Bayern Munich are in the hunt for their tenth straight title, but could Dortmund or dark horses Freiburg stop Die Roten’s march to another championship? Here's how to live stream Bundesliga football and watch the 2021/22 season online from wherever you are.
Dates: August 13 - May 14
Champions: Bayern Munich
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Bayern have unsurprisingly made the early running in the title race, but a shock 5-0 defeat in the DFB-Pokal to Borussia Monchengladbach back in October has led many pundits to suggest the Bavarians might not be quite the formidable unit as they have been in previous campaigns.
Luckily for them, Bayern are still able to rely upon Polish goal machine Robert Lewandowski, but the veteran hitman looks set to be once again have plenty of competition for the title of the league's most deadly striker by Borussia Dortmund's young terminator Erling Haaland.
Haaland’s goals have ensured Dortmund are well position to be Bayern’s closet rivals for this year’s title, but the early part of the season has seen an unexpected third challenger emerge for the championship.
Christian Streich’s SC Freiburg are the season’s surprise package, blessing their new Europa-Park Stadion with a campaign for the ages that has seen them go on a lengthy unbeaten run that has them now being considered as serious top-four-or-better contenders.
While Freiburg are thriving, seasoned top of the table challengers Eintracht Frankfurt, Wolfsburg and RB Leipzig who all finished in European qualification places last year, have found the going much harder this campaign and will all be looking to improve on their underwhelming starts.
It's another fascinating campaign in Germany. Here's how to watch a Bundesliga live stream no matter where you are in the world. Follow our guide below and you'll never have to miss a goal.
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How to watch Bundesliga football from outside your country
If you're away from home and can't bear to miss out on this season's action in Germany's top division, don't worry. While you may initially encounter a problem watching your usual domestic live stream coverage in the form of geo-blocking, there's an easy solution to this common annoyance.
It's called a VPN and it's a clever bit of software that relocates your device back to your country of origin - thereby allowing you to regain access to the services you normally use (and almost certainly pay for) back home.
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2021/22 Bundesliga teams
Big name clubs Werder Bremen and Schalke 04 were the somewhat surprising relegated teams last campaign, with the two clubs replaced by VfL Bochum and Spielvereinigung Greuther Fürth who are making just their second appearance in the German top flight.
Here are all 20 teams playing in the 2021/22 Bundesliga.
- FC Augsburg
- Hertha BSC
- Union Berlin
- Arminia Bielefeld
- VfL Bochum
- Borussia Dortmund
- Eintracht Frankfurt
- SC Freiburg
- Greuther Fürth
- 1899 Hoffenheim
- FC Köln
- RB Leipzig
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Mainz 05
- Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Bayern Munich
- VfB Stuttgart
- VfL Wolfsburg
2021/22 Bundesliga odds
Having held a vice like grip on the league for almost a decade, it's no surprise to find the odds on Bayern Munich once again taking the Meisterschale as being as low as 1/7 with most bookmakers.
The Haaland-led Borussia Dortmund come in as the most likely to end Die Roten's long reign at the top with most bookies, with odds fluttering around the 7/1 mark, while RB Leipzig follow at around 14/1.
Bavarian newcomers Greuther Fürth lead the betting for the team most likely to be relegated at a damning 7/10, followed by fellow promoted side VfL Bochum at 3/2.
What else can I use a VPN for other than watching Bundesliga live streams?
Virtual Private Network software is pretty versatile tech. As well as enabling you towatch sport and TV from other locales, their encrypted nature means that the information you exchange on a daily basis online is kept safely away from prying eyes. And streaming VPNs also help to get around website blocking in certain offices, schools and even countries.
But even if you're away from your home coverage, you can always use a VPN to dial back into your country that does have a stream. A VPN is perfect for this as it allows you to change your IP address so you appear to be in a completely different location. We've tested hundreds of VPNs and can recommend these as the currently available: