Munich’s Thomas Müller (from left), Leipzig’s Emil Forsberg and Frankfurt’s Daichi Kamada are challenged on Wednesday evening.
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Before the last games of the first half of the season, FC Bayern Munich has already been confirmed as first half of the season. The team of coach Hansi Flick will play at home weak FC Augsburg (8.30 p.m. / So you can watch the game live!). The double wake-up call with the defeat in Mönchengladbach and the DFB-Pokal-Aus at the second division Holstein Kiel had worked, believes coach Hansi Flick: “Maybe we needed the two defeats to just sharpen our senses again.”
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The last two consecutive winless RB Leipzig welcomes 1. FC Union Berlin (8.30 p.m.), who arrive with the confidence of the late victory against Bayer Leverkusen. In addition, at the end of the 17th matchday, Arminia Bielefeld and VfB Stuttgart as well as SC Freiburg and Eintracht Frankfurt will meet (both 8.30 p.m.).
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The previous Bundesliga appearances by Union Berlin against RB Leipzig can be safely forgotten in Köpenick. It set two defeats with a total of 1: 7 goals. But now the signs are different. Leipzig has not won twice in a row, Union travels with the confidence of the Leverkusen victory. The club is also celebrating its 55th birthday. Since RB will never win a popularity award with the Union fans, winning points would be a splendid gift.
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