RB Leipzig's Bundesliga title challenge suffered a further setback as they were beaten 3-0 at home by struggling Hamburg. First-half headers from Kyriakos Papadopoulos and Walace put the visitors on course for victory at Red Bull Arena before substitute Aaron Hunt rounded off a disappointing day for the hosts with a late third. The result leaves Leipzig seven points behind leaders Bayern Munic...Full Story »

Villarreal shut out Bayer Leverkusen to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Europa League. Leading 2-0 from the first leg, Villarreal's defence once again proved rock solid as they held out for a goalless draw in Germany. Kyriakos Papadopoulos' header against the bar early in the second half was as close as Leverkusen came but they were unable to put real pressure on their Primera Di...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen rose to fourth in the Bundesliga thanks to a 3-0 win at Paderborn, although they were made to work hard for all three points by the league strugglers. All three goals arrived in the final 17 minutes with Kyriakos Papadopoulos heading in the opener and Son Heung-min adding the second and third. Paderborn had controlled the game up until then, but failed to find the goals they n...Full Story »

Schalke general manager Horst Heldt has moved to deny rumors suggesting center back Kyriakos Papadopoulos is close to joining Liverpool. The 21-year-old has been linked with a move to Anfield for months now, with recent reports suggesting that a deal somewhere in the region of 15 million euros is close to being concluded. However, Heldt has claimed the Bundesliga outfit has yet to receive any ...Full Story »

Leaders Bayern Munich will again be without winger Arjen Robben when they face Hoffenheim at home on Saturday (1330). The Dutchman is still struggling with the hamstring problem which prevented him playing in the matches against BATE Borisov and VfL Wolfsburg. "It's a real shame he won't be in the team tomorrow," coach Jupp Heynckes said on Friday after Robben complained of pain during train...Full Story »

Manchester United target Kyriakos Papadopoulos has signed a new contract at Schalke. The Greek centre-back has become a crowd favourite at Schalke since moving from Olympiakos in the summer of 2010. And that had alerted Manchester United to the form of the 20-year-old, who starred against Sir Alex Ferguson's side in the 2011 Champions League semi-finals. But Schalke have convinced Papadopou...Full Story »

SCHALKE have had a BIT of bad luck ahead of their Champions League clash with Manchester United. The Germans suffered a bizarre training-ground injury scare to whizkid Kyriakos Papadopoulos, who had his hand hurt by team-mate Anthony Annan's TEETH. It forced the Greek defender, 19, out of training. Schalke boss Ralf Rangnick said: "He had severe pain in the hand, so he cancelled the workout...Full Story »