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Mainz to Face Bayern Munich in Bundesliga Matchday 9

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Mainz 05 will play Bayern Munich. This is a Bundesliga match. The Bundesliga is the top football league in Germany.

This game is for Matchday 9. A Matchday is one round of games in a season.

Mainz and Bayern have played many times before. People call this a head-to-head. A head-to-head shows old results between two teams.

Both teams have given their lineups. A lineup is the list of players who will start the game.

Bayern Munich is a very famous football club. A club is a team with players and staff.

Fans want to see who will win this match. The game is part of the new football season.

Vocabulary7 words

Bundesliga
the top football competition in Germany
league
a group of teams that play against each other
Matchday
one round of games in a season
head-to-head
a comparison of past results between two teams
lineup
the players who start a game
club
a sports team with players and staff
season
the period when a sport is played

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1. Who will Mainz 05 play?
2. What is a Matchday?
3. True or false: The lineups for this match have been confirmed.

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Mainz 05 will play _____ Munich. This is a _____ match.

This game is for _____ 9.

Mainz and Bayern have played many times before. People call this a _____.

Both teams have given their _____.

Bayern Munich is a very famous football _____.

The game is part of the new football _____.

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