{"id":5809,"date":"2025-08-28T09:59:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T09:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/bundesliga-preview-cup-trouble-puts-a-question-mark-on-bayerns-strong-start\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T09:59:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T09:59:41","slug":"bundesliga-preview-cup-trouble-puts-a-question-mark-on-bayerns-strong-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/bundesliga-preview-cup-trouble-puts-a-question-mark-on-bayerns-strong-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Bundesliga Preview: Cup Trouble puts a question mark on Bayern&#8217;s strong start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>When Harry Kane scores Bayern Munich&#8217;s sixth goal against Leipzig <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">First game<\/span> It looked like the title race could end before anyone else could play the game out of the Bundesliga season.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not that fast.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern needed the late Kane header to claim <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Unstable 3-2 victory<\/span> In the third division of the German Cup on Wednesday, Weeen Wiesbaden showed Bayern could still rattle by determined opponents in a timing counterattack. <\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t even a weakened Bayern team. Kane, Michael Oliz and Louis Diaz all played 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Match Up<\/h2>\n<p>&#8211; Bayern will visit Bayern rival Augsburg on Saturday to reunite with former player Sandrow Wagner. He got off to a good start last weekend with his first head coaching job with a 3-1 victory at Freiburg.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Most of Bayern&#8217;s potential title rivals struggled last week, but all but Aintrak Frankfurt, who stoked Werder Bremen 4-1 in his first league match since Hugo Ekitike left for Liverpool. Next is Hoffenheim on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Promotional Burger SV hosts St. Pauli on Friday, and will certainly be a heated city derby. Hamburg&#8217;s promotion is the first time since 2011 that two Cross City rivals have played on top flights.<\/p>\n<h2>Players to watch<\/h2>\n<p>&#8211; Just behind former Real Madrid <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Lucas Vasquez<\/span> You can make Bayer Leverkusen&#8217;s debut. Bayer Leberkusen will need to win at Vader Bremen to bounce back from coach Eric Ten Hagg&#8217;s first league game loss last week. Vazquez has not played for a team outside of Madrid within 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Carney Chukwuemeka is <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Return to Borussia Dortmund<\/span> After completing a permanent transfer following a loan from Chelsea last season. Dortmund will face Union Berlin on Sunday.<\/p>\n<h2>Who&#8217;s out?<\/h2>\n<p>&#8211; Dortmund defenders Nico Schlotterbeck, Niklas Thule and Emre Can were all injured, and after last week&#8217;s send-off, Filippo Mane was stopped and coach Nico Kovac lost his rear option due to the Union&#8217;s visit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Stuttgart needed a penalty to pass the eintracht braunschweig <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Germany&#8217;s Cup Title defense has begun<\/span> On Tuesday, there was no Luca Jaquez after defender Luca Jaquez was defeated at Union Berlin last week. Jeff Chabot and Ameen Al Dakil are also featured. Stuttgart hosts Borussia Moenchladbach on Saturday.<\/p>\n<h2>From the field<\/h2>\n<p>&#8211; Dortmund&#8217;s Jobe Bellingham will want to compensate for his unfortunate Bundesliga debut, especially after him <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">My father caused anger<\/span> Then by talking to sports director Sebastian Kehl outside the locker room.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Coach Dortmund Coach Cobach got an a <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">One year contract extension<\/span> this week. It&#8217;s a turnaround recognition since he took over the team on the 11th in February.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The contested Bundesliga goals have brought changes to football regulations this week. Leipzig had the goal given to Bayern first, despite Castello Lukba&#8217;s dribbling with the ball while making his previous free kick. The referee ruled that out in a video review, but it turns out that the VAR rules are not allowed to review how play resumed. 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