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  • Bayern Munich coach Nagelsmann exams constructive for coronavirus

    Nagelsmann missed Bayern’s 4-0 win over Benfica within the Champions League on Wednesday after displaying indicators of what the membership stated on the time was a “flu-like infection,” however despatched directions to his assistants remotely.
    “Julian Nagelsmann has tested positive for Coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated. He will fly back to Munich separately from the team in a medical plane and isolate back there,” Bayern stated in a press release on social media on Thursday.

    Julian Nagelsmann has examined constructive for Coronavirus regardless of being absolutely vaccinated. He will fly again to Munich individually from the staff in a medical aircraft and isolate again there.
    — FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) October 21, 2021
    Bayern’s subsequent sport on Saturday is at dwelling to Hoffenheim within the Bundesliga.

  • Bayern Munich endure first residence loss to Frankfurt in 21 years

    Bayern Munich suffered their first defeat of the season and their first Bundesliga residence loss to Eintracht Frankfurt in 21 years when Filip Kostic drilled residence an 83rd minute purpose to earn the guests a shock 2-1 victory on Sunday.
    Kostic picked up the ball on the sting of the field, charged ahead and beat goalkeeper Manuel Neuer with a robust low drive to seal Eintracht’s first win of the season and snap Bayern’s nine-game profitable run in all competitions.
    The Bavarians had solely themselves in charge for not killing off the sport earlier with a string of golden probabilities however stay high of the desk with 16 factors from seven video games, one forward of Borussia Dortmund and Freiburg in second and third respectively.
    “We are obviously disappointed, frustrated and angry,” mentioned Bayern midfielder Thomas Mueller. “It was a game that we should never have lost but we were not efficient enough.”
    Eintracht, whose final league victory in Munich was in 2000 earlier than the Allianz Arena was even constructed, are on eight factors in thirteenth place.
    The residence aspect took the lead when Leon Goretzka benefited from a Martin Hinteregger mistake to attain within the twenty ninth minute.
    The Austrian defender, a part of a five-man Frankfurt defence, rapidly made amends by powering a header into the web for the equaliser three minutes later.
    Both groups every had an opportunity to take the lead earlier than the break with Eintracht’s Almamy Toure forcing an excellent save from Neuer within the forty third minute and Bayern’s Serge Gnabry hitting the put up from shut vary a minute later.
    Eintracht keeper Kevin Trapp was saved busy within the second half, repeatedly denying Gnabry, Leroy Sane and Robert Lewandowski because the hosts pushed ahead in quest of the winner.
    Bayern had been punished for his or her missed alternatives although when Eintracht scored what proved to be the winner towards the run of play by way of Kostic earlier than Trapp made one other key save in stoppage time to palm a Goretzka shot vast.

  • Barcelona held by winless Granada at Camp Nou in Liga

    Less than per week after a demoralizing loss to Bayern Munich within the Champions League, Barcelona faltered at Camp Nou once more, being held by winless Granada 1-1 within the Spanish league.
    Barcelona wanted a Ninetieth-minute equalizer by defender Ronald Araujo, sparking jeers by many within the crowd of practically 27,000 on Monday.
    The setback adopted the 3-0 rout by Bayern within the workforce’s first defeat since dropping Lionel Messi to Paris Saint-Germain, and added stress on coach Ronald Koeman and membership president Joan Laporta.
    Granada got here to Barcelona winless in 4 matches and coming off two consecutive losses, together with at residence towards Real Betis within the Andalucia derby final week. It defeated Barcelona at Camp Nou the final time they met in April.
    “It’s a shame,” Araujo mentioned.
    “If we had been able to score earlier we could have gotten the victory. After the early goal they sat back on defense and that made it difficult for us.”
    The draw left Barcelona in seventh place, 5 factors from chief Real Madrid with a sport in hand.
    Coached by former Spain supervisor Robert Moreno, Granada opened the scoring two minutes into the match with a header by Domingos Duarte off a set-piece.

    Back within the XI. 💪💪 @Phil_Coutinho pic.twitter.com/RAwJh9HS1i
    — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 20, 2021
    Barcelona squandered two nice possibilities to equalize earlier than halftime Sergi Roberto hit the crossbar from inside the realm and Araujo’s header was brilliantly saved by Granada goalkeeper Luis Maximiano.
    Memphis Depay and Luuk de Jong additionally did not capitalize on scoring possibilities within the second half, however Araujo lastly broke by means of with a close-range header within the Ninetieth.
    “We know that Barca isn’t going through a good moment and it was important to try to take advantage of that early on,” Duarte mentioned.
    “Earning a point at Camp Nou is always good but we came close to getting the three points. In the end they had many chances too. It was a fair result.”
    Koeman couldn’t rely on a number of gamers due to accidents, together with Jordi Alba and Pedri Gonzalez.
    He added a couple of kids within the second half, together with Riqui Puig and 17-year-old Gavi, who arrange Araújo’s equalizer. Philippe Coutinho was one of many gamers changed.
    Veteran defender Gerard Pique performed as a striker after coming into the sport within the remaining minutes.

