James Rodriguez could be in line for a shock return to Real Madrid, after giving signals he would welcome a fresh start at the Bernabeu. The Colombian international spent last season on loan in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich, although he had signed a new Madrid deal. James’ agreement in Bavarian was initially set to [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool’s participation in the Audi Cup will be the perfect preparation for the 2017/18 season. The Reds boss, who was beamed into the Munich launch of the competition by hologram from Melwood, is relishing the return to his homeland. Liverpool will play two matches at the Allianz Arena on August 1 and [...]
Porto have one foot in the Champions League’s semi-finals after a shocking 3-1 win at home over Bayern Munich. The away goal will give Bayern hope, that they can overturn this deficit next week at the Allianz Arena, but in order to do that, Bayern will have to fix their appealing defending, which led to [...]
A Lionel Messi penalty and a late Dani Alves strike gave Barcelona a comfortable 2-0 win over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium while Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice to leave Paris Saint-Germain on course for the quarter-finals after their 4-0 win at ten-man Bayer Leverkusen. After a goalless first half in Manchester the match and [...]
Manchester City believe they will pass Bayern Munich in turnover over the next 12 months, propelling the Premier League side from 7th to 4th in the Deloitte Football Money League. City chief executive Tom Glick told the Manchester Evening News: “Next year Manchester will have two of the top five clubs in terms of worldwide [...]
The Daily Mail is reporting that Bayern Munich will give Pep Guardiola a £240m transfer kitty this summer. According to the French newspaper L’Equipe, Guardiola’s two top targets are Liverpool’s Luis Suarez, and Atletico Madrid’s striker Radamel Falcao. Suarez is contracted to Anfield until 2018 and would reportedly cost approximately £40m. Falcao would cost closer [...]
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 [...]
