Manchester City’s pursuit of an unprecedented quadruple is entering its final leg — they strolled to a 1-0 win over Brighton to book a place in the FA Cup final. Joining them there are Watford, who staged a remarkable comeback from 2-0 down to win their semifinal against Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 in extra time.
In the Premier League, Liverpool fought back from a goal down to beat Southampton away, and moved two points clear at the top. Meanwhile, Arsenal’s quest for a top four spot…
Jurgen Klopp failed to get one over on former foe Bayern Munich as Liverpool were held to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their second round Champions League tie at Anfield.
Dan Thomas and Craig Burley make their picks for the first legs of this week’s Champions League, including Liverpool-Bayern and Atletico-Juventus.
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.
Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski, who has previously been linked with a move to Major League Soccer, said he thinks the German champions will be his last European club.
The Poland captain, who now has 197 Bundesliga goals to his name taking him past Claudio Pizarro as the highest scoring non-German, had sought a move away from Bayern in the summer, after claiming he was an “easy target” for criticism.
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However, Lewandowski has now said he is unlikely to join another side in Europe, with…
Jurgen Klopp failed to get one over on former foe Bayern Munich as Liverpool were held to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their second round Champions League tie at Anfield.
Dan Thomas and Craig Burley make their picks for the first legs of this week’s Champions League, including Liverpool-Bayern and Atletico-Juventus.
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.
Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski, who has previously been linked with a move to Major League Soccer, said he thinks the German champions will be his last European club.
The Poland captain, who now has 197 Bundesliga goals to his name taking him past Claudio Pizarro as the highest scoring non-German, had sought a move away from Bayern in the summer, after claiming he was an “easy target” for criticism.
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– Champions League statistics
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However, Lewandowski has now said he is unlikely to join another side in Europe, with…
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Luuk De Jong scored his 21st league goal of the season as PSV Eindhoven remain in control of top spot in the Dutch Eredivisie.
While Liverpool kept pace with Manchester City, Arsenal beat Manchester United to keep the top four race alive. In La Liga, Barcelona continued their dominance, while Kareem Benzema helped Real Madrid get back to winning ways after their humiliating Champions League defeat. Elsewhere, Juventus remained unbeaten in the league, while Bayern Munich scored six against Wolfsburg to leapfrog Dortmund to the top of the Bundesliga. Here are the best numbers from the weekend’s action.
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Serge Gnabry scored twice for Bayern Munich and Kingsley Coman provided the winner in extra time as Bayern defeated Hertha Berlin 3-2. BERLIN — Bayern Munich reached the quarterfinals of the DFB Pokal with a 3-2 defeat of Hertha Berlin after extra-time, with Robert Lewandowski turning in a performance that could silence some recent criticism of him in the media.
Poland international Lewandowski had his hand in all three Munich goals, with Serge Gnabry’s brace and Kingsley Coman’s extra-time strike securing the passage to the next round.
Having been criticised by former Bayern player Didi Hamann for “turning into a problem for Bayern”…
Serge Gnabry scored twice for Bayern Munich and Kingsley Coman provided the winner in extra time as Bayern defeated Hertha Berlin 3-2. BERLIN — Bayern Munich reached the quarterfinals of the DFB Pokal with a 3-2 defeat of Hertha Berlin after extra time, with Robert Lewandowski turning in a performance that could silence some recent criticism of him in the media.
Poland international Lewandowski had his hand in all three Munich goals, with Serge Gnabry’s brace and Kingsley Coman’s extra-time strike securing passage to the next round.
Having been criticised by former Bayern player Didi Hamann for “turning into a problem for Bayern”…
Serge Gnabry scored twice for Bayern Munich and Kingsley Coman provided the winner in extra time as Bayern defeated Hertha Berlin 3-2. BERLIN — Robert Lewandowski has hit back at criticism from former Bayern Munich player Didi Hamann, labelling…
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Robert Lewandowski has said he could retire from football when his contract expires at Bayern Munich in 2021.
Lewandowski, 30, looked set to leave Bayern in May when his agent Pini Zahavi claimed the striker wanted a fresh start elsewhere.
“He needs a change and a new challenge in his career,” Zahavi said at the time.
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But Lewandowski has said he now feels settled at Bayern and has not ruled out making them the last club of his career.
“I feel that, after all those rumours and problems…
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge insists Bayern Munich will not leave the Bundesliga or Champions League to compete in the proposed European Super League.
Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben has described his time with the club as a beautiful period of his life but believe it is the right time to move on after 10 years in Germany.
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has said the team’s struggles in the first part of the season can have a positive effect on their Champions League campaign.
Bundesliga champions Bayern trail leaders Borussia Dortmund by nine points and have not won a league game at home since September.
But Lewandowski told Bild he believed Bayern could still achieve great things in the Champions League, which they won in 2013.
“If you aware you must fight in the Bundesliga, the cup and the Champions League,…
Shaka Hislop recaps Borussia Dortmund’s thrilling 3-2 win over rivals Bayern Munich in Der Klassiker.
Despite a goal in each half from the clinical Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich twice let slip a lead against unbeaten Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund losing a thriller 3-2 in the Westfalenstadion on Saturday.
Positives
Bayern produced an impressive first-half performance to almost silence the Yellow Wall, with six shots to Dortmund’s solitary effort as Lewandowski grabbed his obligatory goals against his former club.
Negatives
Bayern twice failed to hold onto their lead in the proverbial game…