While Romano Schmid only ever came into action for the Green-Whites off the bench last season, the 23-year-old has taken on a new role in the 2023/24 campaign. The Austria international has appeared in Ole Werner’s starting XI in 14 of the 16 Bundesliga games so far this season, rising to the occasion despite the tough competition for a spot in the midfield within the squad.

While the boys bid farewell to their much-deserved summer break, it would be a busy month for FC Augsburg’s board, because ultimately, the end of the club’s 12th Bundesliga season signals the beginning of the 13th. As a result, FCA directed their focus towards the upcoming campaign and were active over the transfer period. Goalkeeper Finn Dahmen made his way to the Fuggerstadt, and 19-year-old shot-stopper Marcel Łubik signed a professional contract with the club after a spell with the U23s. Defender Patric Pfeiffer also came to Augsburg in June on a free transfer from Darmstadt.   

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Line-up Head coach Pellegrino Matarazzo made three changes to the starting line-up that claimed a 3-1...

1. FC Union Berlin: Wagner – Wildner, Gericke (46. Schulz), Schindler, Bach – Scheel, Krauss (76. Weihmann), Heiseler – Reichenbach (65. Bucher), Spolaczyk, Youssef

The Brazilian has been absolutely superb for Los Blancos over the last few years and is widely regarded as one of the best players in world football.

“We’d hoped for more. You could see that Oberhausen made it difficult for us. They’re slightly further along with their pre-season, but that’s no excuse. The workload is high. We could not implement many things that we’ve trained. We had one or two problems. Now it’s a case of working on them and taking the next step.

Year in Review 2023: An emotional reunion and another win against Bayern As we look back...

The Swedish striker was a ghost as far as Bayern Munich’s backline was concerned. Charging down the left wing, or popping up right in front of goal — there never seemed to be anyone quite on top of their marking duties around her. Blackstenius scored a huge goal, the decisive one. But more than that it was that every time Arsenal FC threatened in the first half, she seemed to wander in uncontested to get a shot away.

The substitutes: Philipp, Grillitsch, Beier, Becker, Akpoguma, Nsoki, Bischof, Tohumcu, Szalai