Bayern Munich v Shaktar

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has promised his team will fight to the end to keep their Champions League hopes alive.

German football is like the German economy. Both are normally so strong that an upset can be magnified into a potential crisis, writes David Shonfield.

Champions League Group E

UEFA has made it harder for players to be suspended for the Champions League and Europa League finals after changing the rules on yellow cards.

The stories about Louis van Gaal are many, and some of them are even true.

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola expects Manchester United to park the bus when they come to the Allianz Arena.

Manchester United might have snapped up Pep Guardiola last summer had it not been for Alex Ferguson’s thick Glaswegian accent.

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola says there is no truth to rumours linking his club with a bid for Chelsea defender David Luiz.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL:

Could this be the end of the great Barcelona team of Messi, Xavi andIniesta?

Germany 4 Sweden 4

Germany rode their luck to beat Austria 2-1 and continue their perfect start to World Cup qualifying Group C in Vienna.

Robert Lewandowski (Poland)

Germany 1 Italy 2

I’m always keen when picking a team of the tournament to choose a side that could actually play together and not some hideously lop-sided over-attacking selection.

Lars Bender spared Germany from a shock Euro 2012 exit with the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Denmark, whose tournament ended last night in Lviv.

Denmark 1 Germany 2

Holland 1 Germany 2

Germany 1 Portugal 0

Skipper Philipp Lahm could be forced to lead Germany’s quest for Euro 2012 glory away from his favoured right-back position.

Ryan Bertrand has been pitched into the biggest game of his life tonight as the 22-year-old starts for Chelsea in their Champions League final clash with Bayern Munich.

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For Roberto Di Matteo, being crowned champion of Europe might not be enough.

Bayern Munich chief executive officer Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is adamant Arjen Robben will extend his contract with the club.

UEFA will not change their rules on yellow cards for the Champions League for at least three years despite six players being suspended for the Chelsea v Bayern Munich final after being cautioned in the semi-finals.

Chelsea’s hopes of a reprieve for the trio of players suspended for the Champions League final have been dashed.

Chelsea captain John Terry will be able to lift the Champions League trophy and collect his medal should the Blues beat Bayern Munich, UEFA today confirmed.

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho lamented the fact that his side had to play Barcelona in a critical match for the Primera Division just four days ago after they were beaten 3-1 by Bayern Munich on penalties.

REAL MADRID joined Barcelona in guaranteeing their qualification for the Champions League knockout stages as two Cristiano Ronaldo goals gave Jose Mourinho’s men a 2-0 victory at Lyon last night.

REAL MADRID’S bid to win a 10th European Cup began with a comfortable 2-0 win over Ajax at the Santiago Bernabeu.

ALBERTO GILARDINO ended his 11-month goalscoring drought for Italy in a 5-0 European qualifying triumph over Brian Kerr’s Faroe Islands last night.

Portugal’s difficult start to their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign continued as they fell to defeat against Norway in Oslo tonight.

GERMANY coach Joachim Low is confident nerves will not be an issue for his young side as they look to keep alive their World Cup dream against Ghana in Johannesburg today.

Germany coach Joachim Low is confident nerves will not be an issue for his young side as they look to keep alive their World cup dream against Ghana in Johannesburg tomorrow.

GERMANY boss Joachim Low has warned his players not to be caught out by a Serbia backlash today as they attempt to continue their charge into the last 16.

Hungary 0 Germany 3

Hamburg defender Dennis Aogo and Bayern Munich youngster Holger Badstuber were the surprise names in Germany coach Joachim Low’s provisional 27-man squad for the World Cup, which was announced today.

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.

Bayern Munich 2 Fiorentina 1

BARCELONA captain Carlos Puyol insists his team have no excuse not to triumph in the first leg of their Champions League clash against Bayern Munich tonight.