Bayern Munich
Paris St Germain have learned how to endure sustained pressure to win, according to midfielder Joao Neves after the holders held off a relentless Bayern Munich on Wednesday to reach the Champions League final again.
Paris St Germain will be without right back Achraf Hakimi when they visit Bayern Munich for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final next week due to a thigh injury, the club said on Wednesday.
Real Madrid have some difficult soul-searching to do after a dramatic defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals left the 15-times European champions staring at the prospect of a second successive campaign without silverware.
Bayern Munich's 4-1 demolition of Atalanta on Wednesday in the Champions League last 16, despite a 6-1 first-leg win, proved the German champions were not complacent and were ready for Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, record-breaking scorer Harry Kane said.
Bayern Munich cruised past 10-man Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-1 on Friday to widen their lead at the top to 14 points in the German Bundesliga.
Bayern Munich forward Luis Diaz's three-game Champions League ban for a violent tackle on PSG's Achraf Hakimi was reduced to two, the European soccer body UEFA said on Friday.
German champions Bayern Munich are ready to bounce back on Saturday against St Pauli from their first defeat of the season earlier this week, and protect their six-point advantage at the top of the Bundesliga.
Bayern Munich's Luis Diaz has received a three-match ban for serious rough play after he was sent off in their 2-1 Champions League victory over holders Paris St Germain earlier this month, European soccer body UEFA said on Friday.
Bayern Munich's busy match schedule with three matches in seven days will not shift the focus of the German champions ahead of Saturday's Bundesliga match against visiting Bayer Leverkusen, said coach Vincent Kompany on Friday.
Forward Harry Kane scored once and helped set up another as champions Bayern Munich battled past Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Bundesliga's Klassiker on Saturday to maintain their perfect start to the season with their seventh straight win.
Bayern Munich's perfect run in the Bundesliga faces its toughest test of the season so far when unbeaten Borussia Dortmund visit the champions on Saturday in 'Der Klassiker'.
Forward Harry Kane struck twice, including a record-extending first half penalty, to reach 100 goals across all competitions for the German champions as they cruised to a 4-0 victory over visitors Werder Bremen on Friday.
Former Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng, a World Cup winner with Germany in 2014, announced his retirement from professional soccer late on Friday.
Bayern stepped on the gas against the Club World Cup winners with two goals from top striker Harry Kane, to deliver a dominant win that eased some concerns over the squad's smaller size and the club's missed transfer targets.
England captain and man-of-the-match Kane, who was the league's top scorer in the past two seasons, opened his account in the 64th minute before bagging two more goals in the 74th and 78th to complete Bayern's impressive show of strength in the season premiere.
Champions Bayern Munich kick off the new Bundesliga season against visitors RB Leipzig on Friday, knowing they are the team to beat once more even though they had a shortened pre-season following the Club World Cup in the United States.
France forward Kingsley Coman has joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr from Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich on a three-year deal, the two clubs said on Friday.
Bayern Munich teenager Lennart Karl is eager for more first-team playing time this season, the 17-year-old said, following impressive performances in pre-season friendlies in the past days.
Mueller has signed for the rest of the 2025 season, with the club holding an option to keep him in 2026 as a Designated Player -- a status that allows MLS teams to pay top salaries outside the league's salary cap.
Financial details of the transfer were not revealed but British media reported Bayern paid around 75 million euros ($86.67 million) for the 28-year-old Colombia international.
