Hoffenheim vs Bayern Munich 2015 (TSG 1899 Bayern VIDEO BELOW)
Final score and result:- Hoffenheim vs Bayern 1-2 (Volland/ Muller, Lewandowski)
Rhein Neckar Arena- 22 August, 2015
Kevin Volland scores after just eight seconds for Hoffenheim, but ten man Bayern get three points thanks to Robert Lewandowski’s late winner
Bayern Munich vs Dynamo Dresden 2015 (Bayern-Dynamo VIDEO BELOW)
Final score and result:- Bayern vs Dynamo Dresden 3-1 (Robben, Vidal, Bernat/Testroet)
Friendly, Dresden- 17 August, 2015
Bayern play a friendly with Dresden to help raise money for the latter, and beat them 3-1 in front of 30,000 plus fans at the Glucksgas Stadium
Fifteen years ago, German football reached a nadir when, despite being heavily fancied to win the tournament, they were knocked out of Euro 2000 at the group stage without winning a single game. A year later, they suffered further embarrassment as England beat them 5-1 in Munich in World Cup qualifying.
The DFB took steps to rectify that situation, and the fruits of their long term planning were reaped last year when the Germans won the 2014 World Cup.
Of course, it was not all smooth sailing. Jurgen Klinsmann, now hailed for his role in the transformation of German football, was one game away from the sack before the 2006 World Cup, with the national body ready to abandon the “revolution” midway and go back to the old tried and tested, but a