Trust Florentino Pérez to mistime a Super League-based intervention. On a weekend in which Real Madrid’s dogged president talked about “our beloved sport” being “sick” – though his perception of its malaise is very different kind than what many of us would deem are the residual problems – Germany had plenty to delight and surprise quite apart from Bayern Munich steadying themselves from their recent stumble.
It’s best told through a tale of two centre-forwards. Niclas Füllkrug woke up on Monday as the Bundesliga’s top scorer while Anthony Modeste – remember only Robert Lewandowski, Patrik Schick and Erling Haaland bettered the French striker’s tally for Köln in the last campaign – is under pressure from all sides. Of course, Bayern resumed normal service on Friday night against Bayer Leverkusen but there was little else following reasoned prediction.
