Celtic exited the Champions League on their shields after a 2-1 defeat to Bayern Munich in a pulsating encounter at Parkhead.

Celtic discovered Bayern Munich are still very much a European force as the Hoops suffered a 3-0 defeat in their Champions League clash at the Allianz Arena.

Boss Brendan Rodgers wants Celtic to stick to their ideals when they take on the might of Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.

Pep Guardiola claims Manchester City's Champions League failure has only strengthened his belief in his footballing philosophies.

Pep Guardiola has revealed he is weighing up multiple offers from England as elite Premier League clubs battle to attract the Bayern Munich manager.

Pep Guardiola could be poised to manage in the Premier League next season after Bayern Munich announced yesterday that he would stand down as their head coach at the end of the current campaign.

The Golden Age of Football...now when was that exactly?

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

Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has admitted to evading taxes through an undeclared Swiss bank account at a trial that could send the German football great to prison.

It was to be expected in the press conference, but that’s perhaps also why Bayern Munich so relentlessly now live up to expectations on the pitch.

An emotional Cristiano Ronaldo had to fight back the tears last night after ending four years of Lionel Messi domination to win the Fifa Ballon d’Or and the right to be called the best player on the planet once again.

Pep Guardiola wants to get Bayern Munich scoring more goals and playing with greater variation.

Pep Guardiola spoke of his “honour” at joining “one of the biggest clubs in the world” after being officially unveiled as Bayern Munich’s new head coach yesterday.

Pep Guardiola will make his competitive debut as Bayern Munich manager on July 27 as the reigning Bundesliga, Champions League and DFB Pokal holders face Borussia Dortmund in the German Super Cup.

Jupp Heynckes has all but ruled out a return to coaching.

Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp expects the future of star striker Robert Lewandowski to be resolved in the next few days as rumours persist he is on the verge of following team-mate Mario Gotze to Bayern Munich.

The Champions League final traditionally ends the football season across Europe, but it doesn’t feel that way this year.

The emotions had calmed and the mood was one of utmost respect between the two clubs in the Wembley press room — which is why it was all the more surprising Jupp Heynckes couldn’t resist one last dig in Borussia Dortmund’s direction.

Bayern Munich’s Thomas Müller is not panicking about the prospect of further Champions League final shoot-out misery at Wembley tomorrow.

The venue might be Wembley but it’s definitely Germany not London calling tonight, as Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund do battle in the final of the Champions League.

Hostility adds spice to Saturday’s first all-German Champions League final, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

Losing at home to a team battling relegation is not the ideal preparation for a Champions League final, but it’s been that sort of a season for Borussia Dortmund.

Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes has indicated he will retire from coaching at the end of the season.

Alex Ferguson is to retire as Manchester United manager at the end of the season, it was confirmed this morning.

Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova confirmed after his side’s 7-0 aggregate Champions League semi-final loss to Bayern Munich that star forward Lionel Messi was not injured but did not feature in the second leg for fear of getting injured.

The heartbreaking way in which they lost last season’s Champions League final has helped Bayern Munich steel themselves for this campaign, according to manager Jupp Heynckes.

The heartbreaking way in which they lost last season’s Champions League final has helped Bayern Munich steel themselves for this campaign, according to manager Jupp Heynckes.

Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes paid tribute to opponents Freiburg for making them work hard for three points yesterday.

I brought some German colleagues to the dogs a few years ago. It might well be the last time anyone from their nation turned elsewhere for sporting inspiration.

Bayern Munich have confirmed Mario Gotze will join them in July.

Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has not sought any advice from former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola ahead of his side’s Champions League semi-final tie against the Catalans tonight.

Bayern Munich warmed up for next week’s Champions League showdown with Barcelona by thumping Hannover 6-1 in the Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich go into their Champions League quarter-final second leg tomorrow night against Juventus not only two goals up but as newly-crowned champions of Germany.

Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga form will count for nothing when they host Juventus in the quarter-final of the Champions League tonight.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger fears England has fallen behind the rest of Europe after his side bowed out of the Champions League despite a valiant 2-0 win over Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.

Bayern Munich said all the right words but you wondered if they truly believed them.

If Arsenal really are pulling the Muhammad Ali rope-a-dope trick, then they are doing a damn fine job of lulling the opposition into a false sense of security.

Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes maintains his side cannot switch off against Arsenal tomorrow night – even though they already have one foot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Bayern Munich would have loved to prise Arsene Wenger away from Arsenal, club president Uli Hoeness has admitted.

Borussia Monchengladbach shared the points with their namesakes from Dortmund as a game of two halves ended 1-1 at the Borussia Park Stadion yesterday.

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