The 18-point-cushioned Rekordmeister were up against a very good Schalke side on MD22...and walked away winners, with relative ease. All week German football fans had debated how to make the league more competitive - Stefan Effenberg (of all people) chimed in with a provocative proposal which Matt and Abel discuss on the podcast. Also under the microscope are Tayfun Korkut's strong start at VfB Stuttgart, the recent travails of Borussia Mönchengladbach, and the persisting sense of meh among BVB fans - even in the face of Batshuayi's bang-up start and the return of Saint Marco. Produced by Aidan Rantoul.