  • Watch: Lewandowski scores once more in Bayern’s 7-0 victory over Bochum

    Robert Lewandowski scored but once more in Bayern Munich’s 7-0 rout of promoted Bochum within the Bundesliga on Saturday.
    Lewandowski stretched his scoring run to 19 consecutive video games throughout all competitions for Bayern. The Poland star’s second-half purpose additionally ensured he turned the primary Bundesliga participant to attain in 13 consecutive residence video games.
    Bayern was already assured after beginning the Champions League on Tuesday beating Barcelona 3-0, whereas Bochum arrived in Munich after two league defeats.
    The guests made a strong begin till Leroy Sané opened the scoring with an excellent free kick within the seventeenth minute. It was Bayern’s first shot on the right track.

    🎥 @FCBayernEN sending out a #Bundesliga assertion with a 7-0 win in #FCBBOC! ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/d4nbeDPHrs
    — Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) September 18, 2021
    Sané arrange Joshua Kimmich within the twenty seventh and Serge Gnabry picked the far nook for Bayern’s third within the thirty second.
    An personal purpose from Vasilios Lampropoulos accomplished a primary half to neglect for Bochum – although historical past confirmed an inconceivable comeback was doable.
    The golf equipment additionally met within the Bundesliga 45 years in the past to the day, when Bochum – then taking part in at residence – was 4 targets up in opposition to Bayern at halftime. Bayern fought again within the second half to win 6-5 with future membership president Uli Hoeneß scoring the winner within the 89th.
    Lewandowski has his personal historical past to put in writing, nevertheless. The Poland striker made it 5-0 within the 61st to increase his club-record scoring run. He has scored in each recreation since Feb. 15.
    Kimmich bought his second purpose 4 minutes later and substitute Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting made it 7-0 within the 79th.
    It might have been worse for Bochum. Thomas Müller thought he made it 8-0 however his purpose was dominated out by way of VAR for offside.

    Dankeschön in your help ❤️ #FCBBOC #MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/sSOTiUQ3dy
    — FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) September 18, 2021
    Elsewhere, Florian Niederlechner’s late purpose gave Augsburg a 1-0 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach -– the house group’s first league win of the season.
    Mainz drew with Freiburg 0-0 and it additionally ended scoreless between Arminia Bielefeld and Hoffenheim.
    Leipzig was taking part in in Cologne late.

  • Kingsley Coman out for 2 weeks after minor coronary heart surgical procedure: Julian Nagelsmann

    Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman underwent minor surgical procedure this week to repair a coronary heart drawback however shouldn’t be anticipated to be out for greater than two weeks, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann mentioned on Friday.
    The Frenchman, who got here on as a late substitute of their 3-0 Champions League group-stage win at Barcelona earlier this week, will resume coaching as early as subsequent week after going beneath the knife on Thursday.
    “He had a faint additional heart beat, a minor hearth rhythm issue,” Nagelsmann advised a digital information convention. “He briefly had a bit less air. This is why we decided to do the surgery. He was operated on yesterday.”
    “On Tuesday he will start cardio training and will not be out longer than a week and a half or two weeks. It is not that serious. Many people have this issue. He feels well, has no pain.”

    🗣️ @J__Nagelsmann: “Kingsley #Coman underwent surgery yesterday. His heartbeat rhythm had a slight disturbance with a minor added beat. At times he had a slight shortage of breath. That’s why we opted for long-term ECG monitoring and went ahead with this procedure. ” pic.twitter.com/IM3IME12sD
    — FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) September 17, 2021
    Champions Bayern Munich, with three wins from their opening 4 Bundesliga matches, tackle promoted VfL Bochum on Saturday following their confidence-boosting win over Barcelona.
    “I don’t feel I have to motivate my players,” Nagelsmann mentioned. “In every game it is about achieving our goals. In the Bundesliga we are not there where we want to be. We are in second place.”
    Bayern are second on 10 factors, two off leaders VfL Wolfsburg with 4 matches performed.
    “No matter who the opponent is we have always got to reach our limits and we will do just that tomorrow. Our goal is the three points,” Nagelsmann mentioned.

