Looking Down: How the 2. Bundesliga Is Faring with 5 Games Left
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This past weekend, the Bundesliga?s title race came to a close with Bayer Leverkusen claiming the Meisterschale after a 5-0 win over Werder Bremen. There is still one Bundesliga title race still going on, however. That?s right! The 2. Bundesliga is entering its climax with 5 games left and there is still a lot to play for clubs across Germany?s second tier. Let?s take a look at how it is unfolding and how some old friends are faring!
The Table
The Title Race: Northern Upstarts are Toppling Fallen Giants
Two clubs have taken charge of the 2. Bundesliga?s title race; Holstein Kiel and FC St. Pauli. Only 50 miles separate these two teams in Northern Germany and they find themselves in a razor-thin title race. Holstein Kiel have come close to promotion in recent years and are now in the driver?s seat to achieve Bundesliga status for the first time. Led by 44-year-old former Hoffenheim youth coach, Marcel Rapp, Holstein Kiel have propelled themselves to the top of the table without any true ?Star? players. Instead, the Storks are the definition of a team collective with goals coming across the field rather than single individuals made up of veteran Bundesliga players like Lewis Holtby and rising youth players like Dortmund-loanee Tom Rothe and former Bayern striker Jann-Fiete Arp. Now, with 5 games remaining and a goal difference of 13-0 in their last 5 games, Kiel are easily title favorites. In order ...
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