After the short Christmas break, the Bundesliga is back next weekend with matchday 16. And how!
The first football weekend of 2025 is definitely something special. It starts on Friday evening with the cracker Borussia Dortmund against champions Bayer Leverkusen – and that too on free TV! Sat 1 will broadcast LIVE from 8.30 p.m.
FC Bayern Munich’s first appearance of the new year will follow on Saturday evening. Vincent Kompany’s team faces old rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach. The league leaders are hoping for the comeback of goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
However, not much has happened on the transfer market yet. So far only VfB Stuttgart and TSG Hoffenheim have strengthened. The Dane Jacob Bruun Larsen returns to BVB from Hoffenheim, while the Kraichgauer team dug deep into their pockets with nine million euros for striker Gift Orban.
However, like every year, the transfer window is open for the entire month of January. Accordingly, a lot will still happen.
-The start of the Bundesliga will take place in STAHLWERK double pass On Sunday from 11 a.m. the focus will be on the Friday clash between BVB and Leverkusen, as well as, of course, the transfer events and the classic Mönchengladbach vs. FC Bayern as well as the personality of Jamal Musiala.
Among others are the long-time Bundesliga striker Nils Petersen, SPORT1-Expert Mario Basler and Jan Åge Fjørtoft as guests. Referee boss Knut Kircher comes to talk about refereeing, the VAR and new rules and technology for 2025.
Since the second league is still on pause, Bundesliga Pur with the highlights of the entire match day will be shown in a shortened form on Sunday at 8 a.m. and again at 1:30 p.m. after the dopa on free TV SPORT1 be seen.
