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  • Bayern Munich suspend Sadio Mane

    Bayern Munich suspend Sadio Mane

    Bayern Munich have suspended Senegal international Sadio Mane for their Bundesliga game against Hoffenheim, the club said on Thursday

    “Sadio Mane will not be included in the Bayern Munich squad for this Saturday’s home match against Hoffenheim.

    “This is due to his misconduct after Bayern Munich’s 2022/2023 UEFA Champions League match at Manchester City on Tuesday,” the club said in a statement.

    German media reports had it that Mane hit team-mate Leroy Sane in the face and both players had to be separated by other team-mates.

    This had happened after the 0-3 loss to Manchester City in the first leg of their quarter-finals tie.

    The reports added that the two already had a dispute on the pitch late in Tuesday’s game over a pass movement between them which went wrong.

    Bayern Munich did not confirm the altercation between the players.

    The club added that Mane would be given a fine, but did not disclose the sum.

    It was also not clear whether he would be suspended for other upcoming matches.

    Mane, however, joined the team’s training session in the morning.

    Earlier, a report had given an indication of what happened at a Wednesday evening meeting between the club’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Oliver Kahn and board member for sport Hasan Salihamidzic.

    According to the report, it was decided that the club would not prematurely end Mane’s contract, which runs until 2025.

    Sane was a starter in the first leg quarter-final game while Mane came on as a substitute in the 69th minute.

    Bayern Munich face a big challenge in the return leg next week if they want to advance.

    The Senegal international joined Bayern Munich from Liverpool in July 2022, as the club hoped he could replace Robert Lewandowski, who moved to FC Barcelona last summer.

    Mane, however, has not been able so far to fulfill the role of top goal scorer.

    Since a long-term injury which ruled him out of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in December, he has been struggling to find his best form.

  • Sadio Mane punched Bayern teammate Sane after City defeat

    Sadio Mane punched Bayern teammate Sane after City defeat

    Bayern Munich forward Sadio Mane punched team-mate Leroy Sane in the face after Tuesday’s Champions League defeat at Manchester City.

    Sky Germany report that Sane’s lip was bleeding after the altercation and the two players needed to be separated by their fellow team-mates in the dressing room.

    The duo were seen on the pitch arguing in the latter stages of the match on Tuesday night, where City beat the German champions 3-0 at Etihad Stadium in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final first leg.

    After landing back in Munich, Mane, who was a substitute for the tie, was picked up privately from the airport while Sane took the team bus.

    Bayern Munich have not commented on the incident.

  • PSG VS Bayern: Why I played despite being injured – Mbappe

    PSG VS Bayern: Why I played despite being injured – Mbappe

    French and Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe has revealed that he wasn’t supposed to feature in the Champions League round of 16 first-leg tie against Bayern Munich at Parc Des Princess.

    Mbappe was still recuperating from a thigh injury but was introduced in the second half of the encounter, however, his introduction didn’t make any difference.

    The France international suffered a hamstring injury on February 1 and the Ligue 1 club initially said he would be out for three weeks.

    However,  Mbappe came on in the 57th minute and changed the tempo of the game, scoring two goals
    but they were ruled out for offside.

    After the game, Mbappe said he wasn’t suppose  to play in the game  “I wasn’t supposed to play but I wanted to play and help my mates.

    “We did everything, we worked night and day to get me some game time.

    “I wanted to [start the game]. But sometimes you have to be satisfied with what you can do, and that’s all I could do,” Mbappe said.

  • UCL: Bayern Munich stun PSG 1-0 at Parc des Princess

    UCL: Bayern Munich stun PSG 1-0 at Parc des Princess

    French Side, Paris Saint Germain PSG’s hopes of winning its first UEFA Champions League trophy suffered a great blow after losing 0-1 to German Champions Bayern Munich at the Parc de Princess on Tuesday night.

    It was a huge win for the visitors as they take a one goal lead to the Allianz.

    Bayern showed class and were  very much the better team for the first hour in the thrilling encounter.

    PSG came into the game once Mbappe was on but you don’t beat Bayern Munich with half an hour of football. They were flat before he came on and will need to improve for the second leg.

    French boy Kingsley Coman  scored Bayern’s goal in the 53rd  of the encounter.

    A Lovely ball from Davies into the box found an  unmarked Coman who wasted no time before latching on to the ball and putting it past goalie, Donarumma.

    Bayern have won the title 6 times and are now gunning for their seventh one but still has one more hurdle to scale before booking a quarter-final ticket.

     

     

  • PSG VS Bayern: Messi, Mbappe return for crunchy UCL tie

    PSG VS Bayern: Messi, Mbappe return for crunchy UCL tie

    Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi will be making a return to the second round of this year’s Champions League last -16 first leg tie against Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

    Mbappe was expected to be out for three weeks after suffering a thigh injury earlier this month.

    The French forward  trained on the eve of Tuesday’s heavyweight contest, a repeat of the 2020 final,which Bayern won 1-0.

    “We’re not sure yet whether he will be on the match sheet,” said PSG boss Christophe Galtier on Monday.

    Galtier added: “Kylian did the whole session today. We made the decision that he would train with everyone today.

    The 2022 FIFA World Cup with Argentina Lionel Messi who has received treatment for a hamstring problem, has also been named in the PSG squad.

     Mbappe and Messi return to the PSG side  will be a huge boost for Paris St-Germain, who have lost their past two domestic matches.

    The Ligue 1 leaders have never won the Champions League and PSG know they must raise their game to get past Bayern, the six-time European champions.

     Bayern Munich have been   unbeaten in all competitions since 17 September. 2022.Forward Thomas Muller is relishing two games against PSG, with the return leg in Germany on 8 March.

