BAYERN are notgood enough.Franck Ribery’s blunt verdict on his own team back in December may have seemed overly pessimistic as they embarked on a run of nine league wins in a row and went top of the Bundesliga for the first time in two years.

CAPTAIN Raul came to Real Madrid’s rescue when he equalled Alfredo Di Stefano’s record of 49 goals in the European Cup to earn his side a 1-1 draw at home to Bayer Leverkusen last night.

REAL MADRID captain Raul scored two goals and had a hand in another as he led his side’s fightback from two down to claim a thrilling 4-2 win over Roma in Group B at the Bernabeu.

Tottenham's Christian Ziege and Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann were both selected by Rudi Voller in an experienced German World Cup squad which, as promised, contained few surprises.