The 8th matchday of the 2023/24 Bundesliga takes place from Friday to Sunday. As usual, you can stay well informed with the Flashscore Bundesliga tracker: In our LIVE preparation and follow-up to the match day, we bring you up close and personal with what’s happening in Germany’s top flight, week after week: with impressions, press conferences, injuries, club news, interviews and much more .
2:12 p.m. – Freiburg wants to radiate dominance against Bochum – coach Christian Streich from SC Freiburg is planning a restart after the mixed performances of the ninth in the table before the international break at the weekend. “For two weeks we have focused primarily on ourselves – with a view to our principles and processes,” said the coach before Saturday’s league game against VfL Bochum (3:30 p.m./Sky): “We want to show at home that we are dominant can radiate.”
Since Streich can rely on the majority of his squad after some injury concerns and suspensions, the filling of numerous positions in the starting eleven is still open. “We are happy that we have options again,” said the trainer.
2:09 p.m. – Frankfurt is worried about Trapp – Eintracht Frankfurt is worried about the use of goalkeeper Kevin Trapp before the away game at TSG Hoffenheim on Saturday (3:30 p.m./Sky). The 33-year-old returned from the national team’s trip to the USA with back pain, as coach Dino Toppmöller said on Thursday: “We have to take it from day to day. We hope that he can be part of training tomorrow.”
Even if Trapp misses the training session on Friday and is only given the green light shortly before the game in Kraichgau, it is a given that he will be in goal on Saturday,” said Toppmöller. However, the SGE will have to do without captain Sebastian Rode for longer than planned. “There was a small setback with his calf problem,” said the coach: “We have to be patient for another three, maybe four weeks.” The midfielder has been missing from Eintracht for over a month.
1:55 p.m. – Svensson defends El Ghazi’s exit – After Anwar El Ghazi was released due to an anti-Israel post, coach Bo Svensson supported FSV Mainz 05’s decision. “I think it’s right that we did it that way,” said the Dane on Thursday. The team received the club’s decision “well and very calmly”.
Among other things, El Ghazi shared the saying “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” on Instagram. The phrase is also often used by Hamas. What is meant is that Palestine should extend from the Jordan to the Mediterranean, thus denying Israel its right to exist.
1:31 p.m. – Moukoko is out for BVB’s game against Bremen – Youssoufa Moukoko is not available to Borussia Dortmund for the duel with Werder Bremen on Friday evening. The striker suffered an injury with the German U21 team, which is now slowing him down. “There is a failure with Youssoufa Moukoko. He suffered a strain on his thigh in the final phase, so he couldn’t train with us this week,” said head coach Edin Terzić, referring to his appearance with the U21s. “We hope that he can start team training after the weekend.”
As far as the remaining national players are concerned, apart from the strains of travel, there is a green light in terms of health: “So far everyone has signaled that they are fit to play tomorrow.” Julian Brandt and Mats Hummels already trained on Wednesday, Marcel Sabitzer was at least partially integrated. And Niclas Füllkrug and Niklas Süle were also charged individually. Only Sébastien Haller won’t be back until Thursday and will then take part in the final training session.
1:11 p.m. – Khedira and Knoche back in the Union squad – Urs Fischer may be able to rely on regulars Rani Khedira and Robin Knoche again this weekend. “Some of them were able to start team training last week and were fully involved this week,” said Fischer on Thursday: “It’s also important to collect impressions and exchange ideas with both boys. As of today, I see both of them as alternatives for the squad on Saturday.”
While defender Knoche had been out injured since mid-September, midfield anchor Khedira had to sit out since August and could make his season debut in the league on Saturday (from 3:30 p.m. on Sky and in the Flashscore audio report) against VfB Stuttgart. The injured full-backs Jerome Roussillon and Josip Juranovic will be out. Substitute goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow is also threatened with a break due to illness.
12:41 p.m. – Casteels is out for Wolfsburg’s game against Leverkusen – VfL Wolfsburg has to make do in the Bundesliga against league leaders Bayer Leverkusen (Saturday, 3:30 p.m./Sky) without regular goalkeeper Koen Casteels (31). “I received the information today that Koen is not ready for the weekend,” said coach Niko Kovac: “Pavao Pervan will be in goal and represent Koen just as well as in the past.” Casteels is suffering from inflammation in the abdominal area and had already missed the international matches with Belgium. Vaclav Cerny (infection) will also be out.
