Bundesliga Daily: 17 August
Bundesliga Daily keeps you right up to date with all the important events concerning the 18 Bundesliga clubs. Here's all you need to know from 17 August...
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Foals touch down with tails up
Borussia Mönchengladbach have returned home following their triumphant UEFA Champions League group stage play-off first leg against Swiss outfit BSC Young Boys. The Foals won 3-1 at the Wankdorf Stadium and have every reason to feel confident of finishing the job at the BORUSSIA-PARK next week.
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Coman concern
There was a worrying sight for the FC Bayern München camp on Wednesday morning, with France international Kingsley Coman pictured leaving the pitches at Säbener Straße on a stretcher. The 20-year-old was later diagnosed with a capsule ligament injury in his left ankle.
Consistency the key for Schmidt's Leverkusen
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A number of Bundesliga coaches have tipped Bayer 04 Leverkusen to close the gap on defending champions Bayern this season - Hertha Berlin's Pal Dardai has even tipped Die Werkself to win the title - but what does Bayer head coach Roger Schmidt make of it all?
"It's nice to hear when a colleague thinks you're capable of something like that," the 49-year-old said. "Obviously it's not meant as a joke. We know all about the quality we have, but we also know about the quality of the other teams and that the competition is really high. We have to be consistent."
Labbadia crosses fingers for Schipplock
Hamburger SV head coach Bruno Labbadia hopes striker Sven Schipplock will be able to "rediscover his old strengths" after moving to SV Darmstadt 98 on a season-long loan deal.
"Unfortunately it hasn't worked out here how we all thought," Labbadia revealed. "I explained the situation to him [...] He's in the best condition he has been for a year. I hope he has a good season, except against us. Then we'll see what happens."
