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16Nov

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Haaland’s Dortmund set to defy Norway isolation order

Erling Haaland of Dortmund celebrates his team's second goal during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Muenchen at Signal Iduna Park on November 07, 2020 in Dortmund, Germany.Dortmund, Leipzig and Hertha Berlin look set to defy a call for 10 days of self-isolation for their Norwegian players, including Dortmund’s Erling Haaland, after a member of the national squad tested positive for Covid-19. Adhering to the request from the Norwegian football federation would prevent Haaland from playing for Dortmund on Saturday, as it would do too for Leipzig striker Alexander Sorloth and Hertha Berlin goalkeeper Rune Jarstein.Norway full-back Omar Elabdellaoui tested positive at the weekend prompting Norway to cancel their trip to Bucharest to play Romania, and UEFA then...

14Nov

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Sancho says Man Utd speculation has not affected his form

Jadon Sancho of England looks on during the international friendly match between England and the Republic of Ireland at Wembley Stadium on November 12, 2020 in London, England.England winger Jadon Sancho says his form has dipped slightly this season but dismissed suggestions that it is due to media speculation about his club future.The Borussia Dortmund player emerged as Manchester United’s number one transfer target during the close season, with British media reporting that the Premier League side had bid around 100 million euros ($120 million).Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke ruled out the possibility of Sancho leaving the Bundesliga team in the summer. The 20-year-old is yet to find the net in six league games this season after scoring 17 in the previous campaign.Asked if th...

9Nov

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Bayern Munich set to be without Kimmich for the rest of the year after he underwent knee surgery

Bayern's Joshua Kimmich receives medical treatment during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Muenchen at Signal Iduna Park on November 7, 2020 in Dortmund, Germany.Bayern Munich have revealed Joshua Kimmich will be out of action until January after undergoing a 'successful' knee operation. The 25-year-old midfielder limped out of their 3-2 win at Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga on Saturday night. Kimmich, one of the most consistent performers for the European champions, hurt his right knee as he tripped Erling Haaland to stop the Dortmund striker breaking away in the 35th minute.Germany international Kimmich, who was booked for the foul, was clearly in a lot of pain and had to be helped from the field by two members of staff. Bayern's spor...

7Nov

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Kimmich injury overshadows Bayern’s win at Dortmund

Bayern's Joshua Kimmich walks off after receiving medical treatment during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Muenchen at Signal Iduna Park on November 7, 2020 in Dortmund, Germany.Bayern Munich face an anxious wait to discover the severity of Joshua Kimmich's knee injury which cast a shadow over their 3-2 win at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday which sent them top of the Bundesliga.The Germany midfielder, who has been in great form recently, was helped off in obvious distress after twisting his knee in a first-half challenge."He'll fly home with us and be examined - it's too early to say the extent of the injury," said grim-faced Bayern coach Hansi Flick.Kimmich is also a concern for Germany ahead of the friendly against the Czech Republic on Wednesday before Nation...

7Nov

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Leipzig go top in Germany ahead of Bayern, Dortmund showdown

Leipzig's Spanish defender Angelino (C-L) is celebrated by teammates Leipzig's Hungarian defender Willi Orban (C-R) and Leipzig's French defender Ibrahima Konate (L) after scoring the third goal off a free kick during the German first division Bundesliga football match between RB Leipzig and SC Freiburg in the Red Bull arena in Leipzig, eastern Germany, on November 7, 2020.RB Leipzig went back to the top of the Bundesliga table on Saturday with a 3-0 home win over Freiburg before Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund clash in the evening showdown.Defender Ibrahima Konate fired home Leipzig's opener before midfielder Marcel Sabitzer added the second goal with a 70th-minute penalty.Manchester City loanee Angelino claimed Leipzig's third with a stunning free-kick which curled over the Freiburg ...

