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FRANKFURT - Two questions dominate as the Bundesliga season resumes after a long winter break: how early will Bayern Munich win the title and will Borussia Dortmund get relegated?The league has not played since the weekend before Christmas and kicks off again on Friday when Bayern visits Wolfsburg. No other major league in Europe has such a long midseason break.Bundesliga clubs typically give their players brief vacations, before assembling again to start preparing for the second half of the season. That usually involves a trip to warmer shores for a week of training, before returning to the European winter.Here are some things to know ahead of the weekend:___BAYERN UNDER FIREBayern also went abroad for its training camp, to Qatar. On the way home, Bayern stopped over in Saudi Arabia for a friendly set up by one of its sponsors — raising a wave of criticism at tome. Critics, including high-ranking politicians, accused Bayern of being insensitive to Saudi Arabias poor human rights record.Bayern officials hoped to ride out the storm without much comment but eventually were forced to admit that the club should have raised the human rights issues.___BAYERNS LEADBayern enters the second half of the season undefeated and with a massive 11-point lead over Wolfsburg. Only a Wolfsburg victory on Friday victory could restore at least some suspense to the season, although no one seriously doubts that Bayern will win its second straight title under coach Pep Guardiola and its third consecutive championship.Last season, Bayern won the title with a record seven matches to spare and could break the mark. So far, Guardiolas team has 14 wins and three draws. It is also still in the German Cup and the Champions League.___MOURNING WOLFSBURGWolfsburg players are still trying to come to terms with the death of the 20-year-old forward Junior Malanda. The Belgian was killed in a car crash as he headed to join his teammates for the trip to the training camp.There were times when we could not concentrate fully, coach Dieter Hecking said. I wish we had another week to prepare.Goalkeeper Diego Benaglia said the team was trying to remain concentrated and professional, but when you have time to think and the emotions overcome you, its not easy.___DORTMUNDS DESPERATIONFrom Bayerns challenger to relegation candidate: Dortmund had a dismal first half of the season as it lost 10 of the first 17 matches and is next to last.Dortmund was the 2011 and 2012 champion and runner-up to Bayern the last two seasons. But it has been set back by a seemingly never-ending series of injuries to key players and a run of poor luck.Weve trained well and worked through a lot of routines. Now its a matter of doing the fine-tuning, and then were off, coach Juergen Klopp said ahead of Saturdays match at third-place Bayer Leverkusen.Dortmund has high expectations of newly signed attacking midfielder Kevin Kampl, a German-born Slovenia international. Chris Pronger Jersey . LOUIS -- When Braves second baseman Tyler Pastornicky backpedaled into shallow right field to catch the popup and Jason Heyward didnt arrive fast enough to take charge, Kolten Wong got the green light. St.Louis Blues Jerseys . "He started putting me on the ice to strengthen them at the suggestion from a doctor," he said. Weight said it wasnt a pretty sight at the rink in St. Clair Shores, Mich. "I looked like Forrest Gump," he joked. http://www.cheapbluesjerseys.info/authen...t-blues-jersey/. -- Canadian ski cross star Marielle Thompson accomplished two goals in one race Saturday. Vladimir Tarasenko Jersey . 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Daryl Washington.Injuries and other issues decimated the Cardinals, who at 9-1 in November had the best record in the NFL but closed a once-promising season with a 27-16 loss at Carolina on Saturday.Arizona was eliminated from the playoffs with a thud: third-string quarterback Ryan Lindley managed to lead the Cardinals to just 78 yards — an NFL record for fewest yards in a post-season game.We were decimated by injuries this year, Fitzgerald said. But we never made that an excuse. Now looking back ... if you see all the guys we lost, key components of our team. But coach never allowed us to feel bad about ourselves.If there was disappointment over Arizonas unraveling, coach Bruce Arians tried to deflect attention to how much the Cardinals overcame.Quarterback Palmer tore his ACL, then backup Drew Stanton suffered a knee sprain. Dockett blew out his knee in training camp, Washington was suspended by the NFL for the year.The list goes on and on and only got worse as they closed in on the playoffs. The Cardinals lost five of their final seven games.I dont know if Ive ever been prouder of guys that go out and fight every week, Arians said.When asked if the loss of so many players doomed Arizonas opportunity to make a deep run into the playoffs, Arians bristled.No missed opportunity whatsoever, these guys overcame, he said. This was a great season.It ended against a Carolina team that used a stifling defence to help Cam Newton claim his first playoff victory.The fourth-year quarterback threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns, and Carolinas defence set an NFL record for fewest yards allowed in a post-season game. It was Carolinas first playoff win in nine years and Newtons first playoff victory since entering the league as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 draft.The Panthers were rough on third-string quarterback Lindley, who was intercepted twice and sacked four times.You are called upon to win football games and we didnt do that, Lindley said.The New York Giants held the previous NFFL record for fewest yards in a post-season game, holding Cleveland to 86 yards on Dec.dddddddddddd 21, 1958. It appeared the Panthers wouldnt get the record, but Arizona began lateraling the ball around the field on the final play and lost 19 yards.It was a fitting end to Arizonas struggles. The Cardinals managed 12 yards in the second half and had eight first downs for the game.Young guys need to take away, no matter what you did the first couple months of the season, youve got to come to the stage week in and week out, said linebacker Larry Foote, who doesnt know if hell be back next season.Ive got to give it some thought. Theres two sides: the teams got to want me back, and Ive got to want to play.The future is also murky for Fitzgerald, who has a large salary cap number in 2015 that the Cardinals will likely need to trim to keep the receiver. He declined to discuss his future.The taste of defeat is all I can think about right now, he said. I love Arizona, I love the Cardinals, I love the city. Its been a great place to play and I couldnt be more appreciative of the opportunity to fulfil my dream of competing in the NFL.Trailing by one at halftime, the Panthers scored two touchdowns in a span of 1 minute, 32 seconds late in the third quarter to take control.Rookie running back Fozzy Whittaker caught a pass in the flat from Newton, reversed fields and got a key block from Kelvin Benjamin to spring him for a 39-yard touchdown.On the ensuing kickoff, Melvin White stripped returner Ted Ginn Jr., a former Panther, at the Arizona 3 and Kevin Reddick recovered for Carolina. A pass interference penalty on Tony Jefferson on third down gave Carolina a new set of downs, and Newton took advantage. He found wide-open fullback Mike Tolbert in the left flat for a 1-yard touchdown and a 27-14 lead.The Cardinals (11-6) had one last chance to get in the game when Newton was hit from behind and Rashad Johnson recovered the ball and returned it to the Carolina 8. 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