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christmas comes a couple of days early this year for life sake who are top of the table at the winter break for the 1st time ever a seasonal kid store of new york was at marshall a predictable. if you have to lose including positionally. most of the things he did well played it's christmas time and there has been a lot of gift giving buyers have ceded points cold war already this season which has at least made the bundesliga much more exciting play the games to much festive cheer from tim. tim palmer netback. isn't even in my since i was moved by. the surprise package under the christmas tree are mentioned black buffalo for 2nd place team at the mid-season break has gone on to win the title 9 times in bundesliga history to the poles have a real chance. now it's christmas enjoyed historic some of. them even if you've got much bigger. time to look forward to christmas and the winter break but this

yuletide will be one of mixed emotions for jordan as they ponder how to stop throwing away coins as well because who goldfish political indeed the winter champions are neither buyer nor dortmund welcome to kick off. the year ago dortmund were clear at the top of the table but 2019 has not been kind to the black and yellow so at the end of the 1st half of the season there are 7 points off the lead despite their quality squad dogman have dropped too many points in fact from winning positions they've let a love and point slip the coach is all too aware of the problem. as it's unbelievable the points we've lost. believe a ball will be obese. dortmund have 12 points fewer than at this stage last term

this comes despite strengthening significantly in the close season they began the campaign with a clear goal the title. of those dog runs football is often easy on the i playing like this won't help them win the championship. against half an arm the game panned out like so many for daughter on the season they dominated their opponents with their class repeatedly shining through and matteo gazza standing in for injured captain marco voice grabbed the opener on 17 minutes i thought months continue to pile on the pressure and produced a wave after wave of attacks particularly from the right hand side ashraf hakimi had his chances. as did trog and as out in the 39th minute. that precious 2nd goal proved defaces. sometimes

a team are just unlucky or come up against a good goalkeeper like part of a bomb and. dortmund lead one milot the break but it should have been a lot more. does is the height that stupid that has to be said clearly we haven't we had the chances to score a 2nd goal a 3rd even 1015 we should have crossed the poll more rather than half shooting or those all. perhaps the immaturity of the team was to blame what a more experienced hakimi have set up a teammate here. has. or perhaps lucien father's decision not to recruit another center forward in the summer as part of the problem some fairly straightforward chances went begging. that we had so much attacking verb i think we had something like 8 corners to none but our finishing was poor.

and so dortmund snatched defeat from the jaws of victory they gave away what seemed to be a nailed on 3 points on 79 minutes a down young levelled with oftentimes 1st real chance. look at those faces there not the faces of title winners. just like against lights asian the 33 draw last week dortmund lost control of the game within the space of a few minutes. and they come up with the winner for half an eye in the 87th minute. and again the leakiest defense among the bonus league has top teams conceded 2 goals out of nothing. within 8 minutes and thought man had somehow surrendered a game they should never of lost points yet again thrown. way. to

grandpa but we have fewer points than we should have from the last 2 games we have one point instead of 6 we've been sloppy in the 1st half of the season after filling the last 4 or more can guess how many points we've lost stupidly lost the skins cost us dearly. the mid-season break is upon us a time for dortmund to regroup and say goodbye to a cursed 2019 somehow they have to try to move forward and stop being so consistently inconsistent. by young man who has exploded onto the scene josh was e.x.e. 8 minutes played touches of the ball and 2 goals scored. those are the fruits of

his 1st 2 games for barney and. just like last week against 5 working rescued a win for the champions against both scored again just a minute after coming on and with his 1st touch. christmas fairy tale stuff from byron the 18 year old dutchman with a yuletide miracle right on cue. problems to remain though a bit variance cannot be happy with the 1st half of the season it's their worst in 9 years their 3rd in the table. at the hands of a flick baron do seem much more relaxed and on saturday they again passed 70 percent of possession but points have still gone astray. let's check the stats former coach nico badge had a points per game ratio of $1.00 with flick it's $2.00. but without the xerox

effect it would be $1.00. there are still big gaps of baron's defense and opponents are getting chances for spork were not cool headed enough to take advantage. of. the shall victorious so close to scoring just before the half time whistle. and have also been hit by a raft of injuries this season. have a martinez became number 7 his replacement share home bulleting was the only recognized 1st team player on the bench. it was looking like both sport might manage a draft thomas miller arrived too late here. while continue likewise then failed to find the net. i. with few options flick rolled the dice turn to you know who on every 5 minutes. there's a reason why is it c.

