By Chris Wright

Bayer Leverkusen have confirmed that they are interested in re-signing Michael Ballack after the German midfielder was released by Chelsea earlier in the week.

Although the Bundesliga club are keen to bring Ballack back to the BayArena, the club's sporting director Rudi Voller has admitted that his side will have to remain pragmatic about their chances;

"I don't want to make it a secret when a player like Michael Ballack with his history with us, is on the market, then we think about him.

Michael Bradley's Evil Twin: Michael Frontzeck.

While Tuesday's matches featured quite a few David vs. Goliath no-contests, Wednesday's games promise to be a lot more competitive. The second round pits quite a few Bundesliga teams against eachother, and none of them want to be the amongst the first sides knocked out.

Vizekusen, Vizekusen und nochmal Vizekusen. Es gibt nur wenige Fans von Bayer 04 Leverkusen, die angesichts dieser Saison dieses Wörtchen überhaupt noch hören können. Doch in Zukunft kann es sein, dass sie viel öfter das böse Wort hören müssen, denn der Werksklub hat sich den Begriff „Vizekusen" beim deutschen Patent- und Markenamt schützen lassen.

Och wie Schade, Michael „King of Pop" Jackson wechselt doch nicht in die Bundesliga zu Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Na dann begnügen wir uns halt mit Michael Ballack, auch gut... Quelle: Youtube (Usre: MrGermanplayer1) Fritten, Fussball & Bier - Ein alternativer Fussball-Blog, der sich um die wirklich wichtigen Themen des Fussballs kuemmert!

Bundesliga Matchday 2: Gladbach roll back the years is a post from: Just Football

Borussia Moenchengladbach fans show their colours

Bundesliga-meister Geoff Edwards is back to bring you the latest from Germany's big league. And there have been some pretty big results...

Those in search of some extraordinary action in their weekend's football could have done worse than follow the Bundesliga's 2nd matchday, as shocks aplenty have turned the current league table upside down.

Liverpool are being challenged in a potential race to sign Brazilian winger Renato Augusto.
The Bayer Leverkusen winger started his career at homeland Flamengo, joining the club's youth system in 2001 and making his senior debut in 2005. After three years and 89 appearances for Mengo, the Bundesliga club would pay an undisclosed fee in the region of €10 for Augusto's services.

Borussia Dortmund extended their lead at the top of the Bundesliga thanks to a 2-1 win at Freiburg in a dramatic match at the Dreisam Stadion. Both Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich lost further ground on the runaway league leaders Dortmund as they shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw at the BayArena.