  • ‘It is what is’: Koeman accepts Barca destiny after Bayern education

    Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman was in a resigned temper after his facet had been outclassed and crushed 3-0 by Bayern Munich within the Champions League on Tuesday, saying followers wanted to be reasonable concerning the group’s present plight.
    A deflected purpose from Thomas Mueller gave Bayern a deserved lead within the first half earlier than Robert Lewandowski struck twice after the break to inflict one other painful European defeat on Barca after thrashing the Catalans 8-2 in August final 12 months.
    The Dutch coach pointed to the group’s damage issues together with the absences of forwards Ousmane Dembele, Ansu Fati, Martin Braithwaite and Sergio Aguero and revealed Jordi Alba had performed regardless of being in poor health the night time earlier than the match.
    “You have to be realistic in life. Our young players showed we have a future and we have a lot of players to come back from injuries. It is what it is,” Koeman advised a information convention.

    𝙈𝘼𝙏𝘾𝙃 𝙍𝙀𝙋𝙊𝙍𝙏#BarçaBayern @ChampionsLeague https://t.co/KUx6KoOp0W
    — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 14, 2021
    “We know we’re missing a lot of players in attack and we have to wait a few weeks to have more options and more speed going forward. I don’t want to look for excuses but everyone knows the problems we had with the players who were unavailable.”
    Barca didn’t have a single shot on course over the 90 minutes and whereas Bayern had been capable of convey on skilled internationals equivalent to Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman from the bench, Koeman hauled on three youngsters in the hunt for a response.

    “It’s very tough to play against a team like Bayern when you don’t have much speed going forward. We have to accept it and keep working. And we have to recognise the team we were up against,” he added.
    “To do harm towards a group like Bayern it’s a must to be at your highest and it’s a must to admit it when the opposite group is best. But I’m just a little uninterested in speaking about the identical factor, in just a few weeks the group will likely be completely different as a result of we’ll have extra gamers out there and we will likely be fitter.

    “Bayern are one of the favourites to win the Champions League and soon enough we ran into problems. We were a little unlucky with their first goal but in the second half they proved they are a better team than us right now.”

  • UCL Draw 21/22: Chelsea to face Juventus; Atletico, Liverpool in group of loss of life

    UEFA Champions League Draw 21/22: The annual draw of the UEFA Champions League passed off on Thursday at Lisbon, Portugal.
    Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus will play within the 2021/22 version of the UEFA Champions League whereas nonetheless combating the match organiser in court docket for the suitable to organise a rival competitors.
    Group A: Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig, Club Brugge
    Group B: Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Porto, AC Milan
    Group C: Sporting CP, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Besiktas
    Group D: Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sheriff Tiraspol
    Group E: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Benfica, Dynamo Kyiv
    Group F: Villarreal, Manchester United, Atalanta, BSC Young Boys
    Group G: Lille, Sevilla, Salzburg, VFL Wolfsburg
    Group H: Chelsea, Juventus, Zenit, Malmo

    #UCLdraw 2021/2022 ?????????? pic.twitter.com/TuOvMgUSkd
    — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 26, 2021
    The pots boasted a little bit of disparity this time with huge weapons like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool all within the second pot due to their lack of success final season. Seven-time winner AC Milan was positioned within the fourth and remaining pot alongside match debutants Sheriff Tiraspol of Moldova.
    The group stage will kick off on September 14 and can run for a complete of six weeks.
    Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel was awarded the UEFA Champions League Men’s Coach of the Year.

    🏅 Congratulations to #UCL winner, Thomas Tuchel! The 2020/21 UEFA Men’s Coach of the Year!#UEFAawards pic.twitter.com/YxMqP4GrUt
    — UEFA (@UEFA) August 26, 2021
    On the opposite hand, Chelsea shot-stopper Edouard Mendy was awarded the UEFA Champions League Men’s Goalkeeper of the Season after recording 9 clear sheets in 12 matches final season on his technique to the much-coveted crown. His membership teammate N’Golo Kante was awarded the UEFA Champions League Men’s Midfielder of the Season.
    As for the UEFA Champions League Men’s Forward of the Season, Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland took residence the award after scoring 41 targets and registering 12 assists in 41 appearances in all competitions final season. Manchester City centre-back Ruben Dias gained the UEFA Champions League Men’s Defender of the Season.
    Jorginho was awarded because the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year.

    🏆 He conquered Europe twice. Bravo, Jorginho – UEFA Men’s Player of the Year! 👏👏👏#UEFAawards | #UCLdraw | @ChelseaFC pic.twitter.com/7sBtw8A4wy
    — UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 26, 2021
    He turns into the second participant after Cristiano Ronaldo to win the next trophies and awards in the identical 12 months: UEFA Champions League, UEFA European Championship, UEFA Men’s Player of the Year.