    “Two very good teams with very good players,” said Muller, a two-time Champions League winner, when asked about the tie.

    “Sadly one cannot go through to the next round. A big game of football.”

  • Bundesliga: Maier joins Neuer to castigate Bayern for sacking goalkeeper trainer, Tapalovic

    Bundesliga: Maier joins Neuer to castigate Bayern for sacking goalkeeper trainer, Tapalovic

     Bayern Munich’s legendary  goalkeeper,  Sepp Maier has backed Manuel Neuer over his recent criticism of the club’s sporting leadership  concerning the release of the club’s goalkeeper coach Toni Tapalovic.

    Maier has joined goaler Manuel Nueur to label the release of Tapalovic very wrong.

    “Of course I am siding with Manu because I was a goalkeeper myself and as a team captain Neuer had a right to express himself,” he added.

    Maier was a long-time Munich and West Germany goalkeeper, winning three European Cups with Bayern Munich and Euro 1972 and the 1974 World Cup with the national team.

    In his later years he was also national team goalkeeper coach.

    Neuer, who is sidelined for the rest of the season with a leg fracture, had criticised Bayern Munich officials over the release of Tapalovic.

    He had worked at the club since his arrival in 2011 and was also his friend and best man at his wedding.

    “For me it was a blow when I was already lying on the ground. I felt like my heart was being ripped out, that was the most extreme thing I have experienced in my career,” Neuer said.

    Bayern Munich’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Oliver Kahn and sports director Hasan Salihamidzic hit back at Neuer, saying the remarks were inappropriate.

    Both of them said Neuer put personal interests over those of the club at an important stage of the season.

    But Maier said: “Manu is allowed to speak out. And Brazzo [Salihamidzic] can consider it right or not. Manu is a mature player and a fine and free person.

    “I also spoke out in the past if I didn’t like something. I didn’t go public and said it internally but Manu has saved Bayern Munich in so many games and always played at the top level.

    “Therefore he is allowed to show his disappointment. That is only human.”

  • Why Real Madrid rejected Joao Cancelo

    Why Real Madrid rejected Joao Cancelo

    Real Madrid rejected Joao Cancelo before the Manchester City fullback joined Bayern Munich last week.

    Cancelo has signed for Bayern on-loan to the end of the season on deadline day.

    Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reports Real Madrid were offered the opportunity to sign the fullback. But despite some injury worries, Real declined with thanks – also because they didn’t want to block the prospects of young talent Vinícius Tobias (18).

    Cancelo eventually moved to Bayern Munich, where he made his debut in the German Cup game against Mainz 05 (4-0) just one day after his transfer.

    The Portugal international is on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season, with a €70m permanent option.

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  • Proud to have already made history at Man Utd – Sabitzer

    Proud to have already made history at Man Utd – Sabitzer

    Marcel Sabitzer is excited to be a Manchester United player.

    The former RB Leipzig captain has arrived on-loan from Bayern Munich, with Christian Eriksen having been ruled out until late April or May with an ankle problem.

    “I will give my all for the jersey,” he told manutd.com.

    “I’m very happy to be here, I will give my best and we will see what happens, but I am here to win trophies.”

    Sabitzer is already well-versed on the club, having previously played against us for RB Leipzig in 2020.

    But now Sabitzer is very happy to be on the other side.

    “Manchester United is a big club with fantastic fans,” he continued. “Old Trafford is a big stadium, I’ve played there once – it was empty – but I felt it was very nice.

    “It is a great feeling to have the badge on my chest and I’m looking forward [to it].”

    In his own words, Sabitzer is a ‘box-to-box player and creative in the offensive third.’

    He adds: “You can have a lot of expectations from me: good shots, duels.

    “I’m excited to be on the pitch at Old Trafford.”

    The 28-year-old is the first Austrian to join Manchester United’s senior team.

    “That’s history,” he said.

    “I talked with my agents before, I’m the first one. I feel proud and I will do my best to be a good Austrian player.”

  • Bayern Munich sign 32-year-old Daley Blind

    Bayern Munich sign 32-year-old Daley Blind

    Bayern Munich have signed Dutch defender Daley Blind on a free transfer with a six-month contract, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday.

    The 32-year-old became a free agent last week after agreeing to terminate his contract with Ajax Amsterdam six months early.

    “We are really pleased that Daley has joined the team,” Bayern Munich’s sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic said.

    “Daley is a versatile defender who can play on the left-hand side as well as in the centre. He has lots of international experience and leadership qualities.”

    Blind, who helped the Netherlands reach the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals in Qatar, won seven titles with Ajax, making 333 appearances, scoring 13 goals and contributing 21 assists.

    He also won the 2017 Europa League during his spell with Premier League club Manchester United.

    German champions Bayern Munich, who lead the Bundesliga standings, resume their campaign against RB Leipzig on Jan. 20.

  • Qatar 2022: He’s fast like Mbappe because of his Nigerian root – Kalusha on Musiala

    Qatar 2022: He’s fast like Mbappe because of his Nigerian root – Kalusha on Musiala

    Kalusha Bwalya has once again noted that Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala has a  Nigerian father and that explains why he’s so fast with the ball like Kyllian Mbappe of France.

    The Former Zambian international, also revealed how the 19-year-old opted to play for Germany, the country of his mother, instead of Nigeria, where his father hails from.

    Musiala was in top form for Germany in their match against Spain on Sunday night at the ongoing World Cup in Qatar.

    The 19-year-old was the standout player for Germany and has been praised by the likes of Mauricio Pochettino, Peter Schmeichel and Jurgen Klinsmann.

    Speaking about the teenager on SuperSport after the game, Bwalya, who gave the true facts about Musiala’s African origin, said, “His father is Nigerian, mother is German. Went to England when he was very, very young.

    “And so he decided