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Bayern Munich went a man down early and had to battle until the end in their German Cup quarterfinal win against second-division Heidenheim.
Bayern Munich went a man down early and had to battle until the end in their German Cup quarterfinal win against second-division Heidenheim.
Niko Kovac has said his Bayern Munich team make him “mad” and criticised his side’s defensive mentality ahead of Saturday’s Bundesliga clash with Borussia Dortmund.
Bayern warmed up for the top-of-the-table clash with Dortmund by narrowly avoiding one of the biggest upsets in German Cup history in Wednesday’s 5-4 win over second-tier side FC Heidenheim.
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Bayern Munich manager Niko Kovac has dismissed fears over Lucas Hernandez’s knee injury, after the Bavarians completed an €80 million deal to sign the 2018 World Cup winner.
The 23-year-old played his last match for Atletico Madrid on Feb. 9 after a knee injury ruled the France international out for the remainder of the campaign. He underwent surgery on Wednesday.
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“The surgery went really, really well,” Kovac told reporters at a news conference on Thursday. “In agreement with Atletico, he…
Serbia stifled Germany for much of the game, but substitute Leon Goretzka was able to break through to earn the hosts a draw in Wolfsburg.
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German police are investigating reports of alleged racist abused aimed at Ilkay Gundogan and Leroy Sane during the international friendly between Germany and Serbia on Wednesday.
Three men were identified by one German basketball journalist who attended the match as a fan. Wolfsburg police told ESPN FC the trio provided a statement without the presence of a lawyer and were free to leave the police station afterwards.
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The journalist, Andre Voigt, had posted an emotional video on Facebook…
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop delves into Bayern Munich’s continued struggles in the Bundesliga and feels it’ll be more of the same against Liverpool in the Champions League.
In an exclusive with ESPN FC, Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer makes no excuses when asked about his side’s Bundesliga campaign.
Germany’s Manuel Neuer says while Germany had their struggles in 2018, the latter stages in the UEFA Nations League they showed progress leading into 2019.
Renato Sanches has told Kicker that he is “not happy” at Bayern Munich and could leave the club he joined as a European champion in 2016 this summer.
Having returned to Bayern from an ill-fated loan with Swansea last summer, the midfielder hoped to get his career in Germany off the ground in his second year in the Bundesliga.
However, after a promising beginning to the domestic season with six starts in the first 12 matches, he has come off the bench only five times in the league since.
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Bayern Munich will embark on their “biggest investment programme ever” to rebuild the squad following a limp exit from the Champions League, according to president Uli Hoeness.
While Bayern are in pole position to win the Bundesliga, they were eliminated in Europe by Liverpool in the round of 16 after a laboured performance, beaten 3-1 at the Allianz Arena in the second leg earlier this month. For the first time in eight years, the Bavarians failed to reach the quarterfinals.
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BERLIN — Marco Reus believes Borussia Dortmund have put ‘pressure’ on Bundesliga title rivals Bayern Munich after returning to the top of league with a 3-2 win at Hertha Berlin.
Thomas Delaney and Dan-Axel Zagadou scored the other two goals for Dortmund, who twice came from behind and fired 25 shots at Hertha’s goal. Former Chelsea attacker Salomon Kalou struck a brace for the hosts.
“It was just incredibly important to win here. We’ve put some pressure on Bayern. Even though I don’t think they’ll…
ESPN FC’s Raf Honigstein explains how Bayern’s downward trend since the departure of Pep Guardiola came to a head in their defeat to Liverpool. Germany coach Joachim Low has said the country’s academies are falling behind other European nations in producing modern footballers.
Low made the comments after the Germany squad for this month’s friendly and European Championship qualifier matches, which included three uncapped players, was announced.
Referring to the Bundesliga’s problems in Europe this term Low said Germany’s academies have been overtaken by “England, France and Belgium who have all developed one-on-one players with individual…
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In an exclusive with ESPN FC, Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer makes no excuses when asked about his side’s Bundesliga campaign. Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac has claimed his side can’t compete with Europe’s elite clubs after their Champions League exit at the hands of Liverpool.
On Wednesday, Bayern failed to make the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time since 2011 as they wrapped up a hugely disappointing campaign by Bundesliga clubs at Europe’s top level.
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Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius has reported his loan club, Besiktas, to FIFA having allegedly not received wages dating back four months.
FIFA told ESPN on Wednesday that they “have a received a claim from the player Loris Karius against the club Besiktas.”
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Earlier on Wednesday, German outlet Bild reported that Karius had taken legal action against the club on Feb. 20. The paper said that Besiktas have already missed one deadline which could result into a points deduction of or a potential…