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John alexander essweins goal, 43rd minute, another rare attack. One of the rare counters forward for augsburg. The difference right now. Douglas costa took the elbow to the face from paul verhaegh, the augsburg captain. And a free kick for bayern. Thiago, 15 minutes that will feel like an eternity for augsburg and their 7,000 fans who have made about the 45minute drive. The cross headed away. Looking for lewandowski. And a foul committed by thiago. Daniel baier, the man whos down. Another change coming in, season debut. For ji dongwon. Raul bobadilla, involved in the bowl, hasnt had a whole lo...

Germany and Turkey share a historic and societal connection, with countless Crescent-Star internationals having plied their trade in the Bundesliga. Ahead of the two nations' clash on Saturday (kick-off: 8.45pm CET), bundesliga.com takes a look at the five of the best Turkish players the German top flight has seen down the years.

Ilkay Gündogan is a rapidly rising star in German football. German born, but with Turkish roots, he has won the German Championship and the DFB Cup with Borussia Dortmund, has been selected for the German squad for UEFA Euro 2012, and is "Integration Ambassador" for the German Football Association. André Tucic sends us this profile

Despite a turbulent winter at Werder Bremen, the 20-year-old midfielder Mesut Özil is one of this season's biggest up-and-coming football players. His winning goal in the German cup final proved that this young man is already much more than a hopeful. By André Tucic