Munich - Rarely does a Bundesliga coach overdo the praise when talking about one of his own players. After all, it could go to their heads of damage their character. Particular care has to be taken with younger players. Then again, Borussia Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp is rarely one to stick to the rules.

Gelsenkirchen - FC Schalke 04 fans barely had time to catch their breath as the triple-signing of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Nicolas Plestan and Jose Manuel Jurado was announced on deadline day, boosting the club's hopes of getting their season back on track considerably following a less than convincing start.

Stuttgart - Following a promising start in both the Europa League and DFB Cup, VfB Stuttgart began the new Bundesliga season with two defeats from two, leaving the Swabians without a single point at the bottom of the table.

Wolfsburg - While the majority of his first-team colleagues are off on international duty, Wolfsburg new-boy Diego has been concentrating fully on settling in to his new abode.

Munich - Two matchdays in, the signs are already there that this is going to be another exciting and above all unpredictable season of Bundesliga football.

Hamburg/Brussels - It was mission accomplished for Germany on Friday as they came away from Belgium a 1-0 win and three points towards the finals of EURO 2012 in the Group A qualifying bag.

Brussels - Germany got their EURO 2012 campaign successfully under way with a 1-0 victory over Belgium on the road.

Wuppertal - Bayer Leverkusen captain Simon Rolfes marked his comeback after more than seven months sidelined through injury with a goal in a 4-0 friendly victory over Schalke 04.

Munich - With two wins out of two, Hamburger SV have got off to the best possible start in the Bundesliga, reigniting memories of last season, when they made their best-ever start to a Bundesliga campaign.

Munich - Just as Felix Magath had predicted, Schalke 04 got busy as the close of the summer transfer window approached earlier this week, signing up Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Nicolas Plestan and Jose Manuel Jurado. And after seeing his side start their Bundesliga campaign with back-to-back defeats, the head coach will doubtless be aiming to integrate the latest three newcomers in double-quick time.