Bayern Munich's Jerome Boateng has won 70 international caps for Germany Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng says he will "fight" to be fit for the World Cup after being ruled out for the rest of the season with a thigh injury. The 29-year-old Germany international was injured during Bayern's Champions League semi-final defeat by Real Madrid on Wednesday. "Life is full of setbacks," he wrot...Full Story »

Plenty of blows were sustained by Bayern Munich's stars in their semi-final first leg defeat to Real Madrid on Wednesday and Arjen Robben may not be fit for the return next week. While the club aren't ruling the winger out of the return game completely, it will be a race against the clock for Robben to make the trip to Spain. Robben came off in the first half of the 2-1 loss and Munich confi...Full Story »

ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images Bayern Munich lost two players to injury in the first half on Wednesday en route to their 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid in their Champions League semifinal first leg, as both Arjen Robben and Jerome Boateng limped off. The news got worse for Bayern after the final whistle as manager Jupp Heynckes also confirmed that Javi Martinez left the game in the second half becau...Full Story »

It's safe to say that Bayern Munich's players felt as though they should have come out on top against Real Madrid on Wednesday. Joshua Kimmich opened the scoring for the home side just before the half-hour mark, but a defensive lapse on the stroke of half-time, coupled with a fine strike from Real Madrid's Marcelo, pulled the La Liga giants level heading into the break. Marco Asensio nette...Full Story »

Real Madrid’s bid for a third straight Champions League title remained on course after a come-from-behind 2-1 win at Bayern Munich.Two high quality opponents produced numerous uncharacteristic errors, with Joshua Kimmich beating Real goalkeeper Keylor Navas at his near post to give Bayern the lead.Marcelo equalised after 44 minutes, after Bayern had lost winger Arjen Robben and defender Je...Full Story »

Managers Zinedine Zidane and Jupp Heynckes both believe the blockbusting Champions League semi-final between holders Real Madrid and Bayern Munich is wide open. The two sides, both giants of the European game, meet each other in the first leg of their eagerly-anticipated last four tie at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday. Madrid, who are bidding for a 13th European crown and a third in successi...Full Story »

REINFORCE: Pep Guardiola is looking to bring in new faces for next season's title push The City boss had Thiago, 27, watched again last weekend in Bayern’s 5-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach. The Spain midfielder played for Guardiola at Barcelona and Bayern Munich – and scored in the win where his form and condition were assessed. He is under contract for another year and is ra...Full Story »

Stopping Real Madrid from winning a third straight Champions League title will be no easy feat but Bayern Munich CEO Karl Heinz Rummenigge has backed his side to knock out the holders. A titanic semi-final clash is set to unfold between the European giants over the coming weeks with Die Roten's team spirit being emphasised ahead of the tie. "To beat Real Madrid, we need to win two games, but...Full Story »

Arturo Vidal will not have the chance to banish his demons against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals after a knee injury ruled him out for the rest of the season. Sent off in Bayern Munich's trip to Estadio Santiago Bernabeu last season, the Chilean had hoped to be fit for at least the second leg of this year's tie despite undergoing surgery following a training ground injury. ...Full Story »

Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has defended the nature of Niko Kovac's appointment, after Eintracht Frankfurt's director of football claimed the acquisition was disrespectful. Fredi Bobic accused the Bundesliga champions of leaking the news of their agreement with Kovac prior to Friday's announcement, but Hoeness has since denied the allegations, saying the Bavarian outfit had acted app...Full Story »

Outgoing Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes praised the team spirit of his side as they came from behind to thrash Borussia Monchengladbach.Already crowned champions, Bayern fell behind to an early Josip Drmic opener only to turn things around with ease and wrap up a convincing 5-1 victory.Sandro Wagner led the line at the Allianz Arena for the much-changed hosts and scored a four-minute brace to...Full Story »

Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich eased past Borussia Monchengladbach after recovering from falling behind.Bayern, who announced on Friday that their former midfielder and current Eintracht Frankfurt coach Niko Kovac will become their new manager in the summer, have walked to another league title and were good value for this 5-1 win.With the news that Jupp Heynckes will leave the position as ma...Full Story »

EPA/ARMANDO BABANI Bayern Munich confirmed Niko Kovac as the club's next manager on Friday but drew sharp criticism from his current employers, Eintracht Frankfurt, for allegedly leaking the news a day earlier. Kovac, a former Croatia midfielder and coach, played for Bayern between 2001 and 2003, winning the Club World Cup in 2001 and a domestic league and cup double in 2003. He will take over...Full Story »

Outgoing Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes has given successor Niko Kovac a vote of confidence ahead of Saturday’s game against Borussia Monchengladbach.Former Bayern player Kovac was named on Friday as the man who will take over from interim boss Heynckes in July.The Croatian is currently boss of Eintracht Frankfurt, but will leave that position at the end of the season.“Ko...Full Story »

European football's elite club competition has reached the last four, with the Reds chasing a sixth continental crown and the Blancos three in a row Liverpool will face Roma in the Champions League semi-finals, with Real Madrid taking on Bayern Munich.The Reds stunned Premier League leaders Manchester City in the last eight, and have been rewarded with a meeting against Serie A opponents who ca...Full Story »

Eintracht Frankfurt manager Niko Kovac will be the next coach of Bayern Munich, according to multiple reports in Germany. A former Bayern defender, Kovac has long been considered a leading contender to replace interim coach Jupp Heynckes, who plans to retire at the end of the season. And the 46-year-old is now set to take over in July, as first reported by Bild. He will receive a two-year cont...Full Story »

Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes is not picky about who his side will face in the Champions League semi-finals.The German champions booked their spot in the last four for the seventh time in the last nine years after a goalless draw with Sevilla in the second leg of their quarter-final sent them through 2-1 on aggregate.Liverpool, Roma or Real Madrid wait in the next round but Heynckes knows a ...Full Story »

Bayern Munich are through to the Champions League semi-finals for the seventh time in nine years after a 0-0 draw in their quarter-final second leg with Sevilla.The stalemate at the Allianz Arena means Bayern’s 2-1 first-leg win in Spain last week was enough for them to progress to the last four, extending their impressive recent record in this competition.It was far from a vintage Bayern ...Full Story »

Bayern Munich's CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says that Arjen Robben and Frank Ribery are expected to extend their contracts at the end of the season. Bayern secured their sixth consecutive, and 27th overall, Bundesliga title with victory against Augsburg on Saturday. The club's management have hailed the attacking pair of Ribery and Robben, both of whom see their current contracts expire this s...Full Story »

Jupp Heynckes hailed the collective effort of his team, and also paid tribute to former boss Carlo Ancelotti, as Bayern Munich delivered their sixth straight Bundesliga title with a 4-1 win at Augsburg.The championship champagne was already on ice following last weekend’s 6-0 thrashing of Borussia Dortmund.Bayern’s Bavarian neighbours Augsburg, though, were out to spoil the party and...Full Story »