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| FRANKFURT - Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola is unlikely to experiment when Bayern visits Augsburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Syl Apps Jr. Jersey .Augsburg was the first team to beat Bayern after it had secured the Bundesliga title last season with seven games to spare. Bayern fielded several rarely used players in April and fell to a 1-0 defeat that ended its 53-match unbeaten run.This season, Augsburg is the surprise package and sits third, although it is already 12 points behind Bayern.Bayern is undefeated this season with 11 wins and three draws. Augsburg is the only team without a draw.Here are a few things to know about this weekends matches:___AUGSBURGS HOPESAugsburgs 39-year-old coach, Markus Weinzierl, spent four seasons playing for Bayerns reserves in the late 1990s and remains on good terms with his old club.Hes hoping for another upset.It would be normal for Bayern to win. But what is normal this year in the Bundesliga? We are going to do all we can to create another sensation, Weinzierl said. To get a draw or to win against Bayern you need a lot of luck. We have to play above our means and Bayern must have a below-par performance.___SCHWEINSTEIGER IS BACKBastian Schweinsteiger played his first full match since the World Cup final in Bayerns 3-0 victory over CSKA Moscow in the Champions League on Wednesday.Schweinsteiger injured his knee in May against Stuttgart and nearly missed the World Cup because of that, but instead he was one of the stars of Germanys 1-0 win over Argentina in the final.I am just happy to be playing football before the end of the year, Schweinsteiger said after an inspired performance against Moscow that earned him Man of the Match honours.The last time I played in our stadium was seven months ago, Schweinsteiger said. The big matches come after the winter break.___KRAMER TO LEAVEChristoph Kramer, who was in Germanys World Cup squad but couldnt remember much of the final after getting a concussion, has announced that he intends to leave Borussia Moenchengladbach and return to Bayer Leverkusen.The timing of the announcement irritated some in Moenchengladbach, since it came ahead of Sundays match between the two clubs.Kramer has been on loan to Moenchengladbach since 2013 and Leverkusen has said it wants him back as of next season. Moenchengladbach also wanted to keep him.He belongs to Leverkusen and he has a contract there, Moenchengladbach coach Lucien Favre. We know that he wont be here much longer.___ANOTHER CHANCE?Timo Hildebrand may get another Bundesliga comeback, as back-up for the back-up.Eintracht Frankfurt signed Hildebrand, who was without a club, in September when first-choice goalkeeper Kevin Trapp injured his knee.Hildebrand, a former Germany keeper, has been backing up Felix Wiedwald and has not played. Wiedwald has been in excellent form but is out for four weeks with mononucleosis and Hildebrand is expected to be in goal on Friday in Hoffenheim, where he played between 2008 and 2010.Trapp returned to training this week but coach Thomas Schaaf said Fridays match may be too early for a comeback. Michel Briere Jersey . -- Billy Donovans bench came up big, bailing out top-seeded Florida in a tight game against what was supposed to be an overmatched opponent. Pittsburgh Penguins Shirts . As the Winnipeg Blue Bombers opened their main training camp Sunday, Kuale is one of the newcomers brought in to bolster a sagging defence that ranked overall where the Bombers finished 2013, in the CFL cellar with a league high 585 points against. https://www.cheappenguinsjersey.com/331q-ken-schinkel-jersey-penguins.html . PAUL, Minn.BARCELONA, Spain -- Levante struck early and relied on its staunch defence when reduced to 10 men to beat Osasuna 2-0 at home in the Spanish league on Saturday. Levantes win extended its unbeaten streak to eight consecutive rounds and provisionally lifted it ahead of Sevilla and Valencia into seventh place. First-year coach Joaquin Caparros had set the goal of avoiding relegation for Levante this season, but after 26 rounds the Mediterranean minnow is closer to earning a Europa League berth than worrying about the drop. "My team is a pain to play against," said Caparros. "With 10 players we tripled our effort and (goalkeeper Keylor) Navas, with the way he is playing, kept us calm at the back. "We can play better or worse, but this team always gives it its all. Its all soul." Midfielder Papakouly Diop gave Levante the lead at Ciutat de Valencia Stadium just four minutes in when his long-range strike bounced past goalkeeper Andres Fernandez and inside the far post. Forward Ruben Garcia doubled the hosts advantage by fending off Damia Abella to control a long free kick before turning and firing the ball home. Levante played the last half hour with 10 men after Victor Casadesus saw a direct red card for a hard tackle from behind on Alvaro Cejudo, but even though Osasuna finally mustered its first shot on goal it never threatened to come back. "Its disheartening to play against Levante when they are ahead in the score," Osasuna coach Javi Gracia said. Levante visits league leader Real Madrid in the next round. Elsewhere, Elche beat Celta Vigo 1-0 thanks to a late goal by Carles Gil, Malaga drew 1-1 at home with Valladolid, and Getafe was held too 0-0 by visiting Espanyol. Peter Mahovlich Jersey. Elches Manuel del Moral and Eduardo Albacar both sent the ball off the goalframe in the first half before Rafina tilted the match in Celtas favour through his skilful dribbling and passing. But Gil combined with Ferran "Coro" Corominas to break free in the box and net the winner six minutes from time to give Elche its first victory in four rounds and move the promoted side six points from the drop. Valladolids draw at Malaga left it in the relegation zone, three points behind Malaga and Almeria. Malagas Roque Santa Cruz was left unmarked to head in the 13th-minute opener, but Valladolid dominated the rest of the match after Javi Guerra went close in the 20th. Midfielder Daniel Larsson equalized 10 minutes later after Manucho knocked down a long cross by Antonio Rukavina for the Swede to score. "Our fans are nervous and I understand them," said Malaga coach Bernd Schuster, whose team has one victory in its last nine games. "We got the first goal, which is very important, but then we had the wrong attitude and take a breather (instead) of looking for a second." Getafes drab draw with Espanyol meant its winless streak grew to 11 straight games dating to November. It also lost goalkeeper Miguel Moya to a leg injury in the second half. Espanyol stayed in 10th place. Madrid leads Atletico Madrid and Barcelona by three points. Madrid visits Atletico on Sunday, when Barcelona hosts Almeria. Also, Real Sociedad plays at Sevilla, Villarreal hosts Real Betis, and Valencia visits Rayo Vallecano. Athletic Bilbao routed Granada 4-0 on Friday to hold onto fourth place and the final Champions League spot. ' ' ' |
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