Chelsea menelan kekalahan telak dalam lawatan perdana mereka ke Stadion Hill Dickinson, setelah dikalahkan 3-0 oleh Everton dalam laga Liga Premier pada Sabtu malam. The Blues berharap bisa bangkit dari kekalahan dengan skor yang sama pada laga Liga Champions hari Selasa melawan Paris Saint-Germain, namun justru terpuruk saat menghadapi tim asuhan David Moyes, The Toffees, yang kini hanya terpaut dua poin dari tim asuhan Liam Rosenior di klasemen.
Manajer Liverpool, Arne Slot, mengkritik para pemainnya yang tampil di bawah standar pasca kekalahan telak 2-1 dari Brighton pada laga Liga Premier Sabtu lalu. Dua gol dari Danny Welbeck memastikan kemenangan bagi The Seagulls dan membuat juara bertahan itu menelan kekalahan ke-10 di Liga Premier musim ini. Hasil tersebut juga bisa menjadi penentu dalam perebutan tiket Liga Champions.
Penyerang Brighton, Danny Welbeck, semakin mengukuhkan namanya di Liga Premier pada Sabtu lalu dengan mencetak dua gol dalam kemenangan 2-1 The Seagulls atas Liverpool di Amex Stadium. Mantan pemain Manchester United ini kini bergabung dengan kelompok eksklusif yang juga mencakup Zlatan Ibrahimovic dan Gary McAllister, seiring ia terus bersinar di kasta tertinggi sepak bola Inggris di usia 35 tahun.
Mantan striker Inggris dan Newcastle, Alan Shearer, mengatakan bahwa standar wasit di Liga Premier semakin menurun akibat ketergantungan yang berlebihan pada VAR. Shearer angkat bicara setelah VAR menjadi sorotan pasca hasil imbang 2-2 antara Manchester United dan Bournemouth. Wasit Stuart Attwell membuat marah para pemain Manchester United dengan menolak memberikan penalti atas pelanggaran terhadap Amad Diallo, lalu memberikan tendangan penalti kepada Bournemouth atas pelanggaran serupa yang dilakukan Harry Maguire terhadap Evanilson.
Bintang muda Manchester United, JJ Gabriel, telah memukau para penggemar dengan penampilannya yang memukau bersama tim U-18 asuhan Darren Fletcher musim ini. Ia telah dipanggil untuk mengikuti sesi latihan bersama skuad senior asuhan Michael Carrick, namun usianya masih terlalu muda untuk melakukan debutnya di tim utama pada musim ini. Namun, para pendukung mungkin tidak perlu menunggu terlalu lama lagi untuk menyaksikan remaja berbakat ini melakukan penampilan pertamanya di level senior bersama Setan Merah.
Klub-klub Liga Premier mendapat dorongan besar seiring memanasnya persaingan untuk mengamankan tempat di Liga Champions musim depan. Kini telah dipastikan bahwa ada kemungkinan tim yang finis di peringkat ketujuh di kasta tertinggi sepak bola Inggris dapat lolos ke kompetisi klub teratas Eropa tersebut. Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, dan Aston Villa saat ini menduduki empat besar klasemen, sementara Liverpool, Chelsea, dan Brentford berada di peringkat berikutnya.
Bayern Munich are the most decorated team in the history of Bundesliga with 32 top-flight titles to their name. Their most recent title came in the 2022-23 season, which was their 11th straight league title.
How many teams are in the Bundesliga?
There are 18 teams in the current format of the Bundesliga. Bundesliga, as we know it today, was formed in 1962 with the 1963-64 season being the first-ever season. It began with 16 teams, but was expanded to 18 teams ahead of the 1965-66 season.
Who has made the most Bundesliga appearances ever?
Karl-Heinz 'Charly' Korbel, with 602 appearances to his name, holds the record for making the most appearances in Bundesliga history. The defender achieved this feat with just one club: Eintracht Frankfurt.
Who is the all-time top scorer of the Bundesliga?
Gerd Muller, inarguably the greatest German forward of all-time, is Bundesliga's all-time leading goalscorer with 365 goals to his name in 427 appearances. All his goals came in a Bayern Munich jersey.
Who has the most assists in the history of the Bundesliga?
Bayern Munich legend Thomas Muller has registered the most assists in Bundesliga history, with 207 and counting.
Who is the oldest player ever in the Bundesliga and how old was he?
Former German defender Klaus Fitchel is the oldest player ever to play in the Bundesliga. Fitchel was aged 43 years and 184 days when he played for Schalke on the final matchday of the 1987-88 campaign.
Who is the youngest player ever in the Bundesliga and how old was he?
Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Youssoufa Moukoko, at 16 years and one day, became the youngest player in Bundesliga history to play in the league, when he came on for Erling Haaland in the 2020-21 season in a game against Hertha Berlin.
Which famous players have played in the Bundesliga?
Robert Lewandowski, Marco Reus, Ilkay Gundogan, Stefan Effenberg, Toni Kroos, Gerd Muller, Franz Beckenbauer, Manuel Neuer, Antonio Rudiger, and Arjen Robben are some of the most famous players to have played in the Bundesliga.
Which famous managers have managed in the Bundesliga?
Xabi Alonso, Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti, Jurgen Klopp, Julian Nagelsmann, Jupp Heynckes, Ralf Rangnick, Thomas Tuchel, Otto Rehhagel, Matthias Sammer, and Giovanni Trapattoni are some of the most famous managers to have managed a Bundesliga club.
What is the biggest stadium in the Bundesliga?
Borussia Dortmund's electrifying stadium Signal Iduna Park is the biggest stadium in the Bundesliga with a capacity of 81.365.
Who is the most expensive player in the history of the Bundesliga?
Harry Kane's €95 million move from Tottenham Hotspur to Bayern Munich in 2023 is Bundesliga's most expensive transfer of all-time.