27Oct

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Alario scores twice as Leverkusen beats Augsburg 3-1

Leverkusen's Lucas Alario in action during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Augsburg at BayArena on October 26, 2020 in Leverkusen, Germany.Lucas Alario scored twice as Bayer Leverkusen beat Augsburg 3-1 in the Bundesliga on Monday to win its third game in a row across all competitions.Alario won and converted a penalty and later restored Leverkusen’s lead with a header after Daniel Caligiuri levelled with Augsburg’s first goal in Leverkusen since 2015. Moussa Diaby added Leverkusen’s third goal in stoppage time.Leverkusen started the league season with three straight draws but turned a corner with a 1-0 win over Mainz before hammering Nice 6-2 in the Europa League on Thursday. Monday’s win takes Leverkusen up to fourth in the Bundesliga standings. It’s one of three ...

24Oct

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Bayern beat Frankfurt; lose Davies to injury

Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich celebrates after scoring his sides second goal during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Eintracht Frankfurt at Allianz Arena on October 24, 2020 in Munich, Germany.Robert Lewandowski scored a hat trick to help Bayern Munich continue where it left off in the Bundesliga with a 5-0 rout of Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.The Poland star didn’t score in Bayern’s 4-0 defeat of Atletico Madrid in their Champions League opening game on Wednesday and evidently felt the need to atone as he took his tally to 10 goals in five Bundesliga games.Bayern suffered an early blow with Edmonton's Alphonso Davies going off with what looked a bad ankle injury in the third minute. Lucas Hernandez came on for the 19-year-old Canadian.The Lewandowski show start...

23Oct

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Bayern’s Flick praises efficiency after Atletico win

Hans-Dieter Flick, head coach of FC Bayern München looks on during the UEFA Champions League Group A stage match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Atletico Madrid at Allianz Arena on October 21, 2020 in Munich, Germany.Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick praised his team’s efficiency following Wednesday’s 4-0 demolition of Atletico Madrid in their Champions League Group ‘A’ opener.The Spaniards were no match for the quintuple winners who took control of the game from the start and never allowed their opponents a look-in as they launched their title defence with a win.“Our game was just good tonight,” Flick told reporters. “It was a tough task but we mastered it. Our efficiency was good today and I am very satisfied. It is very important to win that first game.”Bayern won the Champions League titl...

17Oct

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Reus, Haaland to the rescue as Dortmund beats Hoffenheim

Marco Reus of Borussia Dortmund celebrates with teammates Erling Haaland and Giovanni Reyna after scoring his sides first goal during the Bundesliga match between TSG Hoffenheim and Borussia Dortmund at PreZero-Arena on October 17, 2020 in Sinsheim, Germany.Substitutes Marco Reus and Erling Haaland came on to end Borussia Dortmund’s barren run against Hoffenheim with a 1-0 victory in the Bundesliga on Saturday.Dortmund hadn’t won any of the last five meetings between the sides, but Haaland ran on to a ball headed from midfield and kept his cool in front of Hoffenheim's goalkeeper before unselfishly crossing to give Reus a tap-in in the 76th minute.It had been an uninspiring game from the visitors, the first of seven matches in 21 days, including Tuesday’s Champions League opener at Lazio a...

13Oct

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Dortmund ‘wunderkind’ Moukoko in line to make Champions League history

Youssoufa Moukoko of Borussia Dortmund U19 controls the ball during the A-Junior Bundesliga West match between SC Preussen Muenster and Borussia Dortmund on September 20, 2020 in Muenster, Germany.Borussia Dortmund's Youssoufa Moukoko, who turns 16 on November 20, could make Champions League history next month by becoming the competition's youngest player ever. Dortmund's sports director Michael Zorc told German daily Bild "we will enter him on the B list" for the group stages of the Champions League, with Dortmund having drawn Zenit Saint Petersburg, Brugge and Lazio in Group F. The 15-year-old Moukoko, already a prolific scorer in German youth football, is not on the club's 'A' list of players registered for the Champions League competition. However, he will be on their 'B...