has 35 on his back. is not meant to be in the 1st team yet he's just a kid at 18. but he was again the savior one nil to by am. i a helluva fortune. the teenager would also turn out for the reserve team a day later but here's some parents christmas was already made. for manual noir zerk see is becoming a cult hero. to you he's a positive guy out of the same time quite shy as you so young miss out on the pitch the shows what he's made of as we've seen in the last 2 games that's munchkin there's enough. of that joshua effect has a broader impact to parents' relief allowed sayres can now play to make it to no later. the game was typical of fire in the season dominant but sometimes struggling to convert that supremacy. well when. i was in the last

2 losses against go back and live a. new put us behind but apart from the things we played good football and now the last couple of games showed character to come back and yeah i think the racist is still opened. we would have liked to hear from 60 but byron are keeping him incommunicado. his impact has been huge though the win meant byron confirmed flic as coach until the end of the season his bosses are all smiles. transit is doing a good job we're very happy with the development of the team and how we communicate so openly it's very pleasing. flick has conjured up a youth player who can make a difference his faith in super sub 0 see is quite possibly the best argument for him staying. byron celebrate with lots of christmas cheer the champions may only be 3rd at mid-season break but they are both dortmund and

will be wearing to go for the 2nd half of the campaign. in 5th took on friday book in 6 who would have imagined that before the season started at the halfway mark they are both perhaps over achieving but wanted to head into the break on a high. child who dominated early on what's what's especially influential. a 12 with benito rahman there was the opening goal after 26 minutes. to stand spiced vyborg just couldn't get that changed 10 minutes after half time the video assistant referee spotted a foul in the area. pietersen converted to make it 11. he is now the club's joint record scorer.

chang on quantum was that at 1st unfortunate for freiburg but his luck changed when one memorandum brought him down. in chance of grief stepped up to take this one super cool. to one to freiburg. shall coach david wagner needed a plan and fast it was looking like a very undeserved defeat. substitute off my 22 she was the answer is ball 10 minutes from time sealing a draw we conceded 2 penalties the serve penalties but the situations we gave too easy way this is a little bit. of what i have to moan about anything else i think was quite good in the end both teams enter the christmas holidays in good spirits.

after the 5 nil triumph and braman minds entertained leave ochers and in fine form they continued where they left off with some excellent play but this time the finishing touch was missing. 20 minutes from the leverkusen when del received a 2nd booking but instead of wilting. and shrugged off the setback. stoppage time they snatched the points thanks to look us out to go smash and grab. their braman are now a real mess while cologne are suddenly on a high. hopes took the lead from their 1st big chance shaun caught up with a one nil. 39 minutes gone a win would put them 3 points above graeme in the table. next to bottom visitors pushed but it was all in vain. come on coach marcos good stone has now

picked up an unexpected 9 points in 8 days the billy goats are clear of the relegation zone and can now enjoy the festive period. fortuna dusseldorf were also looking to take advantage of breman shocking form against promoted in berlin the home side broke the deadlock proven henning's on 38 minutes what a strike that was. but coach return phone could do the job wasn't done. shortly after the restart when you and grabbed that deserved equaliser through patterns on the game was suddenly up for grabs. and the winner it came in stoppage time doesn't do us ever told me unleashing us more of an shot that flew off the post and into the net. fortunate with the good

fortune just in time for christmas q some extra special celebrations as they climb out of the automatic drop zone football's just child's play sometimes. bottom side part of born needed that christmas boost in their clash with time tough to frankfurt. the fireworks before kick off ended up being matched inside the stadium. the struggling visitors looked jaded and underdogs had a ball and were ready to pounce i still had made some beauties own rocket put born one mil ahead. but it takes a lot to get patted on coach jeff unbound got excited even though frankfurt had not won in 6 games.

just before the break promoted patter born doubled their lead courtesy of sebastian show now. the host had a real chance of just a 3rd win in the league this season. but had a point peak too early to have a full 2nd have to endure a possible frankford on slush. and it came at eventually frankfurt pulled one back through pass tossed. his 4th goal of the league campaign. in the end had a born got over the line precious 3 points for christmas which will fuel hopes that they can escape the drop. glove box for visitors to the capital but have no real chance of taking top spot because of a vastly inferior goal difference to leipsic. and that shouldn't take away from

what has been a great 1st half of the season for the foles their best since the 1970 s. they even lead the pack for 7 match days but are they able to mount a real tilt for the title. their biggest strength as defense only 18 goals conceded that's the joint lowest number in the current season character berlin we're going to have their work cut out. the blood bath also threatens sporadically. going close here in the 39th minute but generally the visitors didn't show enough against the team and 12 place to. the finish and a bit of guile were lacking to hum has 6 goals this term to top the scoring ranks but it wasn't to be his day. even though we want to have more and we are young we need to do more as well he didn't get our serbia it's not our best performance today and now we come to this point that we have fallen. constants really consumed

