Bundesliga title pretenders were battered by the champions but stole a draw and know now how much they must improveIt had promised so much, and yet had been such hard going. “It was,” said Leipzig’s coach, Julian Nagelsmann, “like a run in the forest w…
• Emil Forsberg earns Leipzig point against champions• Juventus held to 0-0 draw by Fiorentina in Serie ARB Leipzig came from a goal down to snatch a 1-1 draw against champions Bayern Munich on Saturday to remain top of the Bundesliga, a point ahead of…
It hasn’t taken Union long to make an indelible mark that threatens to change projections for the Bundesliga as a whole“Berlin’s football world,” wrote Berliner Morgenpost’s Michael Färber on Sunday morning, “is upside down.” A look at the fledgling Bu…
Sargent, 19, celebrates USMNT invite with 21st-minute goalAmerican forward back in Berhalter’s team after Gold Cup cutJosh Sargent scored a brilliant goal on his first Bundesliga start of the season and Yuya Osako grabbed two as Werder Bremen defeated …
Feted, then slated, Timo Werner has since become one of Europe’s most sought-after forwards with LeipzigIt was, as Leipziger Volkszeitung put it, “an almost perfect Sunday”. Before the home game with Eintracht Frankfurt, RB Leipzig had big – and surpri…
• Valladolid strike late to grab 1-1 draw at the Bernabéu• Juventus open Serie A campaign with 1-0 win over ParmaReal Madrid stumbled to a 1-1 draw against Real Valladolid in their first home game of the La Liga season on Saturday after the visitors le…
Hertha Berlin held the champions on the Bundesliga’s opening night but Borussia Dortmund crushed AugsburgIt is hard to think of a more definitive response to an opening weekend setback. Minutes after Bayern Munich dropped their first points of the seas…
Niang and Del Castillo score in Rennes comeback winTrippier sets up winner in opening day victoryParis Saint-Germain suffered an early first defeat of the new Ligue 1 campaign after Rennes came from behind to win 2-1 at Roazhon Park.Edinson Cavani had …
Bundesliga hopefuls hit back from a goal downNice go top of Ligue 1 after win at Nîmes Borussia Dortmund crushed Augsburg 5-1 in their Bundesliga opener on Saturday, with two goals from Paco Alcacer, to lay down an emphatic marker after champions Bayer…
No East Berlin team has made it to the top division before and Union are determined not to let it change themIt counted as an emergency when, one day this summer, the Berlin district of Köpenick awoke to find itself daubed in blue. Overnight a group of…
The Bundesliga starts on Friday and Bayern are favourites again but are also at the crossroads with a need to renew at the topIt was so fiery, so wild, so pugnacious that it felt like a last stand. As Bayern Munich’s president, Uli Hoeness, and chief e…
Keep up with the top scorers in European football’s leading five leagues, updated throughout the season3 Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) Continue reading…
• RB Leipzig want around £70m for Upamecano• Laurent Koscielny wanted by Bordeaux and RennesArsenal have been informed that they must pay around £70m to sign Dayot Upamecano from RB Leipzig as they step up attempts to recruit defensive reinforcements b…
Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Bayern MunichSancho sets up Paco Alcácer before dazzling solo effortJadon Sancho was the star performer as Borussia Dortmund beat fierce rivals Bayern Munich 2-0 in the German Supercup on Saturday.The England winger was at his tri…
The 21-year-old struggled for games despite a perfect start and his RB Leipzig move could be good business for all partiesGoodison Park was a heady concoction of hysteria and disbelief when Ademola Lookman announced himself on the Premier League stage….
The 21-year-old struggled for games despite a perfect start and his RB Leipzig move could be good business for all partiesGoodison Park was a heady concoction of hysteria and disbelief when Ademola Lookman announced himself on the Premier League stage….
• Ampadu has won eight caps for Wales• Frank Lampard tried to sign him when Derby managerThe Wales international Ethan Ampadu is close to continuing his development at RB Leipzig next season with Chelsea negotiating his departure on a season-long loan …
Europe’s heavyweights have all been busy. Catch up on the big moves in La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1After an underwhelming title race and struggles in Europe, Spain’s top three have all been very busy already. Real Madrid have spent more tha…
