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Bundesliga Team of the Week: Lahm, Ribery, Martinez & Muller star for rampant Bayern Munich
Nov 26, 2012 12:00:00 PM
Goal.com picks out the best talent on show over the course of a fantastic weekend in Germany's top flight, which saw Borussia Dortmund move into the top two
| Bet: | Returns: | Dortmund £48.00 | Draw £41.00 | Bayern £17.50 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Dortmund £46.00 | Draw £34.00 | Bayern £18.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Dortmund £45.00 | Draw £36.00 | Bayern £18.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Dortmund £47.50 | Draw £38.00 | Bayern £18.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Dortmund £43.30 | Draw £36.00 | Bayern £18.00 |
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Bayern Munich marched on with a 5-0 thrashing of Hannover, and Borussia Dortmund followed up their 4-1 demolition of Ajax by coming from behind to beat Mainz 2-1.
Elsewhere there were great wins for Freiburg and Fortuna Dusseldorf, while high-flyers Schalke and Eintracht Frankfurt both took a share of the spoils, and Goal.com was there to pick out the star performers in every position.
In goal we have Fabian Giefer of Dusseldorf. The Austria international put in a fine showing between the sticks as the club finally claimed their first home win since making their return to the top flight this season.
In front of him, we have Philipp Lahm, who was typically composed at the back and going forward for Bayern, Pavel Krmas and the scorer of the all-important second goal for Freiburg in their derby win over Stuttgart. Bastian Oczipka, who helped contain Schalke's all-star attack and set up an equaliser for Frankfurt, completes the back line.
Another Freiburg star included is Max Kruse, who was also on the scoresheet, while Javi Martinez's first Bayern goal, an acrobatic strike, sees him included for the first time. Lars Bender got Bayern Leverkusen off and running against Hoffenheim and finally we have Franck Ribery, who makes his seventh appearance in our dream team.
Thomas Muller completes the Bayern quartet after keeping up his excellent form this season, Bas Dost extended his scoring run for Wolfsburg, and Robbie Kruse found the net in Dusseldorf's victory on Friday.
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| PHILIPP LAHM |
PAVEL KRMAS |
BASTIAN OCZIPKA |
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| BAYERN MUNICH |
FREIBURG | FRANKFURT |
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TOTW Apps: 1 |
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| MAX KRUSE |
JAVI MARTINEZ |
LARS BENDER |
FRANCK RIBERY |
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| FREIBURG |
BAYERN MUNICH |
LEVERKUSEN |
BAYERN MUNICH |
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vs Hoffenheim (A) |
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| THOMAS MULLER |
BAS DOST |
ROBBIE KRUSE |
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| BAYERN MUNICH |
WOLFSBURG | DUSSELDORF |
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7:44 PM BST
Florentino Perez also addressed Real Madrid's approach for Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti: "I want to express my utmost respect for the PSG and their owners. A few days ago, the CEO went to the PSG to see whether it was possible that he could come and they said no. That is an issue that we will address tomorrow, we have a few days to think on it. There are several candidates [not just Ancelotti]."
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The Florentino Perez press conference is complete. There will undoubtedly be a few straggling quotes knocking about which I've yet to put in here, I'll keep a look out.
In the meantime, get in touch on Twitter to have your say on whether you think sacking Jose Mourinho was the right choice by Real Madrid!
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Where next for Jose Mourinho?
The popular choice remains Chelsea but could Paris Saint-Germain do a straight swap for the Portuguese, with Carlo Ancelotti going the other way to Real Madrid? Or is there another club that you can picture the Portuguese trainer rocking up at?
The popular choice remains Chelsea but could Paris Saint-Germain do a straight swap for the Portuguese, with Carlo Ancelotti going the other way to Real Madrid? Or is there another club that you can picture the Portuguese trainer rocking up at?
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Portuguese trainers around the world can breathe a sarcastic sigh of relief. Real Madrid's club president has confirmed that Jose Mourinho's exit does not (why would it?!) rule out coaches from that country coming to the Bernabeu again someday: "We could have another Portuguese coach in future. This an open-minded club and there are no limitations."
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Florentino Perez refused to condemn Iker Casillas being dropped by Jose Mourinho as a major reason for the coach's imminent departure: "Regarding the [controversial] decisions he made, like benching Iker - he is our coach and he is the one who decides."
He also believes that Real Madrid have undoubtedly progressed under the former (and soon-to-be-returning?) Chelsea boss: "Everything is relative. From where we have come, we have taken a big step but we were lacking a little extra."
He also believes that Real Madrid have undoubtedly progressed under the former (and soon-to-be-returning?) Chelsea boss: "Everything is relative. From where we have come, we have taken a big step but we were lacking a little extra."
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