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VfL did not get beyond a draw in its second test of the summer preparation. Against a sacrificially fighting 1st FC Monheim, the Reis eleven had to settle for a 1-1 draw. “Birthday boy” Silvère Ganvoula scored the goal for the blue and whites.

A quarter of an hour had been played in Leipzig, when in a matter of seconds, Alexander Nübel made two spectacular saves to deny the league leaders a goal. In this interview with schalke04.de, the goalkeeper analyses the victory at Leipzig.

“I am delighted that I have signed my first professional deal with FC Augsburg. I feel really happy to be at this club and I will give my all everyday in order to fulfill my dream of playing for FCA in the Bundesliga. Of course I am aware that there is a lot of hard work still to do, but this club has shown that they are willing to give youngsters a chance,” explained Mert Kömür, who has been playing for the U19s in the Bundesliga Süd/Südwest this season.

Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann was full of praise for the former Ajax captain, highlighting the defender’s qualities and why it was only correct that Bayern won his signature over Chelsea FC.

…opponents Borussia Dortmund: “We obviously want to celebrate a home win, but Dortmund have really hit their stride since losing at Union and played very well against Stuttgart and Manchester City – they also haven’t conceded a goal in three games. I think BVB have adopted a slightly different style of play under Edin Terzic, including a very good counter-attacking game with great pace through Karim Adeyemi, Youssoufa Moukoko and Jude Bellingham. We have to be on our guard there. It’s going to be a difficult task for us.”

Freiburg are returning to Bundesliga action with three games in seven days. After their trip to Wolfsburg (Saturday, 21st January, 15:30 CET), they will host Eintracht Frankfurt (Wednesday, 25th January, 20:30 CET), and FC Augsburg (Saturday, 28th January, 15:30 CET). The final game of the three will also mark the start of the second half of the Bundesliga season.

Dodi Lukébakio is in space on the right wing. He looks up and spots Jessic Ngankam in the centre. The striker is round the back of the defence, meets his teammate’s cross at the far post and forces the ball over the line. He gives a quick thumbs up to Dodi for the cross, gets back to the half-way line and carries on. This is just one of the moments from our Florida training camp so far, which underlines the fact that our number 24 wants to show himself off in America and not waste any time. “The training sessions are all very intense – we’re honing our game so that we can improve for the rest of the season. We want nothing but points when we get back! That’s where I want to do my bit,” said the 22-year-old as he spoke to herthabsc.com about the first set of training sessions in Bradenton, where the whole team “are coming across as dangerous and fighting for every ball.”

Travel and parking Train: From the main train station, take the stadium line to the “Fußball-Arena”...

Controlling performance from RBL | Forsberg with first-half opener | Laimer and Szoboszlai close the game late on | Nkunku comes off the bench

Mainz made it three wins from three on the road this season after a 1-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach on Sunday afternoon. It was goalless at the break after a very entertaining first half full of chances for both teams. Ko Itakura was sent off for a reckless foul on Karim Onisiwo in the 55th minute and this proved to be the decisive moment in the contest. Aaron scored a delicious goal from the resulting free kick to give his side all three points.