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Euro round-up: Milan win again, Bayern drop points

Serie A leaders AC Milan consolidated their position at the top of the table with a 1-0 win over Empoli at San Siro.

There is pressure coming on coach Marco Rose

Dortmund running out of players ahead of Bielefeld game

Borussia Dortmund's rollercoaster season continues against Arminia Bielefeld on Sunday with coach Marco Rose having just one striker available for the game while missing others through Covid-19.

Soccer • 10 Mar 22

Olivier Giroud (L) of AC Milan celebrates after scoring against Napoli

European wrap: Milan go top, Barca and Atletico win

AC Milan replaced Inter Milan at the Serie A summit following a 1-0 win at Napoli sealed by Olivier Giroud.

Soccer • 06 Mar 22

Karim Benzema converted from the spot for Real

European wrap: Real Madrid stretch lead, PSG beaten

Real Madrid came from behind to ease to victory over Real Sociedad and open up an eight-point lead at the top of LaLiga, while Bayern Munich dropped points in the Bundesliga and PSG suffered a defeat away to Nice

Soccer • 05 Mar 22

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates his first goal with a somersault.

European wrap: Aubameyang on mark for Barca again

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his fifth goal in three Barcelona matches in a 4-0 La Liga win against Athletic Bilbao at the Nou Camp.

Soccer • 28 Feb 22

Marco Asensio scored Real Madrid's only goal

Euro wrap: Madrid stretch lead while Dortmund thumped

Ten-man Barcelona moved into fourth place in LaLiga following an action-packed 4-2 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday.

Soccer • 06 Feb 22

Eder Militao snatched a point for Real Madrid.

Euro wrap: Real scramble to share of spoils with Elche

Real Madrid scored twice in the final 10 minutes to avoid an embarrassing La Liga home defeat to Elche.

Soccer • 23 Jan 22

Atletico Madrid's Mario Hermoso (L) won it at the death.

European wrap: Atletico produce remarkable comeback

Atletico Madrid scored twice in stoppage time to come back and beat Valencia 3-2 in La Liga.

Soccer • 22 Jan 22

Giuseppe Pezzella of Atalanta keeps tabs with Inter's Milan Skriniar

European wrap: Inter stand tall, Real win Super Cup

Inter Milan extended their lead at the top of Serie A with a 0-0 draw at Atalanta, while Real Madrid claimed the Spanish Super Cup.

Soccer • 16 Jan 22

Alvaro Morata and Giorgio Chiellini celebrate with Wojciech Szczesny after he saved penalty

Euro wrap: Juve topple Roma in seven-goal thriller

Juventus scored three goals in seven minutes to come from behind in a thrilling 4-3 victory away at Roma.

Soccer • 09 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

Vinicius Jr of Real Madrid can't hide his frustration

European wrap: Real frustrated by struggling Cadiz

Real Madrid were held to a shock goalless draw by struggling Cadiz.

Soccer • 19 Dec 21

Robert Lewandowski scores the fourth goal in Bayern's rout of Wolfsburg

European round-up: Lewandowski breaks another record

Robert Lewandowski broke Gerd Muller's long-standing record for the most Bundesliga goals in a calendar year after notching number 43 in Bayern Munich's 4-0 thumping of Wolfsburg on Friday night.

Soccer • 17 Dec 21

Erling Haaland celebrates as Borussia Dortmund keep in touch with Bayern Munich at the top of the table

Euro wrap: Haaland on the double as Dortmund close gap

Erling Haaland scored twice as Borussia Dortmund closed the gap on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich with a 3-0 win over Greuther Furth at Signal Iduna Park.

Soccer • 15 Dec 21

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

The England international has been charged with "unsportsmanlike behaviour"

Bellingham fined by German FA over ref comments

Jude Bellingham has been fined €40,000 by the German Football Association (DFB) for his comments about referee Felix Zwayer after Borussia Dortmund's Bundesliga defeat to Bayern Munich.

Soccer • 07 Dec 21

Euro wrap: Juve win to ease pressure on Allegri

Juventus eased the pressure on manager Massimiliano Allegri with a 2-0 win over Genoa after Juan Cuadrado scored direct from a corner.

Soccer • 05 Dec 21

A controversial penalty, finished by Robert Lewandowski, gave Bayern Munich a 3-2 win against Dortmund

Euro round-up: Controversy as Bayern pip Dortmund

Robert Lewandowski scored twice to guide Bayern Munich to a crucial 3-2 victory at title rivals Borussia Dortmund, establishing a four-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga.

Soccer • 05 Dec 21

Spectators could miss out on attending football for a number of weeks in Germany

Germany faces prospect of no fans at matches

All Bundesliga matches could be played in empty stadiums as the Germany struggles to contain the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, with a decision due on Thursday.

Soccer • 30 Nov 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

The incident happened in the fourth minute (file photo)

Euro wrap: Ligue 1 game off as Payet hit by bottle

Lyon's match at home to Marseille was halted after visiting forward Dimitri Payet was hit by a bottle thrown from the stands.

Soccer • 21 Nov 21

Jose Mourinho's Roma have won once in seven games

Euro round-up: More misery for Mourinho as Roma beaten

Roma's poor form under Jose Mourinho continued as they were beaten 3-2 at Venezia while Real Sociedad returned to the top of La Liga.

Soccer • 07 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

The Argentinian was to the fore as the champions battled back for victory

European wrap: Di Maria on the mark as PSG edge Lille

Angel Di Maria scored a late winner as Paris St Germain came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory against Lille at the Parc des Princes.

Soccer • 29 Oct 21