BERLIN,GERMANY | Xinhua | Departing Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp might face the challenge of finding the right place in Wembley Stadium this Saturday evening. Unlike May 25, 2013, the 56-year-old will witness the on-pitch action from the stands rather than from the bench. However, it seems a pleasure for the …
Read More »Bayern clinch 11th straight Bundesliga title as Mainz held leaders Dortmund
Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | Front runners Borussia Dortmund were held to a 2-2 draw with Mainz and allowed the second-placed Bayern Munich to snatch their 11th consecutive title and 33rd overall thanks to Jamal Musiala’s last-gasp 2-1 winner against Cologne in the last round of the Bundesliga 2022-23 season on …
Read More »Mainz shock Bayern, Dortmund go top in Bundesliga
Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | Mainz came from behind through second-half goals from Ludovic Ajorque, Leandro Barreiro and Aaron Martin within 14 minutes to upset leaders Bayern Munich 3-1, while Borussia Dortmund took the lead in the Bundesliga table following a 4-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. The Bavarians took …
Read More »Bayern stun Dortmund to recapture Bundesliga top spot
Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | Thomas Muller’s brace helped Bayern Munich cruise 4-2 past front runners Borussia Dortmund and ensured a perfect debut for new head coach Thomas Tuchel at the 26th round of Bundesliga on Saturday. With the result, Bayern move past Dortmund and established a two-point gap atop the …
Read More »Big game for Potter as Chelsea need to overturn Champions League deficit
London, UK | Xinhua | Chelsea coach Graham Potter faces a crucial 90 minutes when his side entertain Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night. Chelsea need to overcome a 1-0 defeat from the first leg in a game where they were arguably the better side, but failed …
Read More »Championship relegation battle made me grow up, says Bellingham
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The scene on the training ground in the Swiss mountain town of Bad Ragaz appears to be the starting point for Jude Bellingham’s new life. His tough tackling seems to have taken his teammates aback. Not many at Borussia Dortmund seemed to have been prepared …
Read More »Talking points in European football this weekend
Paris, France | AFP | Barcelona won their first game under Quique Setien, Erling Braut Haaland enjoyed a dream debut with Borussia Dortmund and Juventus ominously extended their lead at the top of Serie A at the weekend. AFP Sport looks back at some of the main talking points from around …
Read More »Messi returns as Dortmund rue missed chances against Barcelona
Dortmund, Germany | AFP | Lionel Messi returned from injury to make an innocuous first appearance of the season as Barcelona escaped with a 0-0 draw at Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League opener on Tuesday. Messi, who has missed the start of the season with a calf injury, came …
Read More »Messi on the bench as record-breaker Ansu Fati starts for Barcelona
Dortmund, Germany | AFP | Teenage star Ansu Fati became Barcelona’s youngest ever Champions League debutant after being named in the starting line-up for the Catalan giants’ campaign opener away to Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday. The 16-year-old, who became the club’s youngest ever scorer with his maiden strike against Osasuna …
Read More »Three great Champions League comebacks
Dortmund, Germany | AFP | Borussia Dortmund must overturn a 3-0 first-leg defeat when they host Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday in their Champions League last 16, second leg. Only three teams — Barcelona, Roma and Deportivo La Coruna — have managed to overturn a deficit of three goals or more in a knockout-phase tie in …
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