Southampton: Which Bundesliga team should Saints fans follow?

By Marc Walker | May 13, 2020

Augsburg's German forward Florian Niederlechner (2ndR) is congratulated by teammates after he scored the 1-0 during the German first division Bundesliga football match Augsburg v Borussia Dortmund in Augsburg, on January 18, 2020. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP via Getty Images) /

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Ralph Hasenhuttl, manager of Southampton (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) /

Southampton fans have not seen their team in action for over two months now after the Coronavirus postponed the 2019/20 season.

However, Saints fans will have joined the world of football world in rejoicing as they heard the news that the German Bundesliga will be making a return this weekend.

In these times, the safety of everyone involved in the game is quite rightly most important. Domestic campaigns around Europe will only continue if cases amongst players disappear and there isn’t another spike in infection.

After an unusual time in isolation though, the return of ‘the beautiful game’ will go some way to providing a bit of normality once again.

In this article, we take a look at five Bundesliga clubs who are similar to Saints but in different ways. Hopefully this will give you an idea of who you want to follow in their weekend’s upcoming fixture list.

If the enjoyment of watching football freely is what you want more though, take no notice of what we say and enjoy the action: