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Head coach Thomas Tuchel, however, is seeing some progress from the Senegalese attacker and insists that the player took a big step forward in Bayern Munich’s 1-0 victory over SC Freiburg.

It was not a straightforward route to the German top flight for Marius Bülter. Rejected by the Preußen Münster academy, he spent many years in the Oberliga and Regionalliga. But now, at the age of 30, he has made over 100 Bundesliga appearances. “I wouldn’t have thought it possible. My path is extraordinary, this kind of thing doesn’t happen often,” said Bülter, who has been wearing a TSG Hoffenheim shirt since last summer.

Lois Openda scores his 14th Bundesliga, most by a Belgian in a Bundesliga season

VfB Stuttgart put up a real fight but were eventually knocked out of the DFB Cup 3-2 by Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

1. FC Union Berlin: Wagner – Bach, Becker, K. Orschmann, Reissner (75. Westphal) – Frank, Görsdorf (63. Kratz), Heiseler – D. Orschmann (75. Reichenbach), Rurack (63. Spolaczyk), Trojahn (75. Bucher)

At the beginning of June, the four BVB players became European champions with the German national team in Hungary. Following a 5-4 penalty shootout victory over France in the final, Brunner, Kaber, Herrmann and Wätjen held the trophy aloft. Prior to the first Bundesliga match at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, they were honoured for their special success by Hans-Joachim Watzke (Chairman of the Management Board), Managing Directors Carsten Cramer and Thomas Treß, and Lars Ricken (Director of the Youth Performance Centre) at the side of the pitch. Attacking player Brunner was also chosen as the Player of the Tournament by UEFA.

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In fact, neither did SC Freiburg coach Christian Streich, who didn’t attack Kimmich, but tossed just the proper amount of shade about entitlement and pride over at Kimmich and Bayern Munich alike to display just how much the Rekordmeister still irks their Bundesliga counterparts.

Saturday’s match will be a contrasting affair for both sides. The guests from the Hanseatic city were finally able to secure their place in the Bundesliga last weekend through a 1-1 draw against 1. FC Köln, and can now plan for at least one more year in the German top flight. They are safe.