Dortmund best of the rest as Bundesliga clubs grasp at Bayern Munich’s coattails | Andy Brassell
BVB are re-energised and Leverkusen have stabilised, but can anyone stop the champions? The Franz Beckenbauer Supercup has a modicum more intensity than most of its European equivalents. There are many reasons for this. The Bundesliga’s traditional season curtain-raiser pitting league champions against cup winners is not played on neutral territory, giving it the feeling of a domestic game with proper stakes. German
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- 27 Aug 2026, 11:14 UTC
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- Bundesliga
BVB are re-energised and Leverkusen have stabilised, but can anyone stop the champions? The Franz Beckenbauer Supercup has a modicum more intensity than most of its European equivalents. There are many reasons for this. The Bundesliga’s traditional season curtain-raiser pitting league champions against cup winners is not played on neutral territory, giving it the feeling of a domestic game with proper stakes. German
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Dortmund best of the rest as Bundesliga clubs grasp at Bayern Munich’s coattails | Andy Brassell
BVB are re-energised and Leverkusen have stabilised, but can anyone stop the champions? The Franz Beckenbauer Supercup has a modicum more intensity than most of its European equivalents. There are many reasons for this. The Bundesliga’s traditional season curtain-raiser pitting league champions against cup winners is not played on neutral territory, giving it the feeling of a domestic game with proper stakes. German
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Dortmund best of the rest as Bundesliga clubs grasp at Bayern Munich’s coattails | Andy Brassell
BVB are re-energised while Leverkusen have stabilised but the question remains: can anyone stop the champions? The Franz Beckenbauer Supercup has a modicum more intensity than most of its European equivalents. There are many reasons for this. The Bundesliga’s traditional season curtain-raiser pitting league champions against cup winners is not played on neutral territory, giving it the feeling of a domestic game with
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