weeks and day in the futures. coach marcos one of the austrian league the last 2 seasons with so it's pork but to win the german league his side will have to win the stuart's of away games the best home team in the league but in 8 away games they want only 4 to leipsic 6. like they did work on in 2020. what might help is that car out of both the german cup and europa league. they can concentrate on the bundesliga in the 2nd half of the season. but in berlin could easily have lost. your game klinsmann's had to had chances to win they've stabilized under the germany legend with 8 points from the last 4 matches. along bishan is to climb up as soon as possible in the

table and and then also all start to play a more taking a more. entertaining type of football right now it's more defensive side of it ended nil nil here to head into christmas the happier the 3rd game in a row without conceding. gladbach on the other hand no they should have produced more an attack their elevated position in the table has raised expectations possibly too high they're still a work in progress. in the zone and i have to say the team of work hard and we've had a good 1st half of the season when you're now after a few days' rest we have to get back out and show we want more when i'm from l. and. wanting more is the right answer but was this team have to buck up and buckle up because here comes the winter champion.

could this be the season for rb leipsic with byron in dortmund struggling this is the chance for the red bull back team. might not be particularly loved across germany but new champions come ain't would be welcomed by many people dislike their fans. so what suggests lights it really can do it. the one they have team of their own with a team goals and 7 assists so far. and the 23 year old is getting better and better . byron stop at 11 dosti is only one goal ahead of him in the bundesliga scoring charts. like sick also have the most prolific overall attack in the league they look more dynamic than last season and opponents are getting more desperate to stop them i don't worry it looks worse than it was. but at

home against in-form out spork lot 6 suffered an early shock on 8 minutes. that no player needed that so i don't forget and support had won 5 of their last 6 games. at leipsic in contrast to dortmund right now seem to have the metal to recover from such setbacks were discussed about enough time that we need a patient and then play the same style and 1st half and the goals will come on their own in the 2nd half of pressure get higher and higher and they always have the feeling that. you can score and get the lead. midway through the 2nd half lights a glove old. can have lima with the call. lights it have all the right ingredients onerous with so. serious financial clout

a top infrastructure and one of the world's best young coaches the bad press is usually are now guns man's hallmark just like dogma and under your can club. there is another big reason for lights it being genuine title contenders this season they have a classic target man up front was check international patrick shake made it to one of the best def goal in only 8 games for lights and. his edition has made leipzig squad the complete. the barely big enough for the title. in the winter mean nothing so. we have to continue like this also in next year and we'll see in the summer. tempo is also key to the slight tick team they can be

devastating when switching to attack. the use of force then with the final goal of 31. this season they're flying but like 6 rivals will also worry that they haven't even reached their full potential yet. many of the players are still in their early twenty's and their coach is only a little bit older. looking forward to improve my team and to get better and to play nearly also a good 2nd half a season like we did in the 1st set of barbi leipzig or in the last 16 of the german cup and the champions league and sit top of the bundesliga for the winter break what a delightful christmas present. so here's a look at those results away from the 13 other born and the year. what their 3rd

point of the season made those christmas bonus jingle meanwhile it's almost the case of all mom bells ringing at daughter mart but now a few firsts from this season. this was the 1st of 465 goals so far this season scored by who else all that levon dossier yet again the league's leading striker. but the most assists came from the man many have written off thomas miller with 11. meanwhile can you guess which 2 sides have the best defensive record we know about glove box but both for your time with them with just 18 goals conceded. the down let's sneak a peek at the end of the year table. so leipzig right at the top in the last 10 years the winter champions have gone on to win the title 7 times by our north

3rd dortmund are level on points with it's set to be out thrilling 2nd half of the season. and in the 2nd half of the table part of born are still bottom but braman in frankfurt have slipped deeper into trouble meanwhile cologne are surging but will leave you with so league leaders. the 29000 winter champions are the leipzig they don't look as happy as they should be but it is only halfway through the season. that mascot really looks ready for a christmas party while like 6 coaches keeping his cool. bit of money you are trying to target as your says he is without going into details and more didn't seem like a sick leave the way of the mid-season break for the 1st time in the club's short history. they don't get to it's. sided just by christmas crackers like this one

i think everywhere from others something is so. in that moment in this moment i think i mean nothing. when there is so i don't know how this is a. modern footballers or talk to keep their feet on the ground but surely like they can dream a little this christmas after all they didn't really exist just 10 years ago and are now on top of the bonus later seasons greetings and i happy new year from cape town. i.

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