FRANKFURT - If there is ever a good time to lose a match, then this was it, according to Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola. Adidas Superstar España .Bayern fell 3-2 to Manchester City in a Champions League match it largely controlled despite playing with 10 men for about 70 minutes, but the loss had little significance. Bayern was sure to win the group and advance even before the match.Good that it happened now, Guardiola said.The loss in Manchester may lift the danger of complacency setting in as Bayern dominates the season — which it also started with a loss.Few remember that Borussia Dortmund beat Bayern 2-0 in the lightly regarded German Super Cup. The two teams have gone vastly different ways since then.While Bayern leads the Bundesliga with a seven-point lead, Dortmund is in the danger zone. Dortmund also lost in the Champions League, 2-0 to Arsenal, but is through into the second round as well.Dortmunds domestic troubles could get even worse with a tough trip to Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday, while Bayern travels to Hertha Berlin.Here are some things to know about this weekends Bundesliga matches:___SAME COACH, SAME JOBWhen Armin Veh resigned this week, Stuttgart was quick to find a successor — Huub Stevens.Stevens coached Stuttgart for the last 10 matches of last season and saved the club from relegation, but then left for personal reasons.Veh guided Stuttgart to its last title in 2007 but quit after only 12 league matches, with the team bottom of the standings with only nine points.Stevens is under no illusion.I think its going to be more difficult than last year, he said after taking the job.His first match will be at Freiburg on Friday.___UNHAPPY IN BAYERNSince Xherdan Shaqiri arrived in Bayern in 2012, his team has played 30 Champions League matches. The Switzerland international was in the starting lineup in only one of them.Shaqiri remains a bench player in the Bundesliga as well. Now, he is thinking of leaving the club.Its only normal that you are unhappy if you dont play, Shaqiri told Kicker magazine. It remains to be seen if Ill still be there for the second round (of the Champions League). Well sit down together during the winter break and calmly talk about it.___FEATURED MATCHThe featured match of the 13th round is Wolfsburg against Borussia Moenchengladbach on Sunday.While Moenchengladbach was expected to play an important role this season, Wolfsburg is somewhat of a surprise. It won eight consecutive matches in all competitions before being stopped by Schalke 3-2 last weekend.Moenchengladbach is coming off two straight losses and is now third, 10 points behind Bayern. Wolfsburg is second, seven points behind.The match will also be a showdown between two Swiss goalkeepers. Wolfsburgs Diego Benaglio stepped down as Switzerland goalkeeper after the World Cup, opening the way for Moenchengladbachs Yann Sommer to take over.Its quite possible that Diego made it possible for Swiss goalkeepers to play in the Bundesliga, Sommer said.Freiburg and Augsburg also have Swiss keepers.___SCHALKES TROUBLESSchalkes inconsistent season continues under new coach Roberto di Matteo.Following a 3-2 victory over Wolfsburg came the 5-0 crushing loss to Chelsea in the Champions League.Now, Schalke has lost defender Joel Matip for a long time. Matip has a hairline fracture in a bone in the right foot and has undergone an operation. Adidas Superstar España Baratas . PETERSBURG, Fla. Adidas Superstar Rebajas . Today, their baseball playing sons were reportedly traded for each other. According to the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Cubs dealt minor league outfield Trevor Gretzky to the Angels for catcher Matt Scioscia. http://www.baratasadidassuperstar.es/ .com) - Real Madrid claimed its 16th consecutive victory across all competitions on Saturday after earning a 2-1 win over Malaga at the Estadio La Rosaleda. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays are hopeful that a successful series against Houston is the start of a turnaround. Yunel Escobar drove in two runs during a three-run sixth inning and the Rays beat the Astors 5-2 on Sunday. Escobar hit a two-run single and Sean Rodriguez had an RBI grounder off Dallas Keuchel (8-5) to give the Rays a 4-2 lead in the sixth. The Rays are 8-18 over their past 26 games, including five wins in seven games against Houston. Tampa Bay took three of four in the weekend series. "We won, thats the bottom line," Rays third baseman Evan Longoria said. "Weve got a lot of work to do. We put ourselves in a pretty good hole, but I think that the belief on a daily basis is still we can come to the ballpark and win." Keuchel allowed five runs and nine hits in an eight-inning complete game. It was his third complete game this season. "We did some good things today against a tough pitcher," Longoria said. Dexter Fowler put the Astros up 1-0 when he hit the first pitch of the game from Erik Bedard into the left-field seats. It was his ninth career leadoff homer and third this season. Bedard, who was with Houston last season, gave up two runs and seven hits in 5 1-3 innings. Juan Carlos Oviedo (3-2) got two outs in the sixth for the win. Joel Peralta pitched the ninth for his first save. Rodriguez made it 5-2 on an eighth-inning sacrifice fly. Houston took a 2-1 lead in the third on Jose Altuves single. Jonathan Villar opened the inning with a double, was awarded a steal of third after a replay challenge resulted in an out call being overturned and scored on the hit by Altuve. Altuve has 13 hits in his past 24 at-bats. The Rays tied it at 1 in the bottom of the first on Longorias single Desmond Jennings wass caught attempting to steal home with Longoria batting to end the third, a call that was confirmed by a replay review. Adidas Superstar Baratas España. After catcher Carlos Corporan threw the ball back to Keuchel, Jennings broke for the plate, but was tagged by Corporan after a return throw from Keuchel. "I know he does some uncharacteristic stuff," Kuechel said. "I dont turn my back from the guy on third, so I caught him out of the corner of my eye and just tried to get the ball out as soon as possible." "I still think Desmond was safe," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "I think throughout this whole process, the think thats really standing out to me, Im into replay, I still believe there needs to be a separate group of umpires that are just out there specifically for replay only. That I hope would be the next step in regards to getting this thing nailed down." NOTES: SS Carlos Correa, taken first overall in the 2012 draft by the Astros, left Saturdays game with Class A Lancaster with a right ankle injury, which occurred while sliding. He will go on the disabled list. "Carlos was examined last night at a local hospital in California," Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said. "He will travel to Houston early this week to be evaluated further by the Astros medical staff before determining next steps." ... Rays RHP Alex Cobb (2-5) will go against Pirates RHP Edinson Volquez (4-6) in the opener of a three-game series Monday. ... The Astros are off Monday. ... Houston starts a three-game series Tuesday against Atlanta with RHP Scott Feldman (3-4) and Braves RHP Aaron Harang (5-6) the scheduled starters. ... Three-year old Ireland Nugent, who has been fitted with leg prosthetics after a lawnmower accident, threw the ceremonial first pitch. ' ' '