Gegenpressing: The Bundesliga Podcast

On this week’s Gegenpressing Bundesliga preview how Manu and Stefan kick things off by discussing Bochum’s trip to Bayer Leverkusen on Friday night and breakdown how Dieter Hecking has done such a good job since taking over the relegation-threatened club. They then turn their attention towards Bayern Munich’s clash with St Pauli and discuss whether huge injuries to Alphonso Davies and Dayot Upamec...

On this week’s Gegenpressing podcast, Manu and Stefan offer up instant reaction to Germany’s dramatic 3-3 draw with Italy, which allowed Julian Nagelsmann’s side to progress to the semi-finals of the Nations League thanks to a 2-1 win in the first leg. They discuss an impressive first half from the hosts, before disecting their complete implosion in the second half. The duo then go on to discuss t...

On this week’s Gegenpressing podcast Manu and Stefan scratch their heads and try to make sense of another crazy week of Bundesliga football. They begin by taking a closer look at Borussia Dortmund’s somewhat expected defeat to RB Leipzig on Saturday night, pondering whether Niko Kovac is actually making any progress with the Black & Yellows. They then consider why Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich s...

On this week’s Bundesliga preview show, Manu and Stefan sit down to preview the biggest talking points ahead of matchday 26 in the Bundesliga. They begin by taking a look at Freiburg’s trip to Mainz and take a closer look at how Bo Henriksen’s side somehow managed to be the surprise package of the season in Germany. They then turn their attention to RB Leipzig’s coming test against Borussia Dortmu...

For the first time since April 30, 1988 Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund all lost in the same Bundesliga matchday (thanks for the stat GGFN). So on this week’s main show, Manu and Stefan break down Dortmund’s demoralising defeat to Augburg, Leverkusen’s struggles against Werder Bremen after losing Florian Wirtz to injury and then take a look at Bayern’s bizarre 3-2 humbling to...

On this week’s (slightly late) Bundesliga preview show, Stefan and Manu sit down to discuss a number of the biggest stories in German football ahead of the weekend’s football. They begin with the biggest story of the week, which happens to be Joshua Kimmich’s reported new deal with Bayern Munich. While Stefan struggles to hold back his surprise, Manu explains the twists and turns of the latest sag...

On this week's Gegenpressing podcast Manu and Stefan sit down to discuss Bundesliga matchday 24 and the biggest talking points from the weekend's football. They begin by discussing Borussia Dortmund's 2-0 win over St Pauli, which was their first consecutive win in the German top-flight this season. Is Niko Kovac finally turning things around? After that, they gone to discuss Bayern Munich's impres...

On this week's Bundesliga preview show, Manu and Stefan planned on sitting down to discuss Bayern Munich's trip to Stuttgart but were instead forced to talk about the breaking news that the German giants have withdrawn their contract offer for Joshua Kimmich. Could the German international really leave Bayern this summer? We discuss all that and more on today's show, before previewing Bayer Leverk...

On this week’s main Gegenpressing podcast Manu and Stefan discuss the three biggest games of the weekend. They start by taking a look at Borussia Dortmund’s emphatic 6-0 win over Union Berlin and ask whether the result was due to the home side performing well or the visitors playing dreadfully. They then take in RB Leipzig’s clumsy 2-2 draw with Heidenheim and ponder what the future holds for the...

On this week’s Bundesliga preview show, Manu and Stefan take a look at three games in particular that have caught their eye this weekend. They kick things off with Mainz vs St Pauli and break down why Bo Henriksen’s side have been perhaps the biggest surprise package of the season and whether they could truly push for Europe come the end of the season. They then turn their attention to another asp...

On this week’s main Gegenpressing show Manu and Stefan kick things off by discussing Borussia Dortmund’s dreadful performance away to Bochum. To the surprise of very few, Niko Kovac’s side struggled in their latest away game and left many wondering whether this team are more likely to get relegated than get back into Europe next season. The duo then moved on to Bayer Leverkusen’s 0-0 draw with Bay...

On this week’s Bundesliga preview show Manu and Stefan sit down to talk about all the major topics ahead of matchday 22 in the German top-flight. They kick things off with the minor Revierderby as Borussia Dortmund make the trip to Bochum in the desperate attempt to contine the good vibes following their win over Sporting. They then discuss the all-important clash between Bayer Leverkusen and Baye...

