Leverkusen’s Bellarabi scores fastest ever Bundesliga goal

FOOTBALL – Bayer Leverkusen’s Karim Bellarabi set a Bundesliga record by scoring after nine seconds seconds, beating Giovane Élber (1998) and Ulf Kirsten (2002) who needed 11 seconds to score. Click on continue reading for a list of the fastest Bundesliga goals.

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RECORD: Nürnberg suffer record eighth drop in Bundesliga

FOOTBALL – A defeat at Schalke on Saturday sealed 1. FC Nürnberg’s fate in the Bundesliga. ‘Der Club’ join Eintracht Braunschweig in a decent to the second tier of German league football. It was a BL record eighth relegation for Nürnberg. Since the Bundesliga started, Arminia Bielefeld had also been relegated seven times. Hamburger SV, the only ever present side in the Bundesliga (1963-2014) will play a promotion/relegation playoff against the team that will finish third in the 2. Bundesliga.

REVIEW: Guardiola suffers biggest ever defeat as a coach

FOOTBALL – The 3-0 defeat by Bayern against Borussia Dortmund was the biggest ever in the coaching career of Pep Guardiola (all competitions). Bayern also suffered their biggest home defeat since 20 September 2008, when they lost 5-2 against Werder Bremen. They lost successive Bundesliga matches for the first time since November 2011, when they alo lost at home against Dortmund.

REVIEW – Augsburg halt Bayern unbeaten streaks

FOOTBALL – Bayern München suffered their first keague defeat of the 2013/2014 Bundesliga season, ending their bid to become the first club to register an undefeated campaign in the Bundesliga (51 seasons in the history of the competition). It also snapped Bayern’s record streaks of undefeated matches in the top flight (53) and most successive league matches scoring at least once (65).

REVIEW: Bayern first to claim title in March

FOOTBALL – Bayern München defeated Hertha BSC 3-1 to claim their 23rd Bundesliga title. No other team has more than five. Bayern became the first ever team to win the Bundesliga title in March and became the first side to claim the title with seven matches to spare in leagues in England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Italy.

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