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“Magdeburg were top of the 2.Bundesliga on Friday night after 19 games of the season … despite not having won a single home game,” wrote James Plain a couple of weeks ago. “It should have been hung in the Louvre – crowds notwithstanding. But what are the other best examples of tables as works of art?”
Magdeburg have since dropped to fourth in the 2.Bundesliga. Thankfully they are yet to commit an act of cultural vandalism by winning a home game, so we’re saying this table qualifies as a work of art. Magdeburg are bottom of the home league table with seven points from 10 games and top of the away table with 27 from 11.
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