After a week's hiatus for World Cup qualifiers, the Bundesliga is back for round 8. And this weekend features the mother of all German derbies.
Dortmund and Schalke face off in a clash of Ruhr Valley rivals. This classic match-up is one fans look forward to all season. Going into this game the teams were tied in the all-time statistics: each had won 32 times against the other.
This game may at first sound one-sided, but these squads have the two stingiest defenses in the league. The only question is. Can newly promoted Düsseldorf handle the kind of high-quality firepower that Bayern has?
Do you know when Gladbach won the last time in Bremen? It was 22 matches ago. Both teams are struggling at the moment. So no one has a clear advantage here.
Frankfurt have been having a fairytale season so far, but can they keep it going against Hanover? Hanover has run hot-and-cold this year, but they have midfield wizard Szabolcs Huszti, who returned to Hanover after having played three season in Russia.
The remaining matches in round 8: