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German football end-of-season special

By Kevin Fylan
June 2, 2009
Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | DFB Pokal | German Cup | Hoffenheim | Olympiastadion | VfL Wolfsburg | Werder Bremen

One of the best Bundesliga seasons I can remember came to a disappointing end in Saturday’s DFB-Pokal final. 

While the league gave us two great stories with the rise and fall of Hoffenheim and the ultimate triumph of Wolfsburg, the Cup final was a damp affair.

In the two posts below, Erik Kirschbaum reflects on Werder Bremen’s victory in the frightened rabbit final, while Karolos Grohmann considers the record of Bayer ‘Neverkusen’.

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