Bundesliga 2020-21, die zwei Goliaths und zehn Dwarfs

Not really. Leverkusen played much better in their games against Potsdam and Frankfurt than in the Hoffenheim game but remember that they were nearly relegated last year. A fourth or fifth place would be a big success for Bayer.

Also a look at the remaining games shows that it is not realistic to hope for third place.

Hoffenheim(34 points, 16 games): Essen, Bayern, Meppen, Sand, Freiburg, Duisburg

Potsdam(29 points, 16 games): Freiburg, Duisburg, Bayern, Frankfurt, Bremen, Essen

Leverkusen(29 points, 17 games): Bremen, Essen, Meppen, Bayern, Sand

If Leverkusen win all games except against Bayern they would have 41 points and Hoffenheim with the much better goal difference would only need 7 points which should be no problem for them because they play against the three weakest teams (Sand, Meppen, Duisburg) . Potsdam have a slightly better chance because they have a game more to play than Leverkusen but even if they win all their games against the middle class teams (Freiburg, Frankfurt, Essen) they would need two upsets.

 

Well, we talking about SheBelievesCup 2020, more than one year ago!

I look forward to a potential Japan-Germany clash at the Olympic Games.

 

You mean in Paris 2024?

 

Oh yes, I always forget!

I swear it wasn't intentional mockery (although it could have been, if directed to @hotjam2): it's just that I can't seem to wrap my head around the notion of an Olympic women's football tournament without Germany (who, incidentally, are the reigning champions: it's quite unusual to see a tournament where the defending champions are missing).

 

Good news for Potsdam: The first upset happened. The bad news is that they couldn`t profit from it.
Leverkusen-Frankfurt 3:2(1:2)
Tanaka(7,69), Kleinherne(76og) - Freigang(12), Pawollek(25)

Duisburg-Bayern 0:6(0:2)
Magull(18p), Dallmann(28), Asseyi(56p), Schüller(61), Ilestedt(86), Laudehr(87)

Sand-Wolfsburg 1:3(0:2)
Loos(50) - Blomqvist(26), Saevik(28), Wolter(65)

Freiburg-Potsdam 1:0(0:0)
Kayikci(79)

Hoffenheim-Essen 0:1(0:0)
Elmazi(90+3)

Meppen-Bremen 3:2(2:0)
Emmerling(11), Becker(44), Endemann(73) - Ulbrich(80), Walkling(86)

Die @FCBfrauen setzen ihre beeindruckende Siegesserie auch gegen Duisburg fort. Meppen zittert sich zum Erfolg gegen @WERDER_LZ. Die Ergebnisse des 16. Spieltags im Überblick. #DieLiga #MACHTLÄRM pic.twitter.com/ab1KvbYTtt

— DFB-Frauen (@DFB_Frauen) March 28, 2021

Next week are the DFB-Pokal semi-finals:
Frankfurt-Freiburg 3.4 13.00
Wolfsburg-Bayern 4.4 14.00

2.Bundesliga Nord
Wolfsburg II-Berghofen 1:1
Bielefeld-Bocholt 1:3
Mönchengladbach-Gütersloh 0:3
Potsdam II-Leipzig 1:1

Süd
Saarbrücken-Bayern II 2:4
Ingolstadt-Würzburg 3:0
Köln-Frankfurt II 1:0
Andernach-Hoffenheim II 3:2

 

Oberdorf has a yellow card suspension.

 

Bye bye Wolfsburg

 

It was a stupid foul by Doorsoun. She pushed Kerr in the back and the push continued until Kerr had reached the penalty box.

Bundesliga
Frankfurt-Duisburg 3:0(3:0)
Feiersinger(20), Nüsken(34,44)

The Leipzig goal was scored by Anja Mittag who made a comeback because of injury problems for RB.

 

Oh, wow: feels very strange when it happens that a top-player comes back after her official retirement.

 

Here you can watch her goal
https://soccerwatch.tv/spiel/58967/highlight

 

The foul started outside the penalty box and ended inside the box.

 

Bye Bye Jogi

 

The whole situation reminded me of the Alex Morgan/Krahn situation

 

Wales was ranked much lower (No.97) when Germany lost a friendly 2002 in Cardiff 0:1 than North Macedonia (No.65). Have you read the news I have posted in the Euro 2021 thread?

 

The German Football Federation DFB has decided to fire men`s coach Jogi Löw only a few hours after the disastrous 1:2 home defeat in a World Cup qualifying match against North Macedonia which makes qualification for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar doubtful.

DFB president Fritz Keller said: After yesterday`s match it was inevitable for us to react. I couldn`t find any sleep until we had solved this problem and I had a long discussion with national team director Oliver Bierhoff. We agreed that the only chance to have a successful Euro for our team would be a new coach and that this coach had to be available immediately. After a consultation with Horst Hrubesch we have decided to offer the job our women`s national team coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg and after a short time to think it over she has accepted our offer. In case of a successful Euro we are interested in a long-term cooperation. Silvia Neid will coach the women`s team in the friendlies against Australia and Norway."

Keller refused to comment speculations that Wolfsburg coach Stephan Lerch whose contract with the German Champions ends in June is a candidate to coach the women`s team at the Euro 2022 in England. More details will be announced in a press conference later today.