Bundesliga Update

cute logo… kinda like the football equivalent of Nike’s
jumping-basketball-player silhouette (sorry, dunno
what that logo is called, I’m not exactly as basketball fan)

I don’t exactly follow any domestic league, I do, however, check in once in a while Serie A (Italy), La Liga (Spain) and the Bundesliga (Germany).  I just want to know who the top clubs are to give me an idea who would most likely be in the next season’s Champions League. 

here’s the latest Bundesliga update for this month:



Rank
Team
MP
W
D
L
GF
GA
+/-
Pts
1
Borussia Dortmund
24
18
4
2
52
14
38
58
2
Bayer Leverkusen
24
13
7
4
50
34
16
46
3
Hannover 96
24
14
2
8
34
31
3
44
4
Bayern München
24
12
6
6
50
30
20
42
5
FSV Mainz 05
24
13
1
10
37
30
7
40
6
Hamburger SV
24
11
4
9
35
32
3
37
7
SC Freiburg
24
11
4
9
31
31
0
37
8
1. FC Nürnberg
24
10
6
8
34
32
2
36
9
Hoffenheim
24
8
9
7
41
35
6
33
10
Schalke 04
24
8
6
10
29
29
0
30
11
1. FC Köln
24
8
5
11
31
42
-11
29
12
FC St.Pauli
24
8
4
12
27
38
-11
28
13
Eintracht Frankfurt
24
8
3
13
24
34
-10
27
14
VfL Wolfsburg
24
6
8
10
29
34
-5
26
15
Werder Bremen
24
6
7
11
30
50
-20
25
16
1. FC Kaiserslautern
24
6
6
12
33
42
-9
24
17
VfB Stuttgart
24
6
4
14
42
47
-5
22
18
Borussia Mönchengladbach
24
5
4
15
35
59
-24
19

I’m surprised to see that Bayern Munich isn’t at the top of the league, not even a close second or third.  There’s, like, a 14-point difference.  And Schalke 04 is just ranked 10th.  I guess success in the Champions League doesn’t necessarily mean success in the domestic league.  Although, I don’t exactly know what I’m talking about coz this standing could still be far from the final picture when the season ends… and qualifying for Champions League is determined by the previous season’s performance.  So I’ll guess we’ll see... and I’ll keep you posted.