Munich, May 7 (IANS) Harry Kane expressed disappointment after his side FC Bayern Munich crashed out of the UEFA Champions League semifinals following a 6-5 aggregate defeat to defending champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Thursday.Bayern were held to a 1-1 draw by PSG in the second leg at the Allianz Arena, with Ousmane Dembele scoring early for the visitors before Kane netted late to briefly revive hopes of a comeback.Despite Bayern’s strong attacking display, Luis Enrique’s side held f…
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Paris, April 29 (IANS) Paris Saint-Germain took a narrow advantage in the UEFA Champions League semifinals after a thrilling 5-4 home win over Bayern Munich in the first leg.It was the highest-scoring semifinal in the competition’s history. Harry Kane’s 17th-minute penalty gave Bayern the lead, but PSG responded through Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Joao Neves and Ousmane Dembele before halftime.Kane converted after Willian Pacho’s sliding challenge on Luis Diaz. PSG soon hit back. After Dembele missed…
Berlin, April 26 (IANS) Bayern Munich overturned a three-goal halftime deficit to beat Mainz 4-3 on Saturday, extending its winning run ahead of the Champions League semifinal first leg away to Paris Saint-Germain.Vincent Kompany made eight changes from the lineup that beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 to reach the German Cup final, resting Joshua Kimmich and Dayot Upamecano for load management and handing Bara Sapoko Ndiaye his first start.Mainz, who had won four of its previous five home meetings with…
Munich, April 16 (IANS) Late strikes by Luis Díaz and Michael Olise sealed Bayern’s place in the semi-finals after beating Real Madrid 4-3 in an epic Champions League quarterfinal second-leg.Arda Guler bagged a brace in the first half, with Aleksandar Pavlovic and Harry Kane levelling twice. Kylian Mbappe made it 4-4 on aggregate just before half-time, but Luis Díaz and Michael Olise struck in the closing minutes after Eduardo Camavinga was sent off to give Bayern victory on the night and send…
Hamburg, April 12 (IANS) FC Bayern beat St Pauli 5-0 to extend their lead in the Bundesliga to 12 points. It meant Bayern broke the Bundesliga’s single-season scoring record with now 105 goals this campaign. Jamal Musiala handed Bayern an early lead, with Leon Goretzka, Michael Olise, Nicolas Jackson and Raphael Guerreiro scoring after the break.Bayern started with Manuel Neuer in goal and Konrad Laimer, Minjae Kim, Hiroki Ito and Tom Bischof in a back four. Joshua Kimmich and Goretzka anchore…
Berlin, March 22 (IANS) Bayern Munich delivered a commanding 4-0 home victory over Union Berlin to maintain its nine-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga table.Coach Vincent Kompany rotated his side with several absentees, with Luis Diaz and Nicolas Jackson suspended and Jonathan Tah, Alphonso Davies and Jamal Musiala also unavailable.Bayern dominated possession from the outset but initially struggled to break down a compact Union defense. Early chances went begging as Lennart Karl was denied…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) FC Bayern claimed a 6-1 first-leg win away at Atalanta on Tuesday night to put themselves in a promising position to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.Josip Stanisic, Michael Olise and Serge Gnabry handed Bayern a comfortable 3-0 lead before half-time. Nicolas Jackson, Olise and Jamal Musiala rounded off the half dozen, before Mario Pašalić’s added-time consolation for the hosts.Bayern’s incessant pressure paid off handsomely as the German champions took fi…
Berlin, Mar 1 (IANS) Harry Kane struck twice as Bayern Munich came from behind to defeat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 at Signal Iduna Park, extending their advantage at the top of the Bundesliga to 11 points.Vincent Kompany’s side dominated possession early but found Dortmund’s disciplined defense difficult to break.Despite Bayern’s territorial control, the host managed to break the deadlock in the 26th minute. Daniel Svensson whipped a free kick into the six-yard box, where Nico Schlotterbeck jumped h…
Berlin, Jan 22 (IANS) Harry Kane scored twice in the second half as Bayern Munich beat Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2-0 to qualify early for the Champions League last 16, despite playing the final half-hour with 10 men.The win lifted Bayern to second in the Champions League league-phase table and secured a top-eight finish, sealing qualification for the last 16.Bayern started brightly and nearly took the lead in the second minute when Luis Diaz burst into the area and squared for Kane, but Union …
Berlin, Jan 12 (IANS) Bayern Munich turned a tight contest into a rout with a powerful second half to hammer Wolfsburg 8-1 at the Allianz Arena and tighten their grip on the Bundesliga summit.Bayern struck after five minutes when Luis Diaz whipped in a dangerous cross that Wolfsburg defender Kilian Fischer diverted into his own net. The visitors replied in the 13th minute as Lovro Majer split the defense with a through ball for Dzenan Pejcinovic, who slid a low finish past Manuel Neuer.The game …