Going Deutsch

This week on the pod: Serhou Guirassy makes his grand return as Stuttgart beat Borussia Dortmund, the Seoane era in Gladbach takes off as the Foals beat Wolfsburg 4-0, and Harry Kane continues to be Harry Kane as he gets his 17th goal of the season (in 11 games). In the Zweite, Daniel Scherning gets off to a great start with Eintracht Braunschweig by getting a dramatic 3-2 win over his former side...

This week on Going Deutsch: A classic Lukas Hradecky error nearly allows Hoffenheim to steal a point against Bayer Leverkusen if not for Alex Grimaldo, Bayern Munich have their bi-annual pummeling of Borussia Dortmund, and Union lose their twelfth game in a row to complete the disastrous dozen. In the Zweite, Wehen show they're not even close to the weakest side in the league by beating Fortun...

Alex looks back at the DFB Pokal: 3. Liga side Saarbrücken score a 96th minute winner as they knock out Bayern Munich, another seven Bundesliga teams are knocked out whilst Homburg get another upset as they beat Greuther Fürth. Also on the pod: Svensson is sacked, Lukas Kwasniok uses French, and Magdeburg learn that it's important to score in the right net. St Pauli International Supporters Cl...

On a spooky episode of the Going Deutsch podcast: the Bayern vs Darmstadt game sees three red cards in the first half and eight goals in the second as the rekordmeister win 8-0, Frankfurt and Dortmund play out an exciting 3-3 draw with VAR controversy, and Augsburg continue to entertain in a 3-2 win over Wolfsburg. In the Zweite: St. Pauli fans whistle their first half performance against Karlsruh...

Going Deutsch returns following the international break: new Augsburg manager Jess Thorup is surprisingly involved in the best game of the week as his side come from 2-0 down to beat Heidenheim 5-2, Köln get a vital win in the Rhine Derby against Gladbach, whilst Union Berlin continue to plummet with their eighth loss in a row, this one against Stuttgart. In the Zweite: Paderborn score from inside...

As Alex celebrates five years since his URY debut: Hoffenheim celebrate a dramatic win against Werder, Darmstadt celebrate their second straight win against Augsburg, and Bayer Leverkusen celebrate a win over local rivals Köln. Alex is also in a good mood due to St. Pauli's 5-1 win over Nürnberg, HSV's dropped points over Wehen, and the continued good results for Elversberg. Also on the po...

What better way to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of the reunification of Germany than with a Going Deutsch episode (lots of ways, but ignore them). Bayer Leverkusen return to the top of the Bundesliga following their win against Mainz and Bayern dropping points in a 2-2 draw with Leipzig. Union Berlin continue their fall with a 1-0 defeat away at Heidenheim and Darmstadt pick up their first win w...

A lot has happened in German football over the last week: Germany find their man as Julian Nagelsmann becomes manager of the national team, Serhou Guirassy becomes the best player in the world as he inspires Stuttgart to a win over Darmstadt, Bayern put seven past Bochum for the third year in a row, and Union Berlin find themselves in crisis following a 2-0 loss to Hoffenheim. In the second tier,...

Going Deutsch returns in full following the international break: Bayer Leverkusen show their title contenders in a 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich at the Allianz, Darmstadt cruise to a 3-0 lead in the first half of their game against Gladbach but blow it thanks to a red card and draw 3-3, whilst Heidenheim celebrate Frank Schmidt's historic milestone and their first Bundesliga win against Werder B...

Alex returns for another bonus podcast about another firing, this time it's the turn of Hansi Flick, whose catastrophic reign of the German national team came to an end after just 25 games following a 4-1 loss to Japan. Questions include whether it was the right call (it was), and who should replace him (not Matthias Sammer). Also on the pod, a legend says goodbye to an old stand, a bunker app...

For the first time in three weeks, Going Deutsch is not 82 minutes long, some things are still the same though, Alex bashes Dortmund following a collapse against newly promoted Heidenheim, Bayer Leverkusen continue to play amazing football as they go top following a 5-1 win over Darmstadt, and everyone continues to not care about Hoffenheim and Wolfsburg as they play in front of an almost empty st...

On this week's Going Deutsch: Union go down to 10 against Darmstadt but it doesn't matter as they go top with a 4-1 win, Bayer Leverkusen look like title contenders in a 3-0 win against rivals Gladbach, and Dortmund continue to be underwhelming in a 1-1 draw with Bochum. In the second tier: Hertha fight back with a 5-0 win against Fürth, Schalke replace them as the new team to panic about...

Going Deutsch celebrates its 50th episode by celebrating the return of the Bundesliga: Augsburg and Borussia Mönchengladbach take part in an unexpected eight goal thriller, Stuttgart go top of the league after beating Bochum 5-0, and nobody knows how to mark Kevin Behrens as Union win 4-1 over Mainz. In the second tier: Phil Neumann scores two at different ends as Hannover beat Hansa, Hertha are a...

