Americans Wright & McKennie combine for Schalke goal
Schalke's Haji Wright and Weston McKennie combined for the first Bundesliga goal both scored and assisted by an American since 2004-05.
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GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
2018/2019 Season
| POS | TEAM | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Hertha | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Leverkusen | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| 10 | Bremen | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
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Haji Wright scores off Weston McKennie assist but Schalke 04 fall
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American forward Haji Wright's first Bundesliga goal was not enough to save Schalke from a 2-1 loss that gave Bayer Leverkusen coach Heiko Herrlich a lifeline on Wednesday.
Herrlich was under pressure after the side's defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.
Instead it is the home side's coach, Domenico Tedesco, who must fret over his future after his team was whistled off by their own fans at full time. Schalke dropped to 16th, one point above the relegation zone with one game to play before...
Ex-Germany star Stefan Kiessling: My wife completed some of my training sessions for me
Retired Bayer Leverkusen attacker Stefan Kiessling has admitted to cheating his coaches ahead of preseason, claiming his wife completed some of his summer training sessions for him.
In an interview with Bild, the former Germany international revealed that he was not interested in doing the holiday training programs designed to get him into shape for preseason.
"Not once, I never completed 100 percent of the runs before preseason," Kiessling said. "I guess I can disclose it now: You get a heart...
Leon Bailey will leave Leverkusen but not in January - director
Bayer Leverkusen have admitted they expect Leon Bailey to leave but following a meeting with the player's agent he will not depart in the January transfer window.
Last week, a source close to the Leverkusen winger told ESPN FC that Bailey will be considering his options in January if his at situation at the Bundesliga club does not improve.
But on Wednesday, Leverkusen put an end to the transfer speculation for now following talks with Bailey's agent and stepfather Craig Butler, who had travelled...
Yussuf Poulsen double sends RB Leipzig into third place in Bundesliga
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RB Leipzig's Yussuf Poulsen scored once in either half to help his team beat toothless Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 on Sunday and move into third place in the Bundesliga ahead of champions Bayern Munich.
The Denmark striker chipped in after 26 minutes and added a second in the 85th, pouncing on a Bayer Leverkusen mistake.
Team mate Lukas Klostermann scored Leipzig's second goal in the 68th minute as they earned their second straight win and stretched their unbeaten run to 10 league games.
Leverkusen keeper...