MUNICH: The new coach of Bayern Munich Thomas Tuchel said on Saturday that he was “surprised” to be offered the chance to replace the sacked Julian Nagelsmann. Tuchel, 49, has been appointed on a contract until 2025 after Nagelsmann was sacked in his second season in charge of Bayern. Nagelsmann lost his job with the...
MUNICH: Bayern Munich announced Friday that they appointed former Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel as their new manager after firing Julian Nagelsmann. Nagelsmann, 35, guided Bayern to the quarter-finals of the Champions League and will face Premier League champions Manchester City next month. But Bayern have not enjoyed their regular Bundesliga dominance this...
BERLIN: With the ‘Klassiker’ counter Bayern Munich on the horizon, Borussia Dortmund will want to avoid losing focus against Cologne on Sunday with a title on the line. While Dortmund have had their fair share of trouble against good sides in recent years, their title challenge has really been undermined by poor performances against the...
BERLIN: Borussia Dortmund led twice but were held 2-2 by local rivals Schalke and lost. Bayern Munich which first won 5-3 against Augsburg and ended Saturday two points on top of the Bundesliga. Kenan Karaman scored Schalke’s second goal with 10 minutes remaining to snuff out visiting Dortmund’s hopes of continuing their momentum in the...
MUNICH: Bayern Munich forward Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting scored against his former club and Serge Gnabry added a late second as Germany won. Paris St Germain 2-0 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. The 33-year-old Choupo-Moting, who played for PSG from 2018-20, scored from Leon Goretzka’s assist in the 61st minute. Substitute Gnabry struck on...
MUNICH: Coach Paris Saint-Germain Christophe Galtier said on Tuesday that the return to full strength of Kylian Mbappe they can pass Bayern Munich and in the Champions League in the last eight. PSG, still chasing the Champions League title, need to overcome the 1-0 deficit from the first leg on Wednesday at the Allianz Arena....
PARIS: Kylian Mbappe headed to Munich fresh from a weekend break Paris Saint-Germain and eager to lead the French giants past Bayern and into the quarterfinals of the Champions League. PSG trails 1-0 from the first leg of the heavyweight last-16 tie, after injuries reduced Mbappe to an appearance off the bench in that game...
BERLIN: Julian Nagelsmann believes that Bayern Munich’s season will be judged by their performance at home Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday last 16 Champions League matches. Speaking after his team returned to the Bundesliga with a 2-1 win at Stuttgart, Nagelsmann said he hoped the “method and style” of the game was more important than the...
BERLIN: After his team defeated Ajax 3-1 to qualify for the Europa League last 16 on Thursday, it was a smile. Union Berlin manager Urs Fischer said “the craziness goes on”. The next stop on Union’s ‘crazy’ journey? German powerhouse Bayern Munich on Sunday. The Union is sitting alongside Bayern and other powerhouses of Borussia...
BERLIN: Borussia Moenchengladbach continued their impressive recent record against the Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munichwon 3-2 after a controversial eight-minute red card for defender Dayot Upamecano on Saturday. Bayern’s Upamecano saw a straight red for bringing down Frenchman Alassane Plea outside the box. The replay showed that there was little contact but after a short video...