Both Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will be looking to rebound after their midweek Champions League ties. Die Roten and die Schwarzgelben are very much still in the quarter-finals, as they only lost by one goal to Real Madrid and Monaco respectively. However, as they were the home sides, both German titans will have quite a bit of work to do in the return leg, but first, they will have to focus on domestic affairs this weekend.
Facts and Stats ahead of Bundesliga Matchday 29
Here are five things you may or may not know ahead of the upcoming round of fixtures starting Saturday:
Bundesliga Matchday 29 - U.S. viewing schedule
Below is the full U.S. schedule for round 29 of Bundesliga action starting Saturday:
April 15: Augsburg vs Köln on Fox Soccer 2GO USA at 6:30 AM PST/9:30 AM EST
April 15: Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt on Fox Sports 1 USA, Fox Soccer 2GO USA, Fox Sports GO at 6:30 AM PST/9:30 AM EST
April 15: Hoffenheim vs Borussia M'gladbach on Fox Sports GO, Fox Sports 2 USA, Fox Soccer 2GO USA at 6:30 AM PST/9:30 AM EST
April 15: Mainz 05 vs Hertha BSC on Fox Soccer 2GO USA at 6:30 AM PST/9:30 AM EST
April 15: RB Leipzig vs Freiburg on Fox Soccer 2GO USA, Fox Sports GO, Fox Soccer Plus, FOX Deportes at 6:30 AM PST/9:30 AM EST
April 15: Wolfsburg vs Ingolstadt on Fox Soccer 2GO USA at 6:30 AM PST/9:30 AM EST
April 15: Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern München on Fox Sports GO, FOX Deportes, Fox Soccer 2GO USA at 9:30 AM PST/12:30 PM EST
April 16: Werder Bremen vs Hamburger SV on Fox Soccer 2GO USA, GOLTV USA, Fox Sports 1 USA, Fox Sports GO, GolTV Espanol at 6:30 AM PST/9:30 AM EST
April 16: Darmstadt 98 vs Schalke 04 on Fox Sports 1 USA, Fox Soccer 2GO USA, Fox Sports GO, FOX Deportes at 8:30 AM PST/11:30 AM EST
*For more information, please navigate to each match's specific page
Bundesliga - Matchday 29 overview
Bayern Munich unfortunately saw their impressive winning streak in Europe at the Allianz Arena come to an end this week. Real Madrid were the last side to beat them back in 2014 when they humiliated them 4-0, and it was the same side to snap their 16-match winning run. Although the reigning UCL champs didn't thrash them this time around, the 2-1 loss means that Carlo Ancelotti's side will have a bit of a hill to climb as they travel to Madrid next week.
However, they will be hoping to welcome back key striker Robert Lewandowski for that game. In the meantime, die Roten, who are comfortably cruising along to another Bundesliga title, will travel to take on Bayer Leverkusen. Although their upcoming opponents are struggling to break into the top half of the table, they will be determined to put up a good fight after suffering a reversal to debutants RB Leipzig last weekend.
Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund have had a very turbulent week. Thomas Tuchel's side saw their UCL tie with Monaco postponed due to a terrorist attack on the team's bus, which left defender Marc Batra injured. Arguably, the team were rightfully still rattled by the terrible events, which took place hours before their scheduled Tuesday clash. Having to play 24 hours later, the team were clearly shaken and lost 3-2 to high-flying Monaco in an entertaining clash.
That being said, they are very much still in the tie, but first will face off against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. Frankfurt had started this season off pretty well, but now have fallen well off the pace and are winless in their last five. Other fixtures include Hoffenheim looking to recover from a defeat as they welcome Borussia Moenchengladbach, Ingolstadt hoping to continue their mini-revival against Wolfsburg on the road and bottom-ranked Darmstadt facing a tough test against Schalke.
Bundesliga - Matchday 29 standings
Here's how things stand so far after 28 rounds in the 2016/2017 Bundesliga season. How will it look after matchday 29 concludes?
| Classmt. | Équipe | J | G | N | P | BP | BC | Diff | TB | Forme | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 22 | +55 | 81 | NNGGG | |
| 2 | Bayern München | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 89 | 38 | +51 | 69 | GGGPP | |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 31 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 64 | NPGGN | |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 63 | NGGGG | |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 57 | PNGPG | |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 45 | PGPNN | |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 64 | -8 | 40 | NPGPG | |
| 8 | Freiburg | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 40 | PNGPG | |
| 9 | Augsburg | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 52 | -4 | 39 | PPGPN | |
| 10 | Heidenheim | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 52 | -8 | 37 | GPNGN | |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 50 | -9 | 37 | GGPNP | |
| 12 | Wolfsburg | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 34 | GGPPG | |
| 13 | Borussia M'gladbach | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 60 | -7 | 32 | NPPGP | |
| 14 | Union Berlin | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 50 | -24 | 30 | NPPPN | |
| 15 | Bochum | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 62 | -25 | 30 | GPNPN | |
| 16 | Mainz 05 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 49 | -17 | 28 | NNGGN | |
| 17 | Köln | 31 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 54 | -30 | 23 | NPPGN | |
| 18 | Darmstadt 98 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 73 | -43 | 17 | PGPPN |
