By Rich
A hat trick from striker Andrej Kramaric allowed Hoffenheim to down visiting Hannover 3:1 on Friday. Kramaric scored his 1st goal in the 16th minute off a pass from Serge Gnabry, and scored 2 further goals in the 50th minute and 86th minute, keeping them in the hunt for the Europa League and just 2 points behind Borussia Dortmund and 1 point ahead of Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Hannover’s lone goal came in the 24th minute from Kenan Karaman, and it was his 1st goal of the season. Kramaric’s goals were his 8th, 9th, and 10th goals since the beginning of 2018, placing him just behind Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski in goals scored this year. Borussia Dortmund midfielder Nuri Sahin announced on Twitter that he has been accepted into a course at Harvard Business School, but plans to combine his studies with his BVB responsibilities. Sahin is not the only Bundesliga player to get involved in academic activities recently: Robert Lewandowski completed a course in 2017 in physical education with coaching and management at Warsaw’s School of Education in Sport, while Augsburg striker Alfre∂ Finnbogason and Hertha Berlin defender Jordan Torunarigha also completed courses of their own last year. Cologne legend Lukas Podolski, who joined Japan’s Vissel Kobe last summer, wrote in an article for Germany’s Bild that he would love to play for his hometown club a third and final time before retiring. Podolski, who is 32 now, joined 1. FC Köln at the age of 10 and ultimately scored 79 goals for the club in 169 league appearances. If he returns, he could play alongside Jonas Hector and Timo Horn, who recently signed contract extensions that did not include release clauses they could have used in the event the club is relegated. The big match on Saturday occurs when Eintracht Frankfurt travel to Munich to take on the league champions. Frankfurt coach Niko Kovac won both of the season’s matches as a player in 2002-2003, and will take over as coach at Bayern next season. The stats clearly point to a win for Bayern, as they have won the pair’s last 4 Bundesliga encounters and Bayern have not lost any of their last 37 Bundesliga home matches. Frankfurt, on the other hand, have lost their last 5 away matches. Looking ahead to Sunday, Schalke may move closer to securing a 2nd-place finish when they host Gladbach, while Gladbach are still in the hunt for a Europa League spot. Schalke have won 13 of their last 17 home matches against the Foals.
A hat trick from striker Andrej Kramaric allowed Hoffenheim to down visiting Hannover 3:1 on Friday. Kramaric scored his 1st goal in the 16th minute off a pass from Serge Gnabry, and scored 2 further goals in the 50th minute and 86th minute, keeping them in the hunt for the Europa League and just 2 points behind Borussia Dortmund and 1 point ahead of Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Hannover’s lone goal came in the 24th minute from Kenan Karaman, and it was his 1st goal of the season. Kramaric’s goals were his 8th, 9th, and 10th goals since the beginning of 2018, placing him just behind Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski in goals scored this year. Borussia Dortmund midfielder Nuri Sahin announced on Twitter that he has been accepted into a course at Harvard Business School, but plans to combine his studies with his BVB responsibilities. Sahin is not the only Bundesliga player to get involved in academic activities recently: Robert Lewandowski completed a course in 2017 in physical education with coaching and management at Warsaw’s School of Education in Sport, while Augsburg striker Alfre∂ Finnbogason and Hertha Berlin defender Jordan Torunarigha also completed courses of their own last year. Cologne legend Lukas Podolski, who joined Japan’s Vissel Kobe last summer, wrote in an article for Germany’s Bild that he would love to play for his hometown club a third and final time before retiring. Podolski, who is 32 now, joined 1. FC Köln at the age of 10 and ultimately scored 79 goals for the club in 169 league appearances. If he returns, he could play alongside Jonas Hector and Timo Horn, who recently signed contract extensions that did not include release clauses they could have used in the event the club is relegated. The big match on Saturday occurs when Eintracht Frankfurt travel to Munich to take on the league champions. Frankfurt coach Niko Kovac won both of the season’s matches as a player in 2002-2003, and will take over as coach at Bayern next season. The stats clearly point to a win for Bayern, as they have won the pair’s last 4 Bundesliga encounters and Bayern have not lost any of their last 37 Bundesliga home matches. Frankfurt, on the other hand, have lost their last 5 away matches. Looking ahead to Sunday, Schalke may move closer to securing a 2nd-place finish when they host Gladbach, while Gladbach are still in the hunt for a Europa League spot. Schalke have won 13 of their last 17 home matches against the Foals.
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