Croatia international Ivan Perisic is back in Germany after joining Bayern Munich on a season-long loan.

Things we learned from Saturday's Champions League final.

It would have been a crying shame if, after such supreme consistency from the top two, the Premier League title race had been decided before the final day. Having witnessed a battle without any of the typical twists and turns, anything but a final shootout would have been anticlimactic.

Manchester United go into tomorrow's derby with Manchester City on a run of six defeats in eight games.

Are Bayern back in business?

On the eve of the match at Anfield three week ago, Bayern Munich seemed like a side that might not last the pace against Liverpool’s lightning attack.

Volkswagen’s T-Roc is late to the compact SUV market, but it is pretty and classy, writes Declan Colley

Leon Goretzka put an injury scare firmly behind him to score his first goal for Bayern Munich as the defending Bundesliga champions enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 win at Stuttgart.

Norway 1 Ireland 0

After the spotlight shining on the Ireland women’s team at the start of the campaign for unusual reasons, Diane Caldwell feels it only fitting the same should apply at the business end approaches.

Steven Kelly on the emotions that Liverpool fans are enjoying - and enduring - ahead of kick-off.

Ingenious banter!

Ten-man Hamburg were relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time today, sparking angry fan demonstrations.

Bayern Munich clinched the Bundesliga title with a 4-1 win at Augsburg.

For journalist and professional footballers struggling to decide on who should be named the player of the season, tonight’s Champions League quarter-final between Liverpool and Manchester City, Mo Salah against Kevin de Bruyne, looks like the perfect opportunity to bite the bullet and make a final choice.

A few big-money Premier League transfers are expected to go through before deadline day.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s recent behaviour has been met with bafflement by his Borussia Dortmund bosses.

Arsenal’s lead candidate to replace Alexis Sanchez, Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, has agreed personal terms with Gunners chiefs - leaving it to their Bundesliga club counterparts to finalise a deal, the Daily Mirror reports.

Spending power is important, but the right coaching philosophy still has a role to play in the quest for success, according to The Secret Footballer

Right now Skoda is the sixth most popular manufacturer in Ireland with sales to the end of November of 9,026. The company’s most popular car — by miles — is the Skoda Octavia with a total of 3,978 units registered here in the last 11 months.

Kevin-Prince Boateng scored a late winner against his former side as Eintracht Frankfurt came from behind to win 2-1 at Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga.

They made the Borussia Dortmund Twitter account regret one particularly premature tweet, too.

Bayern Munich strengthened their grip on the Bundesliga title race with a 3-0 win over Augsburg which extended their lead at the top of the table to six points.

Ronald Koeman said he is not interested in Roy Keane's comments about James McCarthy as the tension between the Toffees and the Republic of Ireland over the midfielder continued.

Dani Ceballos fired a LaLiga debut double to ease pressure on boss Zinedine Zidane as Real Madrid edged out Alaves 2-1.

Liverpool have announced striker Divock Origi has joined Bundesliga side Wolfsburg on loan until the end of the season.

Robert Lewandowski scored both goals as Bayern Munich made it two wins from two in the Bundesliga with a 2-0 victory at Werder Bremen.

Hamburg beat Wolfsburg 2-1 in dramatic fashion to secure their Bundesliga status and plunge the Wolves into a relegation play-off.

The football world was quick to express solidarity with Borussia Dortmund after a number of explosions around their team bus caused the Champions League clash with Monaco to be postponed.

Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm has announced he will retire from football at the end of the season.

Hoffenheim suffered their first Bundesliga defeat of the season as they went down 2-1 at RB Leipzig.

Red Bull Leipzig moved back to within two points of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich with a comfortable 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.

With Chelsea forging clear in the Premier League, James Whelan casts his eye over the pacesetters and chasing packs in Europe’s top flight competitions.

For the past 20 years, Bayern Munich has enjoyed a near-monopoly of the Bundesliga title.

RB Leipzig moved back to the top of the Bundesliga tonight thanks to a 2-1 win over Schalke.

Bayern Munich bounced back from defeat to Borussia Dortmund a week ago with a 2-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen which cemented second place in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Bayern Munich lost their first game of the season on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund's 1-0 win at the Westfalenstadion left top-flight new boys Leipzig top of the table.

The draw moves the champions onto 24 points, three ahead of Leipzig who have a game in hand.

Bayern Munich pulled three points clear at the top of the Bundesliga today, with Hertha Berlin and Hoffenheim now the teams in pursuit after defeats for Cologne and Borussia Dortmund.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has cleared the air with defender Mamadou Sakho.

Arsene Wenger admits he was surprised to see Nicklas Bendtner sign for Nottingham Forest and says the former Arsenal striker has a point to prove if he faces the Gunners in the EFL Cup tonight (7.45pm).

Bayern Munich opened up a two-point advantage at the top of the Bundesliga today, with RB Leipzig in hot pursuit after a convincing win in Hamburg.

RB Leipzig picked up a first Bundesliga win in their maiden home fixture as an 89th-minute Naby Keita strike secured a 1-0 win over Borussia Dortmund.