Tiny Elversberg 'leave Earth's orbit' as Bayern come to town
Elversberg have won two straight, including a 3-2 upset of Bayer Leverkusen, and will trail Bayern by two points at kickoff.
- On Sunday, newly promoted SV Elversberg hosts defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, marking a historic top-flight clash for the small Saarland club.
- Four years after plying their trade in the semi-professional fourth division, Elversberg became the smallest in German league history to host a top-flight side this season.
- Club technical director Josef Welzmueller credited hard work for their success, saying: "We choose the players that fit our playing style, we chose the coach and the staff that fit the playing style, so we can't change anything."
- Coach Vincent Wagner will watch from the stands pending an appeal after receiving two yellow cards last Saturday, complicating Sunday's challenge.
- Bayern Munich currently sit two points behind the unbeaten Saarland side, yet Wagner reminded his team: "We have a snowball's chance in the desert. But the beautiful thing is it's snowed in the desert before.
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The cadre of Aufsteiger SV Elversberg is worth about as much as Lennart Karl. On Sunday, one of the most unequal duels the Bundesliga has seen in 63 years.
It is the preliminary highlight of an unlikely high flight: the brave climber SV Elversberg receives the pursuer FC Bayern. The forecast is: 0:0 will not go out of this game.
Tiny Elversberg 'leave Earth's orbit' as Bayern come to town
Elversberg, a village with a population of just 13,000 and no train station, became the smallest in German league history to host a top-flight side this season. The minnows have not been awed by the bright lights, either. Elversberg have won two from two this season, including a 3-2 win over 2023-24 double winners Bayer Leverkusen to open their maiden top-flight campaign. Club technical director Josef Welzmueller credited hard work rather than…
Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany will not underestimate Sunday's opponent Elversberg, who are making their Bund debut.
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