4Oct

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Lewandowski scores FOUR as Bayern beat Hertha in thriller

Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich celebrates with Corentin Tolisso after scoring his team's fourth goal from the penalty spot to complete his hat-trick during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Hertha BSC at Allianz Arena on October 04, 2020 in Munich, Germany. Bayern Munich somehow managed to secure a 4-3 victory over Hertha Berlin after incredible late drama at the Allianz Arena. After letting a two-goal lead slip in the second half, they scored a late penalty to hold off the visitors, who themselves netted a late equaliser after a third goal for the hosts. Bayern struggled to find their typical intensity, despite carving out the better opportunities. Robert Lewandowski saw a shot saved by Hertha goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow. Lewandowski broke the deadlock f...

3Oct

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Reyna shines in Sancho’s absence, Haaland scores twice for Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund players celebrate after Felix Passlack of Borussia Dortmund scores their team's teams fourth goal during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Sport-Club Freiburg at Signal Iduna Park on October 03, 2020 in Dortmund, Germany. Borussia Dortmund’s Giovanni Reyna and Erling Haaland combined perfectly to help crush Freiburg 4-0 on Saturday as they bounced back in style from a disappointing week. Reyna, the 17-year-old American, served up three assists in the absence of their top provider Jadon Sancho, sidelined with an infection. Norwegian forward Haaland scored two of those goals either side of Emre Can’s 47th minute header, to take his tally to 17 goals from 18 Bundesliga games this year. Haaland then set up Felix Passlack for their fourth in stoppage...

30Sep

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Bayern Munich want Xabi Alonso as their future boss

Xabi Alonso leaves the Audiencia Provincial Court after facing tax evasion charges on January 22, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. Bayern Munich CEO Karl Heinz Rummenigge has identified the club’s former midfielder Xabi Alonso as a future manager of their team. The 38-year-old is currently at the helm of Real Sociedad’s B team who compete in the Segunda B – the regionalised third tier of Spanish football. A former central midfielder, Alonso spent the final three years of his playing career at the Bavarian champions, accumulating 117 first-team appearances between 2014 and 2017, helping the club to win three successive Bundesliga titles. “I think Xabi Alonso will be an interesting coach for Bayern at some point in the future,” Rummenigge told German media outlet Bild, as per Diario AS. “...

29Sep

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Bayern’s Leroy Sane out with new knee injury

Leroy Sane of FC Bayern Muenchen runs with the ball during the Bundesliga match between TSG Hoffenheim and FC Bayern Muenchen at PreZero-Arena on September 27, 2020 in Sinsheim, Germany. Bayern Munich forward Leroy Leroy and will miss around two weeks because of a new injury to the same knee he injured at Manchester City last season, coach Hansi Flick said on Tuesday. Flick said Sane won’t be available at least until the end of the upcoming international break because of the damaged capsule in his right knee joint. “We hope that after the international break he will back with us,” Flick said. Sane injured an anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee last season while playing for Manchester City, causing him to miss almost the entire 2019-20 campaign. Sane will not be able to f...

27Sep

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Haaland’s secrets: Ice baths and special sleeping glasses

Erling Haaland of Dortmund looks on during the Bundesliga match between FC Augsburg and Borussia Dortmund at WWK-Arena on September 26, 2020 in Augsburg, Germany. Erling Braut Haaland (20) is willing to try out different routines in his quest to become an even better football player. The Borussia Dortmund player uses ice baths and special sleeping glasses in order to improve performance. “I see this as key to improving performance by even just a few percentages,” the 20-year-old said in an interview with newspaper Ruhr Nachrichten. “I wear these glasses in the evening. They help me get deeper and better sleep,” he added. The glasses filter out blue light from electronic devices. “For me, it’s about the small things in the fight to get better day by day,” Haaland said. The 2...

