Bavarian Podcast Works

With another crazy week in the books for Bayer Munich and Germany, we are here to recap all of the action. With the summer transfer window closing, an international break kicking off, and Bayern Munich’s strong effort last weekend, there is plenty of news for the Bayern Munich fanbase to discuss:Here is what we have on tap for this week’s episode: Bayern Munich’s dominant effort against Hertha Ber...

Germany kicked off the first game of Hansi Flick’s tenure with a 1-0 over Liechtenstein. Many people were eager to see what Flick’s version of Die Mannschaft would look like and those eager to see the post-Joachim Löw era start. Germany was thoroughly dominant in possessing the ball and looked to be constantly seeking ways to break through Liechtenstein. Here are our talking points from the game:A...

Former Bayern Munich sextuple-winning manager Hansi Flick will start his tenure with Germany minus two projected starters: Thomas Müller and Manuel Neuer. While Neuer is expected to return this weekend, Müller left camp and headed back to Munich thanks to an adductor injury. Germany is deep enough to win its three games during this break, but there will be a lot of intrigue as to how the team play...

Bayern Munich have finally ended their first run of games with four wins and one draw. With the international break set to start, it’s time to look back on some of the key stories from the past week, and what we can look forward to in the coming weeks of football. In this episode, Tom and Ineednoname discuss:Leroy Sane getting booed by Bayern Munich fans — is it justified? The insane transfer spen...

Bayern Munich hit Hertha for five in a standout performance for Jamal Musiala, who deservedly received a standing ovation for an outstanding performance. Julian Nagelsmann seems to know what he is doing; his players connected very well. He also made some timely substitutions to give his players enough rest. Robert Lewandowski bagged a hattrick; he manages to break his own records and make it seem...

There was no shortage of news surrounding Bayern Munich this week as the club had an active week in the media. Whether it was Joshua Kimmich’s contract extension going official, ongoing transfer news, two games, and the Champions League, there is plenty to discuss. Here is what we have on tap: What Kimmich’s deal means moving forward. Bayern Munich’s performance against FC Köln and Bremer SV.The l...

After downing FC Köln and Bremer SV, Bayern Munich steamrolling into this weekend’s Bundesliga tilt with Hertha Berlin. The Bavarians will play host to Die Alte Dame and should have some key players rested. Robert Lewandowski and Leon Goretzka did not even make the trip to Bremen for the DFB-Pokal match (and it is probably a good thing they were held back given the 12-0 final score), which could b...

It’s finally happened — the Champions League group stage draw is here! Bayern Munich are set to face FC Barcelona, SL Benfica, and Dynamo Kyiv to begin the 2021-22 edition of the UEFA Champions League. Of course, a draw like this demands a reaction, and we here at Bavarian Podcast Works are more than happy to provide. Talking points from the draw:Initial (and rather bullish) reactionsGoing through...

Bayern Munich will face off with Bremer SV in the DFB-Pokal in what should (hopefully) not be much of a battle. Even without Robert Lewandowski, Manuel Neuer, Leon Goretzka, Lucas Hernandez, and Kingsley Coman, the Bavarians should be able to take care of business in an efficient manner. Whatever the case, this actually could be an important match for a few players looking to showcase themselves....

Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann might just be toying with everyone when he has the club release his formations as a 4-2-3-1. During his team’s win over FC Köln, Nagelsmann absolutely shifted roles and responsibilities around without really calling it what it was. Will the new boss have more of that on tap? We cover that and whole lot more on this episode of Bavarian Football Works. Here is...

Phew, that was a wild ride. Bayern Munich’s second Bundesliga game this season saw them pitted against a feisty Köln side that was unafraid to attack and defended like their lives depended on it. Nagelsmann’s third game of the season showed signs of promise, but lacked the dominance and the free-flowing football that we’ve come to expect from Bayern in recent years. There were plenty of takeaways...

With another crazy week in the books, the Weekend Warm-up podcast is here to hit all the latest Bayern Munich news — and there is no shortage of that. Here are the topics we have on tap: How things stand after matches against Borussia Mönchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund. The news that Robert Lewandowski wants to move on why that means Bayern Munich needs to prepare to bid on Erling Haaland. Why...

