This way to the stars

News from the German (football) front

Bayern Munich has made it to the top of the Bundesliga charts, with 3 wins out of 5 matches! Woot!

Last week I was lamenting how Bayern, which is known for being THE German football club, was only in third place at the German league. I was expecting better from the club with the players in the international team. But I guess they're delivering after all, even after El Capitane Michael Ballack defected (hehe) to Chelsea. They actually beat Italian club Intermilan at UEFA to the tune of 2:0 - with goals by Pizarro and Podolski (woot!). Finally, sweet revenge to the Italians. >) Currently, Bayern is at the top of UEFA Champions League Group B.

On the other hand, Werder Bremen is underperforming. :( Last year's Premier League Cup winners now in 9th place? They haven't won any of their last six matches. What happened to Mr. Golden Boot, Miroslav Klose? So far, he's only scored 2 goals for Bremen. I want to see more of your somersaults, dammit!

But on the flipside, Bremen actually had a decent draw (1:1) with Barcelona in UEFA. Okayyy, so actually both goals were from Barcelona, but one was a hapless own goal (the other was a last-minute goal by the 19-year-old Argentinian boy wonder Messi). Klose was unlucky, having many opportunities to score goals but all shots either wide or blocked. Werder Bremen is only in third place of UEFA Group A; Chelsea and Barcelona are 1st and 2nd respectively.

Stay tuned to Bundesliga.de and UEFA.com for the latest updates! I know I will. :)

posted by steph @ 1:12 AM