• Julen Lopetegui shuffles pack but midfielder comes up trumps• Bayern continue perfect Bundesliga start with defeat of SchalkeMarco Asensio’s strike earned Real Madrid a 1-0 home win over Espanyol to send them provisionally top of La Liga on Saturday….
Form guide, fitness news and facts on Inter v Spurs, Liverpool v PSG, Manchester City v Lyon and Real Madrid v RomaBy Martin Laurence for WhoScoredTottenham’s two previous trips to San Siro have been eventful to say the least. Eight years have passed s…
Three defeats in three games have left Schalke 17th but the club have backed their young manager to turn things aroundWhatever Schalke might be lacking, they can be sure that they have a leader of substance. After the final whistle at Borussia Möncheng…
• Former Arsenal forward has been absent ‘for several weeks’• Bundesliga club terminate contract with immediate effectWolfsburg have terminated the contract of English forward Kaylen Hinds after the former Arsenal player went awol from the German club …
A good start under Bruno Labbadia has festered optimism with Die Wölfe having already upstaged Leverkusen and SchalkeLooking into one’s crystal ball a fortnight ago, it would have been no surprise to learn that following the meeting between Bayer Lever…
Latest updates as the European transfer window closesTransfer interactive: catch up on all the dealsEmail Niall or tweet @niallmcveigh 5.49pm BST Hazard leaves Chelsea, etc and so on:One more Hazard left at Chelsea. Kylian Hazard has joined Cercle Brug…
After miserable summer, Thomas Müller was the central figure in Bayern’s win over Hoffenheim on Niko Kovac’s Bundesliga bow as managerEven Arjen Robben, in his state of annoyance, laughed at the cliche of it. It was another August Friday night opening …
• Bayern Munich 3-1 Hoffenheim• Müller, Lewandowski and Robben score for BayernBayern Munich began their defence of the Bundesliga title – and Niko Kovac’s reign as manager – with a 3-1 victory at home to Hoffenheim. Kovac succeeded Jupp Heynckes follo…
All the news and build-up to the Premier League and beyondPremier League: 10 things to look out for this weekendEmail nick.ames@theguardian.com | Tweet @NickAmes82 9.32am BST Some early team news – West Ham will miss Mark Noble for the trip to Arsenal …
Brighton’s new defender had a privileged upbringing in Brazil but kept his feet on the ground by training with the poor kids“I think I have a Brazilian soul,” Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior says as he prepares to delve into a discussion about Brazi…
Brighton’s new defender had a privileged upbringing in Brazil but kept his feet on the ground by training with the poor kids“I think I have a Brazilian soul,” Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior says as he prepares to delve into a discussion about Brazi…
Coaches who start their careers in MLS have often been treated as walking punchlines in Europe. But that perception may be changingMinutes before kick off, Domènec Torrent and Chris Armas shook hands on the touchline. This, a derby match between New Yo…
While events in Russia have hogged the headlines, the market has rolled along. Catch up on the summer’s big deals in Europe’s top leaguesThe Unai Emery era has begun at Arsenal, with goalkeeper Bernd Leno and full-back Stephan Lichtsteiner arriving and…
The Nationalmannschaft are enjoying unprecedented success but, according to the experts, the domestic game is awash with troubling developmentsOn a lazy Sunday afternoon in Berlin, while the rest of the city sinks into summery lethargy, Uli Hesse is ha…
All the moves in the top leagues of England, Spain, Italy, France and Germany as well as club-by-club guides for all the ins and outs this summer Continue reading…
There has been plenty of entertainment but it has been an unusual and not always satisfying season in GermanyThe clock, since you asked, kept on ticking. As the curtain fell on Hamburger SV’s unbroken presence in top flight since the Bundesliga’s forma…
A 2-1 home victory against Mönchengladbach was in vain for the Bundesliga’s only ever-present club thanks to Wolfsburg’s win, and fireworks and flares rained down at the endThe city of Hamburg has seen significant regeneration in the last decade. In an…
Some exciting talent has emerged across Europe this season, from Liverpool to Lyon and LeverkusenBy Martin Laurence for WhoScored, part of the Sport NetworkTrent Alexander-Arnold has profited from injuries to both Nathaniel Clyne and Joe Gomez over the…
Sandro Schwarz’s team pulled off one of the shocks of the weekend – and they were inspired by highlights of Liverpool“Und das Reste ist Party,” as ZDF’s Das Aktuelle Sportstudio put it. The best nights out are often spontaneous ones and so it proved fo…
