With two rounds of the Bundesliga season remaining, Bayern Munich faces the biggest threat to its title hopes, at home against a resurgent RB Leipzig on Saturday. One point ahead of Borussia Dortmund atop the Bundesliga table, Bayern knows winning the next two games will ensure a record-extending 11th straight Bundesliga title. While perennial bridesmaid […]
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Bundesliga: Dortmund turns to rival Schalke to keep title dream alive
Borussia Dortmund’s Bundesliga title bid may require the assistance of an unlikely ally, with rival Schalke making the trip to face league leader Bayern Munich on Saturday. Bayern hosts Schalke in Saturday’s early game, mere hours before Dortmund’s clash with Borussia Moenchengladbach. Reigning champion Bayern sit just one point clear and knows any slip-up could […]
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Bundesliga: Bayern and Dortmund enter final straight of title battle just a point apart
After returning to the top of the standings, Bayern Munich turns its focus to its traditional whipping boy, Werder Bremen, on Saturday. One point clear of Borussia Dortmund, Bayern can guarantee an historic 11th straight Bundesliga title by winning its final four matches. If Thomas Tuchel‘s side defeats Bremen, it can go four points clear […]
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Bundesliga: 'Extremely bitter' Dortmund result hands Bayern title advantage
Borussia Dortmund handed the advantage in the Bundesliga title race back to Bayern Munich on Friday after being held to a 1-1 draw at lowly Bochum. Bochum, who sit one spot and just two points above the relegation zone, scored after just five minutes, Anthony Losilla unleashing a screamer from outside the box. Dortmund hit […]
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Bundesliga: Title hopes for Dortmund go through neighboring Bochum
Borussia Dortmund travels 12 miles to local rival Bochum on Friday, knowing a win will take it one step closer to a first Bundesliga title in over a decade. Dortmund sits one point clear of Bayern Munich atop the standings with five matches to play, three of which are at home in front of the […]
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Bundesliga: Dortmund goes on top after Bayern 'knockout'
Borussia Dortmund went top of the Bundesliga after a 4-0 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt, making the most of Bayern Munich’s earlier 3-1 loss at Mainz on Saturday. A double from Dutch forward Donyell Malen and goals from English teenager Jude Bellingham and veteran Mats Hummels snared the three points for Dortmund, setting up a […]
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Bayern's Tuchel gamble laid bare
Bayern Munich’s Champions League exit on Wednesday has turned the focus on the club’s hierarchy and the surprise decision to sack former coach Julian Nagelsmann. The six-time winners drew 1-1 at home against Manchester City but went out 4-1 on aggregate in the quarterfinals, after a 3-0 first-leg demolition in Manchester. Nagelsmann was fired in […]
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Bayern Munich-Man City: On-fire Haaland shows Bayern what it's missing
When Erling Haaland takes the field for Manchester City on Wednesday in Munich, the Norwegian will face the club that tried to sell the farm to buy him but failed. Bayern’s late first-leg capitulation in Manchester means the six-time winners need to overcome a 3-0 deficit to make it through to the semis. Not […]
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Bundesliga: Bayern held by Hoffenheim as Borussia Dortmund stumbles at 10-man Stuttgart
Borussia Dortmund failed to take advantage of Bayern Munich’s 1-1 home draw against Hoffenheim on Saturday, conceding a last-gasp equalizer after blowing a two-goal lead against 10-man Stuttgart. Bundesliga leader Bayern led through a first-half goal from Benjamin Pavard, but had to settle for a point as Hoffenheim equalized in the second […]
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Bundesliga: Title in full focus as Bayern's European dreams wilt
Four matches after taking over from Julian Nagelsmann amid talks of a treble, only one title remains realistically within reach for new Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel. Knocked out of the German Cup by Freiburg, Bayern was thrashed 3-0 by Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal series, leaving it a […]