Germany took on Japan in their World Cup opener and came unstuck against a team boasting eight Bundesliga-based players, with Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano stunning their adopted home country.
Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund were the only Bundesliga clubs to travel abroad this summer, and they're not happy about it. After the collapse of the DFL's planned investor deal, the league remains at a crossroads.
The countdown towards the 2023/24 Bundesliga season is already under way. And you can expect plenty more records to be broken and milestone moments to come as football resumes in Germany in August.