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The transfer window has passed, and we’re all set for another weekend of highly anticipated Bundesliga action.
VfB Stuttgart vs Cologne
The hosts managed to retain the services of Bilal El Khannouss on deadline day, but they will be without Chema Andres, who completed a move to English Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion. Cologne, meanwhile, added Mikey Moore and Borna Sosa to their squad on Tuesday, but their of them are expected to start against the Swabians in Friday night’s Matchday 2 curtain-raiser.
Stuttgart: Bredlow – Vagnoman, Jeltsch, Chabot, Mittelstädt – Prömel, Stiller – Leweling, Undav (c), El Khannouss – Pejčinović
Cologne: Schwäbe (c) – Castro-Montes, Simpson-Pusey, Lochoshvili, Mensah – Skhiri, Krauß – Thielmann, Jóhannesson, El Mala – Ache
Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund added Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri to their squad on deadline day, following Giannis Konstantelias’ injury. However, Maximilian Beier is expected to take his place, alongside Konstantinos Karetsas, behind Serhou Guirassy.
Hoffenheim: Baumann (c) – Coufal, Kabak, Hajdari, Bernardo – Wimmer, Avdullahu, Burger, Daghim – Lemperle, Hložek
Dortmund: Kobel – Gadou, Anton (c), Bensebaini – Ryerson, Bellingham, Nmecha, Svensson – Karetsas, Guirassy, Beier
Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin
Bayer Leverkusen brought in two new players on Tuesday. Moussa Diaby returned to the squad on a permanent basis from Al-Ittihad having left Die Werkself for Aston Villa in 2023. Guéla Doué also joined from Strasbourg, and he could be set to make his debut in place of Lucas Vázquez.
Leverkusen: Flekken – Doué, Tapsoba (c), Medina, Gutiérrez – Fernández, García – Maza, Tillman, Moreira – Schick
Union: Raab – Juranović, Querfeld, Van den Bosch, Rothe – Aebischer, Kemlein, Khedira (c), Jeong – Latte Lath, Ljubičić
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Elversberg
The Foals added Nicolas Kühn to their squad on loan from Italian outfit Como, but it’s unlikely he will start against newly promoted Elversberg, who beat Bayer Leverkusen on Matchday 1.
Gladbach: Nicolas – Diks, Itakura, Leszczyński, Ullrich – Sander, Stöger – Honorat, Bolin, Mohya – Kleindienst (c)
Elversberg: Kristof – Gyamerah, Pinckert (c), Rohr, Günther – Keidel, Poręba – Petkov, Onyeka, Campbell – Mokwa
Werder Bremen vs RB Leipzig
It was a busy deadline day for Werder Bremen, who added Arthur (Bayer Leverkusen) and Moussa Ndiaye (Anderlecht) to their squad, although they waved goodbye to Samuel Mbangula, who returned to Italy with Bologna.
Bremen: Hein – Arthur, Pieper, Friedl (c), Deman – Regeer, Lynen, Reis – Dinkçi, Füllkrug, Grüll
Leipzig: Vandevoordt – Baku, Orbán, Castello, Raum (c) – Reitz, Seiwald, Banzuzi – Gruda, Nkunku, Nusa
Paderborn vs Freiburg
Freiburg signed Karlsruhe’s Louey Ben Farhat on deadline day, but he won’t feature as he will remain at his former employers on loan.
Paderborn: Noll – ter Horst, Scheller, Hansen – Curda (c), Ulrich, Castaneda, Obermair – Marino, Pieringer, Vidović
Freiburg: Backhaus – Kübler, Ginter, Lienhart, Makengo – Eggestein, Engelhardt – Beste, Suzuki, Scherhant – Matanović
Schalke vs Bayern Munich
Manuel Neuer will return to his former club, and home, Schalke, in what could be his last ever game at the Veltins Arena.
Schalke: Karius – T. Becker (c), Katić, Kuruçay – Dina Ebimbe, Tanaka, El-Faouzi, Gosens – Ljubičić, Sylla, Aouchiche
Bayern: Neuer (c) – Laimer, Upamecano, Tah, Davies – Kimmich, Pavlović – Olise, Saibari, Díaz – Kane
Hamburg vs Mainz
Hamburg secured a permanent move for Arsenal’s Fabio Vieira on deadline day, while also adding David Møller Wolfe to their ranks, the latter of which could start ahead of 16-year-old Louis Lemke.
Hamburg: Heuer Fernandes – Capaldo, Bornauw, Torunarigha – Jatta, Remberg (c), Sambi Lokonga, Wolfe – Adeline, Grønbæk – Daka
Mainz: Zentner – da Costa, Gruber, Potulski – Caci, Lee, Sano, Amiri (c), Mwene – Becker, Tietz
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Augsburg
The big news that came out of Augsburg on Tuesday was their ability to fend of Crystal Palace and their pursuit of Chrislain Matsima, while adding Manchester City’s Juma Bah to their ranks on a season-long loan.
Frankfurt: Atubolu – Baum, Koch (c), Maluze, Kosugi – Amaimouni-Echghouyab, Chaïbi, Onyedika, Uzun – Ebnoutalib, Burkardt
Augsburg: Dahmen – Banks, Matsima, Brackelmann – Wolf, Massengo, Rieder (c), Behrens – Kade, Fellhauer – Gregoritsch
GGFN | News Desk