27Sep

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Bayern suffer 4-1 loss at Hoffenheim to end long unbeaten run

Hoffenheim's Israeli forward Munas Dabbur and Bayern Munich's German midfielder Joshua Kimmich vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v FC Bayern Munich on September 27, 2020 in Mainz, southern Germany. Quadruple winners Bayern Munich slumped to a shock 4-1 loss at Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Sunday to end their 32-match unbeaten run in all competitions stretching back to last year. Bayern, winners of the Super Cup against Sevilla after extra time on Thursday, had not lost since Dec. 7, 2019, and had gone 21 consecutive Bundesliga matches without defeat, winning their last 15. The European champions conceded two goals in eight minutes as their usually solid defence collapsed under Hoffenheim pressure, with Ermin Bicackcic ...

27Sep

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Struggling Schalke fire coach Wagner

David Wagner, head coach of Schalke looks on after the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and FC Schalke 04 at Allianz Arena on September 18, 2020 in Munich, Germany. Schalke 04 have sacked head coach David Wagner following their poor start to the season, the German Bundesliga club said in a statement here on Sunday. Schalke were thrashed 8-0 by champions Bayern Munich in their first game last weekend and suffered a 3-1 defeat by Werder Bremen on Saturday. “We had all hoped that we could improve on the pitch together with David Wagner,” Schalke sports director Jochen Schneider said. “Unfortunately, we haven’t seen the right performances and results from the first two games... for this to happen. “We have therefore decided to make a fresh start. Despite the disappointi...

26Sep

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Dortmund slump to shock league defeat at Augsburg

Felix Uduokhai of FC Augsburg is put under pressure by Erling Haaland of Borussia Dortmund during the Bundesliga match between FC Augsburg and Borussia Dortmund at WWK-Arena on September 26, 2020 in Augsburg, Germany. Borussia Dortmund crashed to a 2-0 defeat at Augsburg on Saturday as Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland failed to rescue the visitors on his return to Bavaria, where he wrote Bundesliga history in January. With defending champions Bayern Munich at Hoffenheim on Sunday, last season’s runners-up Dortmund blew the chance to build on their impressive 3-0 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach last Saturday when Haaland scored twice in an electric display on the opening weekend of the season. The 20-year-old has netted 18 goals in 21 games this year for Dortm...

24Sep

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“Jadon Sancho wants you to know that he’s better than you” – Borussia Dortmund’s Thomas Meunier

Thomas Meunier of Borussia Dortmund and Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund look on during day 2 of the pre-season summer training camp of Borussia Dortmund on August 11, 2020 in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. Borussia Dortmund newcomer Thomas Meunier has revealed what it's like playing with Jadon Sancho, drawing parallels with his time at Paris Saint-Germain in the same team as Kylian Mbappe. Meunier joined Dortmund in summer 2020, after winning three Ligue 1 titles during a four-year stint with PSG. The 29-year-old Belgium international brings a wealth of experience to the table, but admits getting to grips with BVB's whippersnappers is proving quite the challenge, with Sancho the chief culprit. "Jadon is a bit sneaky," Meunier told former Dortmund defender Patrick Owomoyela in an inter...

23Sep

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Bayern Munich stars Leroy Sane and Thomas Muller ahead of Uefa Super Cup match in Budapest – in pictures

Leroy Sane and Thomas Muller of Bayern Munich battle for possession during a training session ahead of their UEFA Super Cup match against Sevilla at Stadium Puskas Ferenc on September 23, 2020 in Budapest, Hungary. Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick has played down the risk of Thursday's Uefa Super Cup clash with Sevilla becoming a super spreader event despite host city Budapest being designated a coronavirus risk zone. "After all, I live in Munich which is almost a corona hotspot," Flick said Wednesday with numbers of new infections also rising in the Bavarian capital. "We came here to play football, these decisions are made elsewhere. We have one goal: to win the Super Cup." Champions League winners Bayern face Europa League winners Sevilla at Budapest's Puskas Arena for the Super ...