Darmstadt, Hoffenheim and Augsburg were the big winners in the Bundesliga today as they each pulled away from the bottom three with significant victories.

This week’s Champions League matches have the feel of accidents waiting to happen, writes David Shonfield.

Pep Guardiola is looking forward to returning home after the Champions League semi-final draw pitted Bayern Munich against Barcelona.

Euro roundup: Gareth Bale answered his critics in Spain as his brace helped Real Madrid beat Levante 2-0 at the Bernabeu last night.

Werder Bremen piled the misery on Jurgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund with a 2-1 Bundesliga win at the Weserstadion today.

Champions League Matchday Two: the tournament is still at the skirmishing stage, yet the draw has thrown up a fixture that harks back to the good old days of the European Cup, when title winners were not protected by seeding, as they usually are now.

GERMANY’S football season restarted dramatically on Friday night after their six-week break and the victims were Bayern Munich, still league leaders but only on goal difference ahead of Borussia Dortmund and Schalke, with the other Borussia just a point behind in fourth place.

Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has set his sights on a second major scalp at the Emirates on Wednesday after seeing his side beat Bayern Munich in their own back yard yesterday.

MARIO GOMEZ made it eight goals in seven Bundesliga games this season with a brace as Bayern Munich hammered Hertha Berlin 4-0 to strengthen their position at the top.

Former Hertha Berlin coach Lucien Favre has been appointed as the new coach of Borussia Monchengladbach, the Bundesliga strugglers confirmed today.

German international Christian Ziege has signed a two-year deal with Borussia Monchengladbach after being released by Tottenham.