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Two crunch meetings see Bayern travel to Bremen while Schalke entertain Dortmund. Hertha host the champions and Arminia hope for a perfect start.

FC Schalke 04 - Borussia Dortmund

Schalke hope to build on their 2-2 draw at VfB and take revenge for the defeat in May that cost them the Bundesliga title in the end.

"It's the derby. The fans of both teams talk about the 90 minutes for ages, which is why we're going all out to win the game", Schalke head coach Mirko Slomka underlines.

Dortmund have started the season poorly with a 3-1 home defeat against promoted Duisburg, and are already under pressure going into the Ruhr derby.

"We're underdogs. But this role does us good for now", BVB goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller declares.

Werder Bremen - Bayern München

Werder go into the match on the back of a 2-1 win over Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round first leg.

"We know a lot more about Bayern since the PREMIERE League Cup (author's note: Bayern won 4-1). They are dangerous and we have to withstand that", Bremen defender Per Mertesacker says.

Bayern are flying following wins in the PREMIERE League Cup, DFB Cup and against Rostock (3-0) on the opening day, and Miroslav Klose makes the return to his former club.

"There are bound to be a few whistles, but it's not a problem. I'm no more nervous than I would be before any other match. I'll be looking to score in Bremen", Klose comments.

Hertha BSC - VfB Stuttgart

Hertha have to make up for the 1-0 defeat in Frankfurt last weekend in what will be new head coach's Lucien Favre's home debut.

"We have to put Frankfurt behind us and concentrate on Stuttgart. It is crucial that we take points from that game", Hertha goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobny demands.

Stuttgart drew 2-2 with Schalke in the 2007/08 curtain-raiser. Head coach Armin Veh is sweating over the fitness of strikers Mario Gomez and Cacau.

"Mario is working hard on his programme and is raring to go but we are not about to take any risks. If the doctors give him the green light he can play." The same applies to Cacau who is suffering with groin problems.

Arminia Bielefeld - Eintracht Frankfurt

Arminia are looking to build on their 3-1 win in Wolfsburg last week.

Mathias Hain is set to play his 134th Bundesliga match for Bielefeld, more than any other Arminia goalkeeper so far.

Eintracht were victorious last week as well, overcoming Hertha 1-0, but head coach Friedhelm Funkel will have to make do without matchwinner Ioannis Amanatidis.

"Michael Thurk will play. He is a good player, and he now has the opportunity to show what he is capable of", Funkel announces.

Hansa Rostock - 1. FC Nürnberg

Hansa play their first home match on their return to the top flight after losing 3-0 away to Bayern on the opening matchday.

"We want to show who rules the roost. We must create more chances this time, after all we want to get three points and that includes one or two goals", Hansa striker Enrico Kern says.

DFB Cup winners FCN lost 2-0 against KSC last Sunday, now they face a second promoted team.

Nuremberg head coach Hans Meyer doesn't expect an easy task. "After all it's the first home match for Frank Pagelsdorf's team, and additionally the fans' promotion euphoria comes into play:"

MSV Duisburg - VfL Wolfsburg

MSV are flying after stunning Dortmund 3-1 in the opening round.

"We want to collect point after point and of course we want to keep something here. The win in Dortmund can't be burdening, on the contrary: it has made us even more confident", MSV head coach Rudi Bommer states.

Wolfsburg have lost their first match under new boss Felix Magath 3-1 against Bielefeld.

Midweek signing Josue could be in for his Bundesliga debut, but the Brazilian international is still jet-lagged after arriving on Thursday.