Gegenpressing: The Bundesliga Podcast

Apr 11 2025 600 ep. 46 mins 223
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Gegenpressing: The Bundesliga Podcast brings you a special focus on Germany’s Bundesliga. Our FIFA and UEFA accredited journalists bring you exclusive content from our specialty areas. Subscribe today!

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Bundesliga matchday 29: St Pauli head to Kiel for must-win game, Dortmund face Bayern in (not) "Der Klassiker"

Apr 11 2025 39 mins  
On this week’s Bundesliga preview show, Manu and Stefan are back to discuss two of the biggest games in the German top-flight this weekend. They kick things off with St Pauli’s trip to Holstein Kiel, where Alexander Blessin’s side will be hoping to put a recent run of bad form on the road behind them to pick up an all-important three points against another team at the bottom

Bayern beat Augsburg, Dortmund thrash Freiburg and Leverkusen limp on

Apr 07 2025 48 mins  
In this episode of the Bundesliga podcast, hosts Manuel Veth and Stefan Bienkowski discuss the latest developments in the Bundesliga, including Bayern Munich's injury struggles and their upcoming Champions League match against Inter Milan. They also analyze Borussia Dortmund's recent resurgence and their chances in the Champions League against Barcelona, as well as Bayer Leverkusen

Matchday 28 preview: What's up with Union Berlin? Bayern with injury concerns and Heidenheim look to do a Bielefeld

Apr 03 2025 63 mins  
On this week’s Gegenpressing Bundesliga preview show, Manu Veth is once again joined by AFP correspondent Dan Wighton. The two kick things off with the latest from Union Berlin. Do they have enough to stay in the league as they host Wolfsburg? They then switch their focus to Heidenheim, who look to emulate Bielefeld as they host Leverkusen on Saturday. Now free of European footba

What is next for Thomas Müller? Plus Leipzig fire Marco Rose and Borussia Dortmund beat Mainz

Mar 31 2025 54 mins  
With Stefan Bienkowski on assignment, Manu Veth is joined by Matt Ford on this week's Gegenpressing main show. The two kick things off by discussing Borussia Dortmund's win over Mainz. They then progress to talk about what this means about the Champions League race, especially as Frankfurt got the job done against VfB Stuttgart in impressive fashion. They then move on to chat about

Matchday 27 preview: Why Bochum look so good under Hecking, Bayern's injury crisis and lowly Frankfurt take on crappy Stuttgart

Mar 27 2025 49 mins  
On this week’s Gegenpressing Bundesliga preview how Manu and Stefan kick things off by discussing Bochum’s trip to Bayer Leverkusen on Friday night and breakdown how Dieter Hecking has done such a good job since taking over the relegation-threatened club. They then turn their attention towards Bayern Munich’s clash with St Pauli and discuss whether huge injuries to Alphonso D

Germany beat Italy in dramatic fashion to reach Nations League semi-finals

Mar 23 2025 38 mins  
On this week’s Gegenpressing podcast, Manu and Stefan offer up instant reaction to Germany’s dramatic 3-3 draw with Italy, which allowed Julian Nagelsmann’s side to progress to the semi-finals of the Nations League thanks to a 2-1 win in the first leg. They discuss an impressive first half from the hosts, before disecting their complete implosion in the second half. The duo t

Did the Bundesliga title race just return from the dead?

Mar 17 2025 57 mins  
On this week’s Gegenpressing podcast Manu and Stefan scratch their heads and try to make sense of another crazy week of Bundesliga football. They begin by taking a closer look at Borussia Dortmund’s somewhat expected defeat to RB Leipzig on Saturday night, pondering whether Niko Kovac is actually making any progress with the Black & Yellows. They then consider why Vincent Kompa

Bundesliga matchday 26 preview: Incredible Mainz, Leipzig's Dortmund test and what next for Hoeneß at Stuttgart

Mar 13 2025 46 mins  
On this week’s Bundesliga preview show, Manu and Stefan sit down to preview the biggest talking points ahead of matchday 26 in the Bundesliga. They begin by taking a look at Freiburg’s trip to Mainz and take a closer look at how Bo Henriksen’s side somehow managed to be the surprise package of the season in Germany. They then turn their attention to RB Leipzig’s coming test

What is going on in the Bundesliga? Bayern, Dortmund and Leverkusen all lose in same weekend for first time since 1988

Mar 10 2025 52 mins  
For the first time since April 30, 1988 Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund all lost in the same Bundesliga matchday (thanks for the stat GGFN). So on this week’s main show, Manu and Stefan break down Dortmund’s demoralising defeat to Augburg, Leverkusen’s struggles against Werder Bremen after losing Florian Wirtz to injury and then take a look at Bayern’s

Bundesliga matchday 25: Kimmich to sign new deal, Rose teetering on the edge, troubled Union travel to Frankfurt

Mar 07 2025 41 mins  
On this week’s (slightly late) Bundesliga preview show, Stefan and Manu sit down to discuss a number of the biggest stories in German football ahead of the weekend’s football. They begin with the biggest story of the week, which happens to be Joshua Kimmich’s reported new deal with Bayern Munich. While Stefan struggles to hold back his surprise, Manu explains the twists and t