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·3 September 2026

Bundesliga predicted XIs: Matchday 2 team news and selections

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The transfer window has closed, and Matchday 2 brings a look at how late deals could shape Bundesliga line-ups.

According to Get German Football News, Stuttgart kept Bilal El Khannouss on deadline day but sold Chema Andres to Brighton. Cologne added Mikey Moore and Borna Sosa before Friday night’s opener.


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Borussia Dortmund recruited Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri after Giannis Konstantelias’ injury, though Maximilian Beier is expected to take that role with Konstantinos Karetsas behind Serhou Guirassy.

Bayer Leverkusen brought back Moussa Diaby permanently from Al-Ittihad after his 2023 move to Aston Villa. Guéla Doué arrived from Strasbourg and could debut in place of Lucas Vázquez against Union Berlin.

Borussia Mönchengladbach loaned Nicolas Kühn from Como, yet he is unlikely to start against promoted Elversberg, who won at Leverkusen on Matchday 1.

Werder Bremen were busy, signing Arthur from Leverkusen and Moussa Ndiaye from Anderlecht, while Samuel Mbangula departed for Bologna ahead of their meeting with RB Leipzig.

Freiburg signed Karlsruhe’s Louey Ben Farhat on deadline day, but he will stay there on loan and will not feature at Paderborn.

Manuel Neuer returns to boyhood club Schalke with Bayern Munich in what could be his last ever outing at the Veltins Arena.

Hamburg sealed a permanent deal for Arsenal’s Fabio Vieira and added David Møller Wolfe, who could start ahead of 16-year-old Louis Lemke against Mainz.

Augsburg repelled Crystal Palace’s pursuit of Chrislain Matsima and secured Manchester City’s Juma Bah on a season-long loan before their trip to Eintracht Frankfurt.

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