FC Bayern returned to Bundesliga action with a journey north-west to Paderborn, with normal service being resumed. The home side must surely have taken some heart from Bayern’s lack of sharpness in front of goal against Shakhtar Donetsk in midweek, but any hopes of pulling off a shock were quickly quashed as Bayern once again clicked into gear at a packed Benteler-Arena. Continue reading SC Paderborn 07 v FCB
When the Bundesliga timetable drawn up at the start of the season FC Bayern against newly-promoted SC Paderborn 07 looked like one of the more lopsided fixtures, but when the two teams walked out onto the Allianz Arena for the season’s first Englische Woche match thoughts would be very different. While Bayern had started their first four matches unbeaten despite struggling to get out of first year, the Bundesliga newbies had found themselves at the top of the table – creating what was arguably the most popular top of the table snapshot in a long time. Continue reading FCB v SC Paderborn 07
The first Bundesliga “Englischer Woche” of the season sees the visit to the Allianz of new boys SC Paderborn 07, a team that would surprise everybody last season by winning promotion to the top flight for the first time in their history. The small team from eastern North Rhine-Westphalia would start the season as everybody’s whipping boys, but would get off to a great start with a 2-2 draw at home against Mainz before thrashing HSV 3-0 in their first Bundesliga game on the road.
Everyone is expecting Bayern to win this one and win easily, but Paderborn have certainly shown that they cannot be taken lightly.