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Barcelona finally wrap up Lewandowski transfer for €50m

Barcelona have confirmed the signing of Poland striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich in a €50million deal.

Sadio Mane scored 23 goals for Liverpool in all competitions last season

Bayern Munich ignited 'flame and fire' in Mane

Sadio Mane's move to Bayern Munich from Liverpool is the right decision at the right time because the German champions have the best plan for him, according to the Senegal forward.

Soccer • 22 Jun 22

Transfer news: Liverpool agree Mane sale to Bayern

Liverpool have agreed a €40.9m deal to sell Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich while Tottenham have signed midfielder Yves Bissouma from Brighton.

Soccer • 17 Jun 22

Lewandowski: "I realise a transfer will be the best solution for both sides"

Lewandowski: My story with Bayern is over

Polish striker Robert Lewandowski said on Monday his story with Bayern Munich was over and he could not imagine staying on with the German champions.

Soccer • 30 May 22

Erling Haaland was back on the scoresheet

European wrap: Haaland and Vlahovic among the goals

Erling Haaland got back on the goals trail as Borussia Dortmund swept past Bundesliga rivals Wolfsburg 6-1 at Signal Iduna Park.

Soccer • 16 Apr 22

Chukwueze made an almost immediate impact off the bench

Yellow Submarine sink Bayern in Munich

Samuel Chukwueze snatched a dramatic 88th-minute equaliser to send Villarreal through to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals at the expense of Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.

Soccer • 12 Apr 22

Real Madrid 2-3 Chelsea (5-4) - Champions League recap

Relive all the action from the Champions League as Chelsea and Bayern Munich looked to turn around first-leg deficits.

Soccer • 12 Apr 22

Euro round-up: Setback for Atletico as Real extend lead

Atletico Madrid suffered a shock La Liga defeat against struggling Mallorca while city rivals Real cruised 12 points clear at the top of the table.

Soccer • 09 Apr 22

Recap: Chelsea 1-3 Real Madrid

Karim Benzema's hat-trick helped Real Madrid beat Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter final.

Soccer • 06 Apr 22

Arnaut Danjuma celebrates the only goal of the game

Danjuma gives Villarreal advantage over Bayern Munich

Arnaut Danjuma's early goal secured Villarreal a deserved 1-0 win against Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.

Soccer • 06 Apr 22

Arturo Vidal is crowded out by Fabinho and Thiago Alcantara.

Recap: Liverpool 0-1 Inter Milan (2-1 on aggregate)

Liverpool are through to the Champions League quarter-finals despite slipping to a 1-0 loss against Inter Milan at Anfield. Read back on how it happened.

Soccer • 08 Mar 22

Lewandowski had a hat trick inside 23 minutes

Lewandowski hits record hat-trick as Salzburg crushed

Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski grabbed the earliest hat-trick in Champions League history with three goals by the 23rd minute as the Bundesliga champions steamrolled Salzburg 7-1 to book a place in the quarter-finals on an aggregate of 8-2.

Soccer • 08 Mar 22

Bayern trailed for 70 minutes before 2020 Champions League final scorer Coman levelled

Coman to Bayern's rescue at Salzburg

Kingsley Coman scored a late equaliser as Bayern Munich drew 1-1 at RB Salzburg in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

Soccer • 16 Feb 22

Robert Lewandowski banged home a hat-trick as Bayern went six clear at the top of the Bundesliga

Euro round-up: Lewandowski powers Bayern six clear

Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich moved six points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with a 4-0 win at Cologne.

Soccer • 15 Jan 22

Mahmoud Dahoud is mobbed by his Borussia Dortmund teammates after scoring a crucial winner.

Euro wrap: Dortmund keep the pressure on Bayern

Borussia Dortmund staged a dramatic late comeback to win 3-2 at Eintracht Frankfurt and close the gap on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich to six points.

Soccer • 08 Jan 22

Florian Neuhaus of Borussia Moenchengladbach celebrates his goal at the Allianz Arena.

Euro wrap: Noss on bench as Monchengladbach stun Bayern

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich slumped to a shock 2-1 home defeat to lowly Borussia Monchengladbach - for whom Republic of Ireland Under-21 international Conor Noss was an unused substitute - at a snowy Allianz Arena.

Soccer • 07 Jan 22

Joshua Kimmich: 'I'm doing very well, but I'm not yet able to train fully due to slight infiltrations in my lungs'

Kimmich facing spell out with Covid-related lung damage

Bayern Munich's star midfielder Joshua Kimmich will not return to action until January as he recovers from lung damage caused by Covid-19.

Soccer • 09 Dec 21

Jamal Musiala celebrates with Munich team-mates to make it 3-0

Barcelona bow out after being outclassed in Munich

Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League following a 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich on Wednesday, failing to make it past the group stage of the competition for the first time since the 2000-01 season.

Soccer • 08 Dec 21

Leroy Sane celebrates making it 2-0 against Barcelona

Champions League recap: Barca out after Bayern defeat

Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League following a 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich on Wednesday, failing to make it past the group stage of the competition for the first time since the 2000-01 season.

Soccer • 08 Dec 21

There'll be no fans at the Allianz Arena for the Champions League group match

Bayern v Barcelona will be played without supporters

Barcelona's Champions League group match away at Bayern Munich next week will be played without fans due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation in the German state of Bavaria.

Soccer • 03 Dec 21

Bayern members are putting pressure on the club not to renew the Qatar Airways sponsorship deal.

Chaos at Bayern AGM as members rebel over Qatari deal

Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness said he was "shocked" after the Bundesliga leaders' Annual General Meeting descended into chaos as supporters rebelled against a Qatari sponsorship deal.

Soccer • 26 Nov 21

Xavi's second match in charge of Barca ended in a draw

Champions League round-up: Barca held by Benfica

Barcelona missed the chance to secure second place in Group E in the Champions League behind Bayern Munich as they were held to a goalless draw at home by Benfica.

Soccer • 24 Nov 21

Robert Lewandowski of FC Bayern Muenchen scores their team's second goal

European wrap: Bayern hit 100 goals for 2021

Bayern Munich became only the second team to score 100 Bundesliga goals in a calendar year as they inflicted a first league defeat of the season on Freiburg.

Soccer • 06 Nov 21

Ansu Fati got the winner for Barcelona to fire them into second in Group E

Champions League round-up: Barcelona edge back into mix

Barcelona moved above Benfica into second place in Group E with a 1-0 win at Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Soccer • 02 Nov 21

Gerard Pique (R) consoles Sergio Aguero as he leaves the field with an injury

Euro wrap: Aguero taken to hospital for cardiac exam

Sergio Aguero was taken to hospital for a cardiac exam after leaving the field early as Barcelona began life after Ronald Koeman with an uninspiring 1-1 draw at home to Alaves in La Liga on Saturday night.

Soccer • 31 Oct 21