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SEASON PREVIEW
EPL SEASON REVIEW
2024-25
BUNDESLIGA SEASON PREVIEW
2024-25
‘BAYER
LEVERKUSEN
WROTE THEIR
NAME IN THE
HISTORY BOOKS
BY BECOMING
THE FIRST
BUNDESLIGA
TEAM TO
COMPLETE A
CAMPAIGN
SANS DEFEAT
LAST TERM’
LAST SEASON
Bayern Munich
Leverkusen
Stuttgart
Dortmund
Leipzig
St. Pauli
Kiel
Bochum
Kane Undav Boniface Openda Guirassy Beier Sesko Malen Kramaric
KEY PLAYER
AUGSBURG
FINISH: 11th place
RECORD: 10-9-15
MOST GOALS: Demirovic (14)
FINAL TABLE PREDICTIONS
Hoffenheim Frankfurt
Bremen
Augsburg Frieburg Wolfsburg Heidenheim
Mainz 05 Monchengladbach Berlin
GOAL SCORING PREDICTIONS
Last season saw Augsburg post their best result since 2015 as they earned a 11th placed finish. It’s a far cry from when they finished fifth during the 2014-15 season and made their bow in the Europa League, but given the fact that they have had some major relegation scares, fans will surely be relieved that Jess Thorup was able to steer the team out of trouble for them to maintain their top-flight status
for yet another season. Still, with top striker Ermedin Demirovic being sold to Stuttgart, Thorup will really face some major challenges in what will be his first full season on the tactician’s bench.
Phillip Tietz
THE 2023-24 BUNDESLIGA SEASON ARGUABLY WAS ONE OF THE MOST ENTERTAINING FANS HAVE SEEN IN A LONG TIME AS BAYER LEVERKUSEN BECAME THE FIRST TEAM TO COMPLETE A BUNDESLIGA CAMPAIGN WITHOUT DEFEAT, AND IN DOING SO, ENDED BAYERN’S STRANGLEHOLD ON THE LEAGUE TITLE. WILL THE 2024-25 SEASON BE ABLE TO TOP ITS PREDECESSOR? MICHELLE OSEI BONSU PREVIEWS THE UPCOMING INSTALLMENT OF GERMANY’S TOP-FLIGHT.
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