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Back in April, Bayern Munich were playing a game and losing… If that weren’t already remarkable enough, that 1-0 loss to Kaiserslautern was actually enough to see them win the league title. As you might have guessed, this was not Hansi Flick’s Bayern Munich, but Sebastien Hoeness’ Bayern Munich Zwei - Bayern’s B-Team.  But having won the Dritte Liga, Bayern Zwei had got as high as they could go. Even Bayern’s reserves had become uncompetitive. Over in England, the debate over B-Teams rages on. With coronavirus pushing the pyramid to the limit, solutions to the problem of English football are rife. The call for B-Teams is back. In this episode, we ask: are B-Teams really the solution to English football’s problems? Guests:  James Cave (@jaycave14) is the co-founder of Against League 3 (@AgainstLeague3) a media channel that raises awareness on lower league issues. Matt Ford (@matt_4d) is a freelance journalist who covers German football and fan culture for DW Sports and others. Support Us: https://www.patreon.com/FootballToday Follow Us: @FT_Podcast_ www.FootballTodayPodcast.com Music: The music for this episode was provided under the Creative Commons license by Blue Dot Sessions. Sunday Lights - Onesuch Village Gullwing Sailor - Migration Felt Lining - The Cabinetmaker Vik Fence Haflak - The Fence Paving Stones - The Contessa Boston Landing - Skittle Relay 7 - Marble Run Peacetime - TinyTiny Trio