Köln 0-1 Bayern München (Lewandowski 10)Robert Lewandowski's 25th Bundesliga goal of 2015/16, one more than his previous best total for a league campaign, earned Josep Guardiola's men the spoils against their mid-table opponents. The Poland forward beat Köln keeper Timo Horn with a well-struck effort, surpassing Luca Toni as the scorer of the most top-flight goals by a foreign player in a single season for the Bavarians.Wolfsburg 1-1 Darmstadt (Schürrle 90+3; Wagner 82)Wolfsburg lost ground in their bid to secure a top-four Bundesliga finish, Andre Schürrle's last-gasp goal salvaging a draw for Dieter Hecking's team. The German inter...
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Bayern boss Guardiola gives Juventus credit
Josep Guardiola gives Juventus maximum credit for their resilienceBayern defeated once in last 15 games; Juve have lost one in 19Juve without Paulo Dybala, Giorgio Chiellini and Claudio MarchisioBianconeri fought back from two goals down to draw first leg 2-2Juventus press conference scheduled for 18.00CETPossible lineupsBayern: Neuer; Lahm, Kimmich, Alaba, Bernat; Vidal, Alonso; Robben, Müller, Costa; Lewandowski.Out: Boateng (adductors), Badstuber (ankle)Doubtful...
Snap shot: Juve’s late surprise for Bayern
Juventus head to Germany this week hoping to record just their second victory away against round of 16 rivals Bayern München, their first a 1-0 success on their maiden trip in November 2004. UEFA.com looks back at that tense affair, when a last-minute Alessandro Del Piero goal sealed top spot in UEFA Champions League Group C for the visitors. 1. Gianluca ZambrottaA winger turned full-back, Zambrotta left Juventus for Barcelona after helping Italy win the 2006 FIFA World Cup, when he scored the opener in the 3-0 quarter-final win against Ukraine. He played for two seasons with Barça and four at AC Milan, where he won the Scudetto in 2010/11. ...
Bayern, Barcelona and Atlético win big
SATURDAYAtlético 3-0 Deportivo (Saúl Ñíguez 18, Griezmann 60, Correa 83)Diego Simeone's side remain anchored in second place in Spain. Saúl Ñíguez headed their opener and Antoine Griezmann struck for the fourth match in succession before captain Gabi set up the third for Ángel Correa.Barcelona 6-0 Getafe (Juan Rodríguez 8og, El Haddadi 19, Neymar 32 51, Messi 40, Arda Turan 57)With his side 1-0 up, Lionel Messi missed an 11th-minute penalty, but Munir El Haddadi resumed the scoring before a Neymar double, trademark Messi strike and a 57th-minute Arda Turan goal completed the rout.Bayern
Arsenal, Bayern and Paris held, Benfica go top
SATURDAYSpurs 2-2 Arsenal (Alderweireld 60, Kane 62; Ramsey 39, Alexis Sánchez 76)Third-placed Arsenal lost Francis Coquelin to a second-half red card and then conceded twice in quick succession. The Gunners fought back to avoid a fourth straight defeat, though, and remain three points behind their north London neighbours but are now eight adrift of leaders Leicester.Dortmund 0-0 Bayern Arturo Vidal had a close-range volley kept out superbly by Roman Bürki, while Manuel Neuer twice denied Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as Der Klassiker ended goalless. Having avoided a second successive Bundesliga reverse, Bayern maintai...
Bayern, Arsenal, City beaten; Juventus, Paris win
Bayern 1-2 Mainz (Robben 64; Samperio 26, Córdoba 86)Bayern suffered their first home defeat of the season, and their first loss in 13 matches in all competitions. Arjen Robben's second goal in three games was not enough to prevent a reverse that left Josep Guardiola's side five points clear of second-placed Dortmund. Bayern had won all of their previous 15 home games this season.Internazionale Milano 3-0 Juventus (Brozović 16 82pen, Perišić 49) (aet, Juve win 5-3 on penalties)Holders Juve looked certain to reach another Coppa Italia final when they beat Inter 3-0 in the home leg of their semi-final on 27 January, but they were under ...
Atlético and Bayern beat fellow European hopefuls
SATURDAYReal Madrid 0-1 Atlético Madrid (Griezmann 53)Atlético became the first side in Liga history to claim three successive wins at the Santiago Bernabéu and dealt a major blow to Real Madrid's title hopes in the process. Antoine Griezmann notched the decisive strike – his first in six league outings – as the second-placed visitors moved to within five points of the leaders. Zinédine Zidane's third-placed side now trail Barcelona, who have a game in hand on the capital sides, by nine points with 12 games to go.Wolfsburg 0-2 Bayern (Coman 66, Lewandowski 74)Franck Ribé...