  • Bundesliga: Bayern units scoring document, Nagelsmann enjoys 1st league win

    Bayern Munich set a European scoring document because it beat Cologne 3-2 for its first Bundesliga win below new coach Julian Nagelsmann on Sunday.
    Serge Gnabry scored twice and Robert Lewandowski bought the opposite objective to make sure Bayern turned the one crew amongst Europe’s high 5 leagues to have scored in 74 consecutive video games in all competitions. That run began after a 0-0 draw with Leipzig in February 2020, when Nagelsmann was answerable for Leipzig. Bayern beforehand shared the document with Real Madrid.
    Bayern, which goes for a record-extending tenth consecutive Bundesliga title, was held 1-1 by Borussia Monchengladbach within the league’s opening sport final weekend.
    The defending champions have been eager to make amends however acquired no presents from new coach Steffen Baumgart’s hardworking Cologne crew.
    “The result is good. The game was much too wild,” Nagelsmann mentioned. “It was like a preparation game for both teams, very open, very wild, with lots of room. It was similar to the Gladbach game for long periods.”
    Thomas Muller missed an excellent probability within the eighth minute and Niklas Sule compelled an excellent save from Timo Horn within the Cologne objective after pulling off a Zidane-style flip to get previous a defender.
    Nagelsmann reacted on the break by bringing on Jamal Musiala and Josip Stanisic for the ineffective Leroy Sane and Tanguy Nianzou.
    The modifications had a right away impact with Musiala lacking an opportunity earlier than doing brilliantly to arrange Lewandowski for the opener within the fiftieth minute.
    Gnabry bought the second within the 59th with a volley to Thomas Muller’s cross. Anthony Modeste met Jonas Hector’s cross with a strong header, two minutes earlier than Mark Uth equalized for the guests.
    Gnabry was clearly in no temper to accept a degree, nonetheless. The Germany ahead fired in his second objective inside the highest nook from the correct within the 71st.

    “Bayern won in the end through an individual action,” mentioned Baumgart, who complained his crew had proven “too much respect for Bayern.”
    There have been tributes earlier than the sport for Gerd Muller, the previous Bayern and West Germany nice who was referred to as “Der Bomber” for his scoring prowess. Muller’s document 365 Bundesliga objectives helped lay the foundations for Bayern’s success. Muller died final Sunday, aged 75.
    “We will miss you very much,” former teammate and later Bayern president Uli Hoene instructed the stadium with tears in his eyes earlier than kickoff.
    Earlier, Taiwo Awoniyi earned Union Berlin a 2-2 draw at Hoffenheim with the equalizer early within the second half. Union defender Marvin Friedrich was despatched off in second-half damage time along with his second yellow card.

  • Bundesliga: Freiburg offers demoralising defeat to Dortmund

    Freiburg put the brakes on Borussia Dortmund’s early-season optimism by holding on for a 2-1 win within the Bundesliga on Saturday, a demoralizing blow for a staff with ambitions of difficult for the title.
    Goals in every half from Vincenzo Grifo and Hungary midfielder Roland Sallai gave host Freiburg its first win and dealt new Dortmund coach Marco Rose his first league defeat after the 5-2 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt within the opening spherical final weekend. Dortmund misplaced within the German Super Cup to Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
    Netherlands ahead Donyell Malen made his first begin for Dortmund, nevertheless it was a foul starting total for the guests in Freiburg.
    Felix Passlack’s foul on Nicolas Hofler gave Grifo all the chance he wanted to open the scoring with a superb free kick in off the publish within the sixth minute.
    Jude Bellingham missed a great probability to equalize, then later hit the publish earlier than Jeong Woo-yeong went shut for Freiburg.
    Sallai made it 2-0 early within the second half, when Bellingham misplaced the ball to Hofler, who despatched it on to Jeong. Lucas Holer laid Jeong’s cross off for Sallai to attain.
    Passlack compelled an own-goal from Yannik Keitel within the 59th, and Dortmund stored pushing for extra.
    Gio Reyna despatched Erling Haaland on his approach however the Norwegian fired over within the 68th, and Dortmund’s late strain did not yield an equalizer.

