Despite beating Hoffenheim 3-1 in their season-opener, Steve Nicol didn’t think much of the overall performance from Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich midfielder Sebastian Rudy has left the club after just one season to sign for Schalke.
Rudy, 28, joined Bayern last summer on a free transfer from Hoffenheim but failed to nail down a regular starting spot, first under Carlo Ancelotti and then his successor, Jupp Heynckes.
He made 34 appearances in all competitions with 14 as a substitute and had not featured this season under new coach Niko Kovac, who said last week he was “free to leave.”
Rudy has made 26 international appearances…
Despite beating Hoffenheim 3-1 in their season-opener, Steve Nicol didn’t think much of the overall performance from Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich, chasing an unprecedented seventh Bundesliga title on the spin, overcame Hoffenheim 3-1 on Friday in a game marred by VAR controversy, courtesy of a Thomas Muller header, a twice-taken Robert Lewandowski penalty and an Arjen Robben volley.
Positives
Buoyed by the return of captain Manuel Neuer in goal, Bayern got their quest for seven Bundesligas in a row off to a successful start, and haven’t tasted home defeat versus Hoffenheim in 11 attempts.
Negatives
Bayern needed a fortunate…
Bayern Munich were pushed to the brink, but it was Robert Lewandowski’s late strike that propelled his side past Drochtersen/Assel.
German Cup: Robert Lewandowski (81′) Drochtersen/Assel 0-1 Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich admits the Bundesliga can’t compete with the fierce competition at the top of the Premier League. MUNICH — Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac held “highly inspirational” talks to convince Robert Lewandowski to stay at the club this summer.
Lewandowski, 30, asked to leave the German champions as he felt “an easy target” after Bayern’s disappointing end to last season, losing in the Champions League semifinals to Real Madrid and a shock DFB Pokal defeat to Kovac’s former employers Eintracht Frankfurt.
However, Bayern bosses held firm and wouldn’t consider selling their top scorer, despite president…
Bayern Munich were pushed to the brink, but it was Robert Lewandowski’s late strike that propelled his side past Drochtersen/Assel.
German Cup: Robert Lewandowski (81′) Drochtersen/Assel 0-1 Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich’s German Cup match against Drochtersen/Assel was delayed due to beach balls being thrown on the pitch.
Robert Lewandowski said he felt “an easy target” as criticism drove him to seek a transfer from Bayern Munich over the summer.
Lewandowski, who turned 30 on Tuesday, failed to score in April’s Champions League semifinal exit to Real Madrid and spurned goal-scoring chances in the 3-1 DFB Pokal Final loss to Eintracht Frankfurt the following month.
“When everything is going well it’s taken for granted what I do. If it goes badly, Lewandowski is to blame,” he told Sport Bild. “That was how I felt at…
Bayern Munich were pushed to the brink, but it was Robert Lewandowski’s late strike that propelled his side past Drochtersen/Assel.
Bayern Munich’s German Cup match against Drochtersen/Assel was delayed due to beach balls being thrown on the pitch.
Bayern Munich manager Niko Kovac says he’s proud his club does things different from Premier League clubs as transfer fees keep rising.
Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben has praised the intensity of the training brought in by new head coach Niko Kovac.
Bayern Munich have agreed to pay for the damage caused by fans who protested against the German football association (DFB) and the German football league (DFL) during the opening-round DFB Pokal victory at amateur club Drochtersen on Saturday.
Midway through the second half of Bayern’s 1-0 win, travelling fans threw beach balls and rolls of receipt paper and toilet paper onto the pitch, forcing a delay of more than five minutes to a game that was still without a goal.
In addition, numerous seats…
Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben has praised the intensity of the training brought in by new head coach Niko Kovac.
Franck Ribery hailed Jerome Boateng as one of the best central defenders in the world, in spite of the German being linked with a move away from Munich. Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has said the club could have sold star striker Robert Lewandowski for €150 million if they had been prepared to let him go.
Lewandowski’s agent, Pini Zahavi, said earlier this summer that the Poland international wanted to leave, but Bayern stood firm.
“We always had control of Robert, but we didn’t have any control of his agent,” Hoeness told Sky.
“He [Zahavi] tried four or five times to get an appointment with [CEO] Karl-Heinz [Rummenigge], [sporting director]…
Bayern Munich manager Niko Kovac says he’s proud his club does things different from Premier League clubs as transfer fees keep rising.
MUNICH — Niko Kovac has vowed to shrug off the negativity surrounding his appointment as Bayern Munich coach.
Kovac, 46, joined the Bundesliga champions on a three-year contract in the summer, having beaten them in DFB Pokal final in his final game of charge of Eintracht Frankfurt.
However, questions were asked about his suitability, with only a stint in charge of Croatia and their under-21 team between 2012-15 on his CV before Eintracht.
“That’s the way people are in general, they see everything…
Tottenham’s Danny Rose has been linked to a season-long loan to Schalke.
Schalke sporting director Christian Heidel said he is not in the market for Premier League players amid links to a loan for Tottenham Hotspur’s Danny Rose but remains hopeful of adding another left-sided player in the coming days.
Heidel told reporters that in the past two weeks, Schalke were offered players from up to 11 clubs in England. However, the players were all deemed too expensive for Schalke, who finished second behind Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich last season.
In addition to Rose,…
Bayern Munich manager Niko Kovac says he’s proud his club does things different from Premier League clubs as transfer fees keep rising.
Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben has praised the intensity of the training brought in by new head coach Niko Kovac.
Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac said Germany international midfielder Sebastian Rudy is free to leave the club.
Rudy, who joined Bayern from Hoffenheim last summer, started 16 Bundesliga games last season but failed to find regular minutes amid competition from at least six other players.
“Sebastian is a player who wants to play a lot. He can leave if he agrees terms,” Kovac told reporters after Bayern’s 4-1 win over Hamburg in a friendly on Wednesday in which Muller and Sandro Wagner both scored…
Bayern Munich manager Niko Kovac says he’s proud his club does things different from Premier League clubs as transfer fees keep rising. Bayern Munich defender David Alaba suffered heavy bruising rather than knee ligament damage during the weekend’s 5-0 German Super Cup win over Eintracht Frankfurt, the club have said.
With Bayern 4-0 up thanks to a Robert Lewandowski hat trick and a goal from Kingsley Coman, Alaba tangled with Eintracht’s Danny da Costa and had to leave the pitch after prolonged treatment.
Bayern, who had already used all their substitutes, played the final 15 minutes with 10 men but added a fifth goal through Thiago…