Kovac praised Bayer highly. “We have the strongest opponent in the Bundesliga in front of us. With the ball, against the ball – everything is really good,” said Kovac: “And I believe that this team will definitely play for the title this year .” Nevertheless, Kovac is calculating something: “I don’t want to write us off anywhere. On the contrary. This should motivate my team to show that we can keep up with a top team like Leverkusen.”
12:23 p.m. – Mazraoui not in Bayern team training – After his controversial posts about the war in Israel, Moroccan national player Noussair Mazraoui is not initially returning to FC Bayern team training. Instead, the 25-year-old is currently running with athletic trainer Stefan Kerth.
While Dayot Upamecano is also training individually after his thigh injury, Joshua Kimmich, who was out for the DFB team, is back in full action.
11:34 a.m. – Before the southwest duel: Hoffenheim with injury concerns – Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo from Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim is worried about major injuries before the league game on Saturday (3:30 p.m./Sky) against Eintracht Frankfurt. In addition to star striker Andrej Kramaric, Ozan Kabak, Dennis Geiger, Stanley Nsoki and Marco John are out. In addition, the use of Kevin Vogt is questionable.
In the southwest duel between the fifth-placed team and the eighth-placed team, which will be sold out with 30,150 spectators, two former assistants of national coach Julian Nagelsmann will also meet. “But that doesn’t make it any more complicated – nor any easier,” said Matarazzo before the duel with Frankfurt’s Dino Toppmöller.
11:12 a.m. – Kampl extends his stay in Leipzig until 2026 – Bundesliga soccer team RB Leipzig will continue to rely on veteran Kevin Kampl in the future. As the DFB Cup winner announced on Thursday, the 33-year-old extended his contract early by two years until 2026. The midfielder came to Leipzig in 2017 and has so far won the DFB Cup twice and the Supercup once with the Saxons. Kampl has scored nine goals in 220 appearances for RB so far.
“Kevin Kampl is one of our most important players,” said sports director Rouven Schröder: “On the one hand with his special sporting qualities and his playing style. On the other hand with his role and position in the team and in the entire club, because Kevin lives RB Leipzig every second and embodies what sets the club apart like no other.”
10:59 a.m. – Before the Dortmund PK starts at midday, we will provide you with data, facts and interesting information about the game. The other Bundesliga games will also not be neglected in our Bundesliga tracker. Look forward to our matchday preview, club news, previews of the individual games and much more.
9:45 a.m. – Bremen’s matchday PK took place yesterday, while Dortmund’s press conference with BVB coach Edin Terzic will take place today at 12:30 p.m.
9:28 a.m. – Bundesliga Sunday will also be interesting. In the afternoon (3:30 p.m./DAZN and in the Flashscore audio stream) it’s derby time on the Rhine! Bottom of the table Cologne welcomes Borussia Mönchengladbach to the only true Rhenish derby. The matchday ends with the game between 1.FC Heidenheim and FC Augsburg (5:30 p.m./DAZN and live in the Flashscore audio stream). The Swabian Bavarians lost 1-2 on the last match day against newly promoted Darmstadt, after which coach Enrico Maaßen had to leave. Somewhat surprisingly, the FCA presented the Dane Jess Thorup as Maaßen’s successor. The 53-year-old most recently worked at FC Copenhagen.
8:52 a.m. – Welcome to the Bundesliga tracker for matchday 8. At the start on Friday evening (8:30 p.m./DAZN and live in the Flashscore audio stream), undefeated Dortmund welcome struggling Bremen. Werder already has 5 defeats after 7 match days.
On Saturday afternoon (3:30 p.m./Sky and live in the Flashscore audio stream), struggling Unioners will have to play at home against Stuttgart, who are riding a wave of success. In the top game on Saturday evening (6:30 p.m./Sky and live in the Flashscore audio stream), the penultimate team from Mainz is trying not to get beaten against Bayern Munich. In their last meeting, FSV Mainz 05 achieved a surprising 3-1 home win.
2023-10-19 07:46:41
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