz. Dortmund lost, again, one of their star
man to Bayern Munich (Hummels) and Mhiktharian went to live a dream in
Manchester, but Tuchel is an expert on finding new solutions, and Dortmund will
have an exciting opportunity to prove themselves, when they face Real Madrid in
the UCL group stage.
The League
It might not be the case, but if you look at the
Bundesliga table after the 1st matchday, you can’t help but think
that Bayern will not surrender their top spot throughout the campaign. A great
win against Werder Bremen makes them leader due to goal difference, in a
matchday where the only big surprise was the Schalke 04 defeat. But there’s much
football to happen and things are still open.
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