    Wolfsburg substitute Lukas Nmecha scored late for a 2-1 win at Hertha Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt drew with Augsburg 0-0.
    Also, promoted Greuther Furth drew with Arminia Bielefeld 1-1, and Bochum earned its first win within the prime flight after an 11-year absence with a 2-0 victory at dwelling over Mainz.
    Bayer Leverkusen hosted Borussia Monchengladbach later Saturday.
    HERTHA HURTING
    Hertha Berlin appears to be like set for an additional lengthy exhausting season after dropping its opening two video games regardless of scoring the primary purpose in each.
    Wolfsburg’s go to was Hertha’s first sport since confirming that it acquired the final instalment of Lars Windhorst’s 375-million-euro ($440 million) funding within the membership. There wasn’t a lot signal of it on the sphere.
    Hertha goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow made a great save to disclaim Wout Weghorst in the perfect probability of a lackluster first half that gave the vocal dwelling followers little to cheer about.
    New signing Kevin-Prince Boateng went off injured earlier than halftime – a disappointing return for the 34-year-old Berlin native whose final look on the Olympiastadion was when he gained the German Cup with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2018.
    The dwelling facet emerged with way more intent for the second half however nonetheless regarded comparatively innocent till VAR picked up on a foul from United States defender John Brooks on Hertha’s Dodi Lukebakio within the penalty space.
    Lukebakio transformed the spot kick to open the scoring on the hour-mark.
    Wolfsburg coach Marc van Bommel reacted with two adjustments with 20 minutes to go and once more his substitutions made a huge impact because the staff pushed ahead. Wolfsburg was thrown out of the German Cup on Monday after van Bommel used too many substitutions.
    Xaver Schlager arrange Ridle Baku to equalize within the 74th, and Nmecha – one of many substitutes – scored the winner within the 88th.
    Hertha is the one staff but to assert some extent. The subsequent sport is at defending champion Bayern Munich.

  • Bayern Munich rejoice ninth straight Bundesliga title by thrashing Gladbach

    Bayern Munich celebrated their record-extending ninth consecutive Bundesliga title on Saturday with a 6-0 demolition of Borussia Moenchengladbach and a hat-trick from Robert Lewandowski, who edged nearer to a 49-year-old scoring report.
    The champions had sealed the title earlier than kickoff following RB Leipzig’s 3-2 defeat at Borussia Dortmund earlier on Saturday.

    🏆 2⃣0⃣1⃣3⃣🏆 2⃣0⃣1⃣4⃣🏆 2⃣0⃣1⃣5⃣🏆 2⃣0⃣1⃣6⃣🏆 2⃣0⃣1⃣7⃣🏆 2⃣0⃣1⃣8⃣🏆 2⃣0⃣1⃣9⃣🏆 2⃣0⃣2⃣0⃣🏆 2⃣0⃣2⃣1⃣#MiaSanMeister #to9ether #MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/UV65AUPciG
    — 🏆 MEISTER 🏆 (@FCBayern) May 8, 2021
    Lewandowski, who now has 39 targets, one shy of Gerd Mueller’s imposing report of 40 league targets in a single Bundesliga season courting again to 1971/72, wanted solely two minutes to open his account with a shot from a decent angle.
    Thomas Mueller, who together with David Alaba turns into the primary participant in Bundesliga historical past to win 10 league titles, stabbed of their second within the twenty third earlier than a sensational flying Lewandowski volley 11 minutes later.
    With Gladbach within the function of mere observers, Lewandowski then arrange Kingsley Coman, who wrapped up a fast break with a robust shot a minute from halftime.
    Lewandowski despatched keeper Yann Sommer the unsuitable method to convert a 66th minute penalty for his hat-trick and a transparent shot at Mueller’s report with two video games left.
    “I always step on the gas and give it all for the team,” Lewandowski stated. “I can only be thankful for all the assists I am getting from my team mates.”
    “The most important thing was to show on the pitch that we are champions and to get the points.”

    🏆 ¡CAMPEONES, CAMPEONES OLÉ, OLÉ, OLÉ! 🏆#MiaSanMeister #to9ether pic.twitter.com/4MLIC8uNgL
    — 🏆 MEISTER 🏆 (@FCBayern) May 8, 2021
    Tanguy Nianzou was despatched off within the seventy fifth with a straight pink card for a country problem 5 minutes after approaching, however even with 10 males Bayern scored once more, with Leroy Sane slotting in 4 minutes from the top.
    Bayern, who’ve now gained 30 Bundesliga titles for the reason that introduction of the highest division in 1963, and 31 German league crowns in complete, are on 74 factors, with Leipzig in second on 64 following their 3-2 loss at Dortmund, who transfer as much as fourth.
    Bayern could have loved much less success this season than their astonishing six-trophy run in 2019-20, however they’ve remained essentially the most constant staff within the league led by Lewandowski.
    It can be the second consecutive league crown for coach Hansi Flick, who’s leaving Bayern on the finish of the season and will likely be changed by Julian Nagelsmann.