Hoffenheim coach Julian Nagelsmann wants his team to prove why they worthy of their place in the top three of the Bundesliga when they head to league leaders Bayern Munich on Saturday. The Sinsheim-based club are on a five-game winning streak, having started the season with four straight draws, and they will be looking to return from the Allianz Arena with their unbeaten record still intact. "...Full Story »

Schalke coach Markus Weinzierl is confident that his side can continue their good form and take something from their derby clash at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Schalke have won five of their past six games in all competitions to put a poor start to the season behind them. The trip to Dortmund is set to fully test their improved form, but with the hosts enduring a blip of their own Weinzierl...Full Story »

Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti is convinced his side will silence their critics this Saturday, saying he has seen no tiredness - mentally or physically - in their performances of late. The record German champions went three games without a win up to their midweek 4-1 victory over PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League, and he believes that result and performance was proof, if needed, that h...Full Story »

Hertha Berlin coach Pal Dardai claims Thomas Tuchel has exerted unnecessary pressure on referees with his remarks that his team are on the receiving end of too many fouls. Tuchel complained after his side went down 2-0 at Bayer Leverkusen a fortnight ago about the rough treatment Dortmund had been given, saying it was already the third time this season that over 20 fouls were committed on his p...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt wants his team to show more courage when they face Borussia Dortmund in a clash of two sides involved in the Champions League this week. Leverkusen threw away a one-goal lead to be held to a draw in Monaco and Schmidt is hoping to see a more ruthless streak from his side at the BayArena, against second-placed Dortmund. "We will get our chances and we've got...Full Story »

Cologne coach Peter Stoger watched Bayern Munich's 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday with interest as he plots to do the same as Diego Simeone when he takes his team to Munich this Saturday. Bayern's eight-game winning start to the season in all competitions was brought to an end by Simeone's team in midweek and Stoger is hoping to bring an end to their perfect ...Full Story »

Hertha Berlin coach Pal Dardai has joked that he will need the help of the club's bus driver as he plots a plan to keep a hold of top spot ahead of the trip to Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Hertha travel to Munich as the only side, together with the Bavarians, still to have a 100% record from their opening three Bundesliga games of the season. To keep that intact, they need to do what only 10 te...Full Story »

Carlo Ancelotti says his Bayern Munich team must put beer to the back of their minds when they host Ingolstadt on Saturday. The match takes place on the same day that the city's famous Oktoberfest begins, but the Italian boss wants his team's full focus to be on securing the three points against Ingolstadt before they indulge in any partying. "The Oktoberfest is a very special event in Munich,...Full Story »

Nabil Bentaleb is hoping to bring his experience of English football to the table in Schalke's clash with Bayern Munich on Friday night. The 21-year-old has joined the Royal Blues on a season-long loan from Tottenham and he is in line to make his first start for the club at the Arena AufSchalke this Friday. It may be one of the toughest games of the season for his new club, whose coach Markus ...Full Story »

Carlo Ancelotti insists the heat is on his Werder Bremen counterpart Viktor Skripnik and not on him as he prepares to take his Bundesliga bow as Bayern Munich coach this Friday. The Italian replaces Pep Guardiola, who won three straight Bundesliga titles before moving to Manchester City this summer. Prior to that, Jupp Heynckes had won an unprecedented Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Champions Leagu...Full Story »