Bayern Munich restored their 18-point lead atop the Bundesliga with a 2-1 win over Schalke, thanks to goals from Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller. Amid reported interest from the Premier League, Brian McBride and Mark Donaldson revisit Christian Pulisic's future and discuss whether he should remain with Dortmund.
German football is booming with record revenue across the Bundesliga's top two divisions of just over €4 billion last season, the 13th straight there has been an increase.
The German football league (DFL) says revenue among the 36 teams in the top two tiers increased by 4.2 percent from the season before, with 14 of the 18 top-flight Bundesliga clubs generating revenue of more than €100 million.
The Bundesliga alone generated €3.37bn, up from €3.24bn in 2015-16, while the second division set a record of €635.2m, up 4.4 percent on the season before.
DFL chief Christian Seifert says: "We are the league with the second highest turnover in the world. In sum, the league is totally healthy."
Of the 18 top-flight clubs, only Hertha Berlin and Hamburg made a loss last season.
Altogether, Bundesliga clubs posted earnings after taxes of €150m, down from €206m the season before.
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