By Rune Gjerulff@runegjerulff

How the Bundesliga teams could line up for the new season

With just one day to go until the new Bundesliga season starts, we take a look at how the teams are likely to line up for matchday 1.
Bayern München are up against Hoffenheim in matchday 1.
Bayern München are up against Hoffenheim in matchday 1.Photo: Rufus46/CC-by-SA 3.0
Still fiddling with your Fantasy Bundesliga team? Or are you just curious how the Bundesliga teams are likely to line up for the first game of the new season? No matter what, we've got you covered. Here's how we believe the 18 Bundesliga line-ups for matchday 1 could look:


Bayern München (versus Hoffenheim):
Neuer - Kimmich, Süle, Hummels, Rafinha - Martinez - Robben, Müller, Thiago, Ribery - Lewandowski

Hoffenheim (versus Bayern München):
Baumann - Nuhu, Bicakcic (Akpoguma), Vogt - Kaderabek, Zuber, Grillitsch, Bittencourt, Schulz - Joelinton, Szalai

VfL Wolfsburg (versus Schalke 04):
Casteels - William, Knoche, Brooks, Roussillon - Guilavogui, Arnold, Malli (Gerhardt) - Steffen, Ginczek, Brekalo

Schalke 04 (versus VfL Wolfsburg):
Fährmann - Sané, Naldo, Nastasic - Caligiuri, Harit, McKennie, Bentaleb, Baba - Uth, Burgstaller

Hertha BSC (versus FC Nürnberg):
Jarstein - Stark, Rekik, Torunarigha - Lazaro, Maier, Duda, Plattenhardt - Kalou, Ibisevic, Mittelstädt

FC Nürnberg (versus Hertha BSC):
Bredlow - Valentini, Margreitter, Mühl, Leibold - Petrak - Salli, Behrens, Fuchs, Zrelak - Ishak

Werder Bremen (versus Hannover 96):
Pavlenka - Gebre Selassie, Veljkovic, Moisander, Augustinsson - Bargfrede, Eggestein, Klaassen - Osako, Kruse, Kainz

Hannover 96 (versus Werder Bremen):
Esser - Sorg, Anton, Wimmer, Ostrzolek - Bebou, Schwegler, Walace, Haraguchi - Asano, Füllkrug

SC Freiburg (versus Eintracht Frankfurt):
Schwolow - Stenzel, Gulde, Heintz, Günter - Frantz, Höfler, Gondorf, Waldschmidt - Petersen, Niederlechner

Eintracht Frankfurt (versus SC Freiburg):
Rønnow - Da Costa, Abraha, Salcedo, Willems - N. Müller, Hasebe, de Guzman, Kostic - Jovic, Haller

Fortuna Düsseldorf (versus FC Augsburg):
Rensing - Zimmer, Ayhan, Hoffmann, Giesselmann - Lukebakio, Sobottka, Stöger, Raman - Duksch, Hennings

FC Augsburg (versus Fortuna Düsseldorf):
Luthe - Schmid, Gouweleeuw, Hinteregger, Max - Khedira, Baier - Hahn, Gregoritsch, Richter - Ji

Borussia Mönchengladbach (versus Bayer Leverkusen):
Sommer - Beyer, Jantschke, Ginter, Wendt - Neuhaus, Kramer, Hofmann - Raffael, Plea, Hazard

Bayer Leverkusen (versus Gladbach):
Özcan - Weiser, Tah, Dragovic, Wendell - Kohr - Volland, Brandt, Havertz, Bailey - Alario

Mainz (versus Stuttgart):
Müller - Brosinski, Bell, Niakhate, Martin - Gbamin, Baku - de Blasis, Maxim (Malong), Holtmann - Mateta

VfB Stuttgart (versus Mainz):
Zieler - Maffeo, Pavard, Badstuber, Insua - Castro, Ascacibar - Gentner, Didavi, Thommy - Gomez

Borussia Dortmund (versus RB Leipzig):
Bürki - Piszczek, Akanji, Diallo, Schmelzer - Dahoud, Delaney, Götze - Pulisic, Reus, Philipp

RB Leipzig (versus Dortmund):
Gulasci - Klostermann, Konate, Orban, Saracchi - Forsberg, Kampl, Demme, Sabitzer - Poulsen, Augustin


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