...ist vor dem Spiel. Translated in to English it means: After the match is before the match. And, never has this been more true for Bayern Munich. We are starting a run of nine games in five weeks including the Champions League tie with FC Basel and a DFB Pokal semi-final match at Moenchengladbach.

2/18 at Freiburg
2/22 at Basel
2/26 vs. Schalke 04
3/3 at Leverkusen
3/10 vs. Hoffenheim
3/13 vs. Basel
3/17 at Hertha Berlin
3/21 at Moenchengladbach
3/24 vs. Hannover 96

While nothing is a walk in the park, it's nice to start this rough stretch against a team that we should take three points from. Perhaps all we can ask for is to increase our goal differential over Borrusia Dortmund, although that seems unlikely as they're matching up against Hertha Berlin.

It was an easy 2-0 win over Kaiserslautern last weekend, seeing Thomas Mueller (finally!) scoring a goal. Ahhhhh... It's been a long time coming, Thomas. And we all hope for many more in your future.

The only other thing I think worth mentioning about the match against die Roten Teufel (again, not my nickname) is: Arjen. Robben. Really. Wants. To. Start. And he made a case for himself during the second half of this match, as only he could really be bothered with trying to advance the scoreline. Well, he and Urkel... I mean, Jerome Boateng.

There's been a lot of questioning about my stating Xherdan Shaqiri being loaned out when he joins Bayern Munich in the summer. So, let me explain: I only say that because die Roten will be offering Arjen Robben a contract extension. Whether you or I agree with it or not. So, at the very least, Xherdan will get regular playing time to keep growing and improving. I don't think it would be healthy for him to sit on the bench. I hope that clarifies things.

OK, back to Freiburg. The Bundesliga upstarts of the last few seasons are slowly coming down to earth. They've sold most anyone that played well for them, most notably Cisse, and their starting XI looks completely foreign to the one we crushed 7-0 in the Allianz at the start of the Hinrunde.

WWJHD? Jupp has some decisions to make in midfield. Start Tymo? Sit Goose? Start Robben? Sit Mueller? With two matches in four days, your guess is as good as mine. On the defensive side of things, it stays the same with Rafinha, Boateng, Badstuber and Lahm. And it's gratifying to hear that Diego Contento is back training after suffering a broken toe. Der Kapitan needs a break, dontcha think?

I'm looking forward to an agonizing five weeks of footie filled with lots of reading, writing, watching, arguing, hand-wringing and pint-drinking. Get on board, it's gonna be a bumpy ride!

And, as always... Auf gehts, Bayern!

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