Which Bundesliga club should YOU support based on your Premier League team? The Daily Mail look at the equivalent clubs in both divisions.
They have based on it the characteristics, manager connections, trophies won, who are bankrolled and the fanbase…
Bayern Munich – Manchester United
– Glorious histories
– Same quantity of trophies won
– World-class players to have pulled on the shirt
– Enormous fanbases around the world
– Attract jealous anger from rival fans
– Plenty of financial muscle to entice the world’s finest players
– Giants of their respective divisions.
Borussia Dortmund – Liverpool
– Both been managed by Jurgen Klopp, took them to a Champions League final
– Both clubs boast large and passionate fans who known how to generate a boisterous atmosphere
– Share a pre-match ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ rendition
– Devoted to high octane football and high entertainment for the fans
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RB Leipzig – Manchester City
– Buying their way to the top
– Hated by fans of every other club because they’ve been bankrolled into contention for the top honours
– City don’t attract quite the same fury in England but would be nowhere near their present level if it wasn’t for the billions of their Abu Dhabi investors
– Brilliant managers and are committed to winning games in style
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Borussia Monchengladbach – Chelsea
– Both enjoyed periods of success
– Have regularly graced the European stage.
-In the present day, both have exciting young managers
– Got useful up-and-coming players and are on course for the Champions League next season
Bayer Leverkusen – Tottenham Hotspur
– They’re always the bridesmaid when it comes to the major prizes.
– Both have at some point missed out on league titles and losing big games i.e cups
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Wolfsburg – Wolves
– Share a nickname
– Based in proud, industrious, working-class communities with devoted fanbases
– Hoping to be in Europe once again next season
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Schalke – Everton
-Both play in blue
– Have a great history and heritage, but overshadowed by neighbours
– Both rebuilding
– Schalke even have an Everton player on their books in on-loan right back Jonjoe Kenny.
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Freiburg – Burnley
– Punch above their weight
– Comparatively modest resources in the top division
– Part of the league furniture over the past decade
-Enjoying very good seasons when they ground to a halt
Hoffenheim – Leicester
– Enjoyed impressive rises from lower levels with the help of investment.
-Nobody begrudges their success and pretty much permanent position towards the top of the table
Cologne – Newcastle
Clubs with vast fanbases and enormous stadiums
– Play integral roles in their respective cities.
– Success proved elusive of late
– Recent seasons spent in the lower half of the table and even the second division
Union Berlin – Sheffield United
-Everybody predicted a relegation struggle for both in August
– Made a mockery of the pundits, enjoying terrific campaigns no one saw coming
Eintracht Frankfurt – Arsenal
– Grand old teams with large supporter bases and lots of impressive history
– Eintracht finished 7th last season and wanted to kick on – instead they’re 12th and looking over their shoulder
– Arsenal are ninth at the moment and have dropped too many points
Hertha Berlin – West Ham
-Underachieving clubs from the capital city who play their matches in cavernous former Olympic stadiums where the fans are miles from the pitch
– Seems to be constant setbacks and disappointments, consigning them to lower-half mediocrity with a whiff of relegation danger
Augsburg – Southampton/Brighton
-Two clubs that are inoffensive to pretty much everyone – except Southampton to Portsmouth fans and Brighton to Palace –
– Become part of the furniture in their top divisions in recent seasons
– Occasionally embarking on a cup run
– Had slight worries of going doing throughout the season
Mainz – Watford/Crystal Palace
– Overshadowed by larger nearby clubs
-Very much established in the top flight
– Like Watford, need to galvanise themselves when action returns or face a relegation scrap
Fortuna Dusseldorf – Bournemouth
-Embarked on a rise through the divisions during the 21st century
– Both are desperate to cling on to top flight football
– In relegation danger after seasons of struggle
– Could struggle to return to top level football if they go down
Werder Bremen – Aston Villa
-Rich heritage, history and tradition who have enjoyed sporadic periods of high success in the past
– Big stadiums and sizeable fanbases count for precious little as they fight to avoid relegation
– Not too big to go down and nee instant transformation of fortunes when action resumes
Paderborn – Norwich City
-Been through thick and thin in recent seasons
– Promoted last season, many tipped them both to go straight back down and that’s what looks like is going to happen
– Cut adrift at the bottom of their respective leagues, they should enjoy the experience while it lasts
SATURDAY (2.30pm UK time unless stated)
Augsburg vs Wolfsburg
Borussia Dortmund vs Schalke
Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Paderborn
RB Leipzig vs Freiburg
Hoffenheim vs Hertha Berlin
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia Monchengladbach (5.30pm)
SUNDAY
Cologne vs Mainz (2.30pm)
Union Berlin vs Bayern Munich (5pm)
MONDAY
Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen (7.30pm)
THE LEAGUE TABLE:

Bundesliga 2019/20 table
So, now you have seen which Bundesliga club should YOU support based on your Premier League team, do you agree with the summary? Will you be sticking by the chosen German club as the season resumes on Saturday?
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