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After visiting his national team colleagues in Guinea last week, Serhou Guirassy is participating in parts of team training again.

Hertha go into 2022/23 with 10 new players, and the hopes of a successful start. Last year they finished 16th. Though after 34 games they were level on points with VfB Stuttgart, due to a worse goal difference they had to play in the relegation playoff to remain in the Bundesliga.

FC Bayern Munich scored three early goals as the record Bundesliga champions beat VfL Wolfsburg 4-2 at a sold-out Volkswagen Arena on Sunday evening. Julian Nagelsmann’s side produced a ruthless attacking performance, taking an early 2-0 lead thanks to Kingsley Coman’s brace (9’, 14’) before Thomas Müller added a third (18’). Substitute Jakub Kaminski’s first Bundesliga goal reduced the arrears two minutes before half-time and Bayern’s Joshua Kimmich was shown a second yellow card nine minutes into the second half, but Jamal Musiala restored the visitors’ three-goal advantage (73’). Mattias Svanberg’s effort nine minutes from time was merely a consolation for Niko Kovac’s team, who return to action on Matchday 20 against FC Schalke 04 on Friday 10 February (kick-off 20:30 CET).

The Niederrheinliga side from Essen started with a lot of tempo and created the first chances of the match, with Caroline Junge opening the scoring for SGS on the 13-minute mark. As the match progressed, the Bezirksliga footballers increasingly got to grips with the visitors and twice went close to a possible equaliser via Mia Macarena Bedarf (23) and Marie Grothe (43).

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SVW were victorious against Bochum 3-0 at home in the wohninvest WESERSTASDION. The first half started quietly, with both teams waiting and letting the other come to them. SVW were first to really get into the game and created a few opportunities before Niclas Füllkrug (29’) scored to give Werder the lead. From then on, Werder were in control of the game, Bochum hardly had a chance to score; the Green-Whites were solid both at the back and up front. Werder were rewarded for a good first half with another goal shortly before the break, this time scored by Schmidt (43’). In the second half, Ducksch (59’) showed his skill and intelligence to make it 3-0, and Werder secured a deserved victory and picked up all three points.

It’s time for the Westfalenpokal final, a Revierderby – what more could you ask for? A good three weeks after the 5-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund, VfL’s U17s now meet Schalke 04. It’s the last game of the season, the highlight of a joint journey.

Iago, Reece Oxford, Niklas Dorsch, Mergim Berisha and Noah Sarenren Bazee were all training individually and did not travel to Campoamor, with head coach Enrico Maaßen able to give the remaining players plenty of playing time. The same was true for the Berliners, as former FCA man Rani Khedira started in central midfield.

Just before the World Cup kicks off this November, American fans will have a chance to witness some international soccer at first hand in St. Louis, Missouri. Bayer 04 Leverkusen has announced that the team will play a friendly against MLS’s newest member, St. Louis CITY SC, on November 16. It will be the inaugural game at St. Louis’s brand-new CITYPARK stadium.

Now is an opportunity to take a breather and come back strong as the first international break of the year gives the players time to come together and prepare for the remaining nine Bundesliga games in the 2022/23 season. “The boys are critical of themselves because they know exactly how we have played. The focus now is on improving the feeling in every training session,” explained Sandro Schwarz ahead of the last international break of the season.