Manuel Neuer believes Bayern Munich have fallen short of their own high standards this season. The Bundesliga champions hold a three-point lead over RB Leipzig and have won their last eight matches in all competitions. But goalkeeper Neuer insisted Bayern have not been good enough as they prepare to return to the Allianz Arena for the first time since the winter break. "We know there are impo...Full Story »

Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti expects a different Werder Bremen test to the one on his Bundesliga baptism. Ancelotti made a sensational start to life in Germany as the Bundesliga champions dismantled Bremen 6-0 in August, with Robert Lewandowski scoring the first three of his 14 league goals this season. Bayern are three points clear of second-placed RB Leipzig after six straight leagu...Full Story »

Niko Kovac insists Eintracht Frankfurt will not sit back as they bid to end Leipzig's unbeaten home record on Saturday. The Bundesliga resumes this weekend after the winter break with both sides aiming to pick up where they left off in the first half of the season. Leipzig are three points behind leaders Bayern Munich in the table after their promotion from the second tier last summer, while F...Full Story »

RB Leipzig's director of sport Ralf Rangnick says his club will be celebrating an outstanding year no matter how it concludes on Wednesday. Leipzig head to Bayern Munich knowing a win in the Allianz Arena would see them end 2016 on top of the Bundesliga. A draw would see them remain behind Bayern only on goal difference while defeat would see them fall just three points behind but still have a...Full Story »

RB Leipzig coach Ralph Hasenhuttl says he does not expect his side's first defeat of the season last weekend to knock them off course. Leipzig's unbeaten record since earning promotion to the top flight came to an end against Hasenhuttl's former club Ingolstadt, but the Leipzig coach is confident his team will bounce straight back at home to third-placed Hertha Berlin on Saturday. He said at t...Full Story »

Wolfsburg coach Valerien Ismael insists his side will get out of their current Bundesliga predicament, although Saturday's trip to Bayern Munich is not really the fixture he needed right now. The Wolves have picked up just a point from their last three games, while they have won only twice so far this season. Just two points separate them from the relegation zone, although Ismael is sure they ...Full Story »

RB Leipzig coach Ralph Hasenhuttl says his side are more than happy to be the ones making German football interesting again. His side lead perennial champions Bayern Munich by three points approaching the midway stage of the season and they will be looking to extend their unbeaten record to 13 games when they host Schalke on Saturday evening. With the Royal Blues among a host of traditionally ...Full Story »

Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti expects the top of the Bundesliga battle with Leipzig to go right down to the wire as he bids to take his team back above their rivals on Friday night. Bayern trail Leipzig by three points but their superior goal difference means they would return to the summit with a win over Mainz on Friday. That would put the ball back in Leipzig's court for their clash w...Full Story »

Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti says he expects to see a reaction from his side to back-to-back defeats when they face Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Bayern lost their unbeaten record in the Bundesliga last weekend when they fell to a 1-0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund, losing top spot to RB Leipzig in the process. In midweek, a 3-2 loss at Rostov saw them forced to settle fo...Full Story »

Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti has paid tribute to his Borussia Dortmund counterpart Thomas Tuchel ahead of the two sides' meeting on Saturday evening. It is the first time Ancelotti will meet Tuchel in a Bundesliga fixture but he has already seen enough to know his side are in for a serious challenge this weekend. "He's a very good coach and he's given Dortmund a clear identity," Ancelot...Full Story »