On this week’s main show Manu and Stefan are joined by Matt to discuss Niko Kovac’s opening game as Borussia Dortmund’s new head coach going up in smoke in a 2-1 defeat to Stuttgart. They then move on to talk about Bayer Leverkusen’s drab 0-0 draw with Wolfsburg and whether or not Xabi Alonso’s side can make up an eight-point gap in the Bundesliga title race. They then finish up the show by touchi...

On this week's Gegenpressing Bundesliga preview podcast, Manu and Stefan are back to discuss the major talking points ahead of matchday 21. They begin by discussing Borussia Dortmund's home clash with Stuttgart and whether new head coach Niko Kovac will be able to take advantage of a Swabian side that have had to contend with a difficult fixture list in recent weeks and don't look at their best on...

On this week’s main Gegenpressing podcast Manu and Stefan round-up the biggest stories from matchday 20 of the Bundesliga. They begin with Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich’s continued title challenge, as both German giants picked up all three points but did so in rather unconvincing performances. Could defensive problems in both teams decide who wins the Bundesliga this season? The pair then tak...

On this week’s preview show Manu and Stefan threw tradition to the wind and instead revelled in the transfer window chaos that is engulfing the Bundesliga. They begun the show by discussing Bayern Munich’s decision to sell Mathys Tel, with the club accepting a €60m offer from Tottenham for the young striker. They then moved on to discuss whether Niko Kovac is the right man to pull Borussia Dortmun...

In this episode of the Gegenpressing Podcast, hosts Manuel Veth and Stefan Bienkowski discuss the latest developments in the Bundesliga, focusing on the struggles of Borussia Dortmund against Werder Bremen in their 2-2 draw and why the German giants are still struggling despite sacking Nuri Sahin. They then discuss Bayer Leverkusen’s 2-2 draw with RB Leipzig and breakdown why Xabi Alonso’s side ha...

On this week’s Bundesliga preview show, Manu and Stefan take a look at three of the most intriguing games in the German top-flight this weekend. They begin with St Pauli v Union Berlin, where the home side will be hoping to take advantage of Steffen Baumgart’s misfiring team from the capital and finally register only their second victory in front of their own fans in the league this season. They t...

On this week’s main show, Manu and Stefan are back to discuss the biggest talking points from matchday 18 of the Bundesliga. That undoubtedly revolves around Borussia Dortmund’s 2-0 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday night and the continued drama around Nuri Sahin’s future at the club. They then go on to discuss Bayern Munich’s exciting 3-2 win over Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen’s 3-1 victor...

In this crowded episode of the Gegenpressing Podcast, hosts Manuel Veth and Stefan Bienkowski discuss the latest happenings in the Bundesliga, including the surprising upset of Dortmund by Holstein Kiel, the struggles of Dortmund's leadership, and their daunting task of going to Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday night. They also touch on Hoffenheim's drastic leadership changes and how that has led to...

On this week’s main show, Manu and Stefan try and squeeze a podcast episode in between matchday 16 and matchday 17 of the Bundesliga season. With plans to focusing on the intriguing battles in the middle of the table later in the week, the pair look over the two big clashes at the weekend. They start with Borussia Dortmund’s bruising 3-2 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen on Friday night and what the resu...

On the first Bundesliga preview show of 2025, Manu and Stefan are back to discuss the three most intriguing games of Matchday 16. They kick things off with Bayer Leverkusen’s trip to Borussia Dortmund on Friday night and discuss whether this clash is more of a must-win game for Xabi Alonso or Nuri Sahin. The duo then move on to Eintracht Frankfurt’s away game at St Pauli, where a typically stubbor...

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE FULL SHOW On the first transfer round-up show of the 2025, Manu and Stefan are back to discuss the biggest transfer stories in the Bundesliga this week. That involves the impeding departure of Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund to Aston Villa, the rather bizarre prospect of Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford making the move to the Bundesliga side on loan and th...

In the final Gegenpressing podcast of 2024, Manu and Stefan are back to discuss matchday 15 of the Bundesliga. They begin by discussing Bayern Munich’s impressive 5-1 win over RB Leipzig and how Vincent Kompany’s side completely dominated their opponents in their final test of the year. The pair then move on to Bayer Leverkusen, whose 5-1 victory over Freiburg was just the latest proof that Xabi A...

In the final Bundesliga matchday preview of 2024, Manu and Stefan sit down to discuss the biggest talking points ahead of matchday 15. After doing a 45-minute deep-dive into Bayern Munich v RB Leipzig on the bonus show, the pair take a look at Eintracht Frankfurt v Mainz and discuss why Bo Henriksen has perhaps been the best head coach in the Bundesliga this season. They then move on to Bayer Leve...