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Berlin (dpa) - After another week of the European Cup, the Bundesliga club has no time to breathe.
FC Bayern Munich will have to defend its narrow lead at the cheeky 1. FC Union Berlin on matchday 11, with Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig lurking behind.
The clubs in places 14 to 17 compete against each other in two direct duels.
DANGER OF TRUMPING?
Bayern coach Hansi Flick expects a “100 percent fit” Robert Lewandowski back in the team.
After the star striker was spared in the Champions League 2-0 against Lokomotiv Moscow, he should return in the fight for the Bundesliga top.
«We're looking forward to the three games.
We can end a great year for us as FC Bayern, ”said Flick before the three tests against Union Berlin, Wolfsburg and Leverkusen.
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IRON WITHOUT KRUSE: It's game one without top scorer Max Kruse - and that against the seemingly overpowering Bayern.
"We have to do everything right," said Union head coach Urs Fischer with a view to the actually clearly assigned roles in the upcoming Saturday night game of the Bundesliga.
Fischer knows: "Even if Bayern are not having their best day, they actually win their games."
But the Swiss already sees a small chance despite the injured Kruse and other failures: “It will be a difficult task.
But if you are not convinced that you can solve it, then you better leave it alone. "
THE BAVARIAN PURSUERS: RB Leipzig can jump to first place on Saturday (3.30 p.m. / Sky) with a home win against Werder Bremen, at least until the evening, and refine strong performances in the Champions League and in Munich.
Bayer Leverkusen - runner-up before the match day - does not expect Hoffenheim to join the Europa League participants until Sunday evening (6 p.m. / Sky).
Borussia Dortmund needs a home win against the strong promoted VfB Stuttgart on Saturday (3:30 p.m. / Sky) in order to maintain contact with the top.
TORJÄGER-DUEL: The Dutchman Wout Weghorst and Portugal's André Silva have already scored seven goals each this Bundesliga season.
On this Friday (8.30 p.m. / DAZN), the start of the 11th Bundesliga matchday is now the direct duel between their clubs Wolfsburg and Frankfurt on the program.
"The fact is that he has a great record when you see his playing time and the goals," said Frankfurt coach Adi Hütter about his protégé Silva, who is questionable because of a muscle injury.
The Austrian also had praise for Weghorst: “He is one of the most dangerous strikers in the league.
That's why it's a great challenge for us. "
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KELLERDUELLE: SC Freiburg (14th) could at least keep the promoted team at a distance with a home win against Arminia Bielefeld (16th).
«Since the resurgence in 2016 we have been in such difficult phases as we are now.
There is a risk of relegation, also because the teams around us are not the typical relegated teams, ”said sports director Jochen Saier in“ Kicker ”.
Mainz 05 (17th) would overtake 1. FC Köln (15th) with a home win, but after the coup in Dortmund they recently scored against Wolfsburg.
EX-SCHALKER: Daniel Caligiuri played for Schalke for three and a half years before moving to Augsburg in the summer.
He also experienced the last high of the Royal Blues with the runner-up championship in 2017/18.
Schalke's downfall is "hurting", admitted the enthusiastic all-rounder.
Somebody like him would certainly do his previous team good in the current situation.
After four games without a win, Caligiuri wants to get the curve himself with the FCA against the bottom of the table without a win 26 times in a row.
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