In the first round of the DFB Pokal, Homburg create the shock of the round as they beat Bundesliga newcomers Darmstadt. Werder Bremen, Augsburg and Bochum are also shocked as they lose to third tier sides, and Makkai Berlin become the first Jewish side to play in the cup as they fight valiantly (and lose) to Wolfsburg. Also on the pod, joy over Harry Kane's arrival in Germany, a Leeds flag in Jena...

This week on Going Deutsch: Hertha lose to newly promoted Wehen, is it time to start panicking about BSC? Karlsruher score in the 95th minute to get a well earned point against HSV, and an Andreas Luthe red card leads to Schalke's 3-0 win against Kaiserslautern. The 3. Liga returns as all newly promoted sides get a point, with Ulm and Unterhacing having more entertaining games than Lübeck and...

Going Deutsch returns for the 2023/24 season with a look at the first weekend of fixtures in the 2. Bundesliga: HSV and Schalke entertain with an eight-goal thriller, Elversberg and Wehen get their first points since promotion, Karlsruher leave it late to beat Osnabrück and Kiel leave it even later to beat ten-man Braunschweig. Alex discusses events in Australia as Germany lose their first group s...

Alex wraps up the season on Going Deutsch with a full review of the 2. Bundesliga as Heidenheim claim both promotion and the title on the last day, Darmstadt return to the Bundesliga after six seasons in the second tier, and HSV miss out on promotion following play-off defeat despite a fantastic points total. Also on the pod: Fabian Hürzeler proves himself to be the new best manager in the world a...

In this episode of Going Deutsch: Alex takes over two hours to review the Bundesliga by himself, a new personal achievement! Bayern win the league yet again because Dortmund do a Dortmund and collapse for the 120th time in a season, Union Berlin make the Champions League in Germany's best ongoing football fairytale, meanwhile city rivals Hertha join Schalke in going down to the 2. Bundesliga. Also...

On this week's Going Deutsch: Stuttgart survive an early scare to retain their Bundesliga place with a 3-1 win against HSV, aided by a defensive blunder and a good assist, Wehen are promoted to the 2. Bundesliga at the expense of Arminia Bielefeld, suriving an early scare of their own before winning 2-1 thanks to Benedict Hollerbach. Fabian Klos departs Bielfeld in tears as a club legend, whil...

The play-offs have arrived on Going Deutsch: Stuttgart take a big advantage over HSV by winning 3-0 in the first leg, whilst Wehen's shocking 4-0 win over Arminia Bielefeld is marred by fan trouble that could see DSC heavily punished. Elsewhere in the world of German football, Wolfsburg lose the Women's Champions League Final against Barcelona and Finaltag der Amateure sees Illertissen bea...

On matchday 34's Going Deutsch: Union claim a historic Champions League spot following a 1-0 win against Werder, Schalke go down whilst Stuttgart enter the Relegation Play-Off as Bochum win 3-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt, whilst Wolfsburg lose to Hertha to miss out on European football. In the Zwiete: Heidenheim score in the 93rd and 99th minutes as they beat Jahn Regensburg and condemn HSV t...

On this week's edition of Going Deutsch: the title race takes its biggest turn yet as Bayern implode to lose 3-1 to Leipzig whilst Dortmund manage to avoid doing a Dortmund by winning 3-0 away at Augsburg, taking the lead back with one game to go. Hertha Berlin are relegated as they draw 1-1 with Bochum after a 94th minute equaliser, whilst Stuttgart win 4-1 against Mainz to leap out of the re...

On this week's Going Deutsch: Hertha slip closer to relegation as they lose 5-2 whilst Bochum beat Augsburg 3-2, Stuttgart draw with Bayer Leverkusen to fall into the relegation places, whilst Schalke manage to only concede six against Bayern Munich (success!). Dortmund meanwhile put five past Gladbach and Wolfsburg launch themselves back into a European spot with a win over Hoffenheim. In the...

On this week's Going Deutsch: Schalke, Hertha, Augsburg, and Hoffenheim win in the battle against the drop, as the relegation race gets tighter with three games to go, Dortmund put six past Wolfsburg as they show chasing is easier than being chased, and Köln win against local rivals Leverkusen. In the Zweite, Darmstadt have their promotion party on hold after losing 3-0 to St. Pauli, Heidenhei...

Alex goes through another week of German football full of twists, turns, and questionable decisions. Bayern re-take the lead of the Bundesliga as Borussia Dortmund draw 1-1 with Bochum in controversial circumstances involving bad refereeing, non-existent VAR, and poor gift choices, Schalke turn it around late against Werder Bremen to keep their survival hopes alive, meanwhile there are big wins fo...