Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane insisted progression to the Champions League final is no formality after his side won 2-1 in Wednesday night’s semi-final first leg at Bayern Munich. Two high quality opponents produced numerous uncharacteristic errors, with Joshua Kimmich beating Real goalkeeper Keylor Navas at his near post to give Bayern the lead. Marcelo [...]
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Bayern Munich defender David Alaba will face a late fitness before the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena. Alaba sat out Bayern’s final training session on Tuesday with a thigh strain, but coach Jupp Heynckes says a decision will be made early on Wednesday as to whether [...]
Bayern Munich will once again begin preparations to defend their Bundesliga title in the USA, as they participate in the 2018 International Champions Cup. Bayern will play two high profile games in the US. They will meet Italian champions Juventus in Philadelphia and Premier League champions Manchester City in Miami. Bayern Munich USA Tour Tickets [...]
Dutch Play maker Arjen Robben looks like he could be on his way out of the Allianz Arena. Robben has been at the centre of a protracted contract extension with Bayern Munich after his hesitancy on signing a new deal emerged early last month. Club president Uli Hoeness yesterday revealed that negotiations with the winger [...]
Real Madrid Coach Jose Mourinho came out in defense of his star player Cristiano Ronaldo after his sides surprise 3-1 penalties loss to Bayern Munich yesterday. The Portuguese tactician who refused to be drawn into the raging Messi-Ronaldo debate however, stated that Ronaldo had had a better season compared to his Barcelona rival. “Cristiano Ronaldo [...]
Real Madrid once again have to close their ambition in winning the Champions League, as Jose Mourinho’s squad dramatically eliminated by Baryern Munich at Santiago Bernebau. The match ended in a 2-1 scoreline for Los Blancos, forcing a penalty shoot out which turned out to be hell for Madrid players as they missed all but [...]
Cristiano Ronaldo is full of confident ahead of Real Madrid’s Champions League clash against Bayern Munich at Santiato Bernebau, but warned his teammates that they must keep a close eye on the German’s attacking players if Los Blancos wants to advance. Ronaldo acknowledged that the Bundesliga outfit possessed a very strong attacking players, which could [...]
Stolen boots and an offside goal plagued Real Madrid’s impressive unbeaten run in the Champions League on Tuesday after they suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in the first leg of the Champions League semi final tie. A late goal from the tournament’s second highest goal scorer Mario Gomez [...]
Borussia Dortmund took a giant step towards retaining their Bundesliga title after beating Schalke 2-1 yesterday. The win takes Dortmund 8 points clear at the top of the league after their nearest challengers Bayern Munich were held to a barren draw at home to a stubborn Mainz. Bayern’s result will be a big psychological disadvantage [...]
Champions League action resumes tomorrow with some very interesting fixtures. Real Madrid travel to Nicosia to play surprise package APOEL while Bayern Munich will be in France for a crunch fixture against Olympique Marseille. Madrid who are one of the favourites to make it through to the final, have a rather easy fixture against Cypriot [...]