Bayern Munich will be back in Bundesliga action this Sunday, and against Köln, they will look to carry the momentum from their thrilling 3-1 win against Dortmund that clinched them the DFL-Supercup. Köln started the season with a dominant 3-1 win against Hertha Berlin, and will therefore be no easy opponent. Bayern’s defenders will have their hands full with Köln’s speedy attack, but the Bavarians...

Having started the season on a sour note by drawing to Gladbach, Bayern Munich have pulled one back by winning the first silverware of the Julian Nagelsmann era. Borussia Dortmund may have been missing some key players in this year’s edition of the DFL Supercup, but that didn’t make this game any less entertaining. As always, there was plenty to discuss about the game, which you can listen to belo...

In his first “final” in the DFL-Supercup, Julian Nagelsmann will fight for a trophy as manager of Bayern Munich against Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund is not his favorite rival; time and time again, Dortmund took Leipzig apart, including in the DFB-Pokal finale. Both sides have defensive injuries to contend with. Mats Hummels is seemingly out and Emre Can is a doubt as well. A makeshift defense consi...

The 2021/2022 Bundesliga season is officially upon us and match week 1 is officially in the books! Bayern Munich opened up their campaign with an entertaining 1-1 draw at Borussia Monchengladbach with the goals from Alassane Plea and Robert Lewandowski (who else?). It was Julian Nagelsmann’s first competitive match in charge as Bayern manager, but he was forced to field a handful of younger or fri...

It was an opening day disaster for Bayern Munich as they failed to beat Borussia Monchengladbach away from home. Okay, maybe “disaster” is a bit strong, but the performance wasn’t that good. Julian Nagelsmann’s tenure as coach has started inauspiciously, with him failing to win a single game so far. Is this a sign of things to come? Talking points from the game:Just how good is Alphonso Davies? Jo...

Another week is in the books for Bayern Munich and what a week it was. It seems as if it is only a matter of time before the team officially extends the contract of Joshua Kimmich, but the club’s rumored pursuit of Marcel Sabitzer could have hit a roadblock. Regardless, here are the topics we have on tap: The mayhem in the midfield with potential contract extensions for Kimmich and Leon Goretzka,...

Here we go! Finally, we have the season opener upon us and Bayern Munich will take on Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga’s opening match. Maybe more than any other season in recent memory, Bayern Munich looks a bit vulnerable, but luckily for the Bavarians, Gladbach is dealing with its own issues. Both squads have high expectations and both club hired new managers when their old skippers d...

After what’s been an incredibly ridiculous 17 months since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s genuinely hard to believe that yet another Bundesliga season for Bayern Munich is upon us. Our sense of time has been warped by the amount of action we’ve seen packed so close together for the better part of the past 15 months after football and sport as a whole had been paused for approximate...

It was a crazy week in terms of Bayern Munich news and we’re talking about the absolute biggest stories! What happened, you ask? Well, you came to the right place to find out. The hot topics we hit on this week include: Joshua Zirkzee’s preseason was bad, but he will get a chance to start over with a loan to RSC Anderlecht. Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka could both extend their contracts with th...

Julian Nagelsmann will be glad preseason friendlies are over after yet another average showing by Bayern Munich . In what was good news, many starters returned and played 45 or more minutes. Robert Lewandowski captained the side for the day; other regulars included Leroy Sané, Leon Goretzka, Benjamin Pavard, Kingsley Coman among others, Coman would not last long, sustaining an injury early in the...

It was a big week on the news front for Bayern Munich. There have been three preseason friendly losses to date, but some intriguing news surrounding the team has some fans thinking more about the future than the present group of youngsters masquerading as the senior team. On this episode we talk about:The Sport1 report saying Timo Werner, Erling Haaland, and Federico Chiesa have all been discussed...

The friendlies are running out and Julian Nagelsmann is running out of time to win one. Today was no different; Bayern Munich went down to the team I consider their arch-nemesis, Borussia MönchengIadbach, 0-2. I wonder if Hansi Flick would have won his friendlies if he had the chance to play friendlies last season. There were some solid performers out there. Malik Tillman had a good game as did Om...

Bayern Munich and Ajax fought to a fun — and relatively well-played — 2-2 draw in Germany. There were some good things — and some not so good things — about the match, but we saw some progress from the Bayern Munich youngsters and from a few vets as well. On this episode we discuss the following:The good performance from players like Armindo Sieb, Tanguy Nianzou, Michael Cuisance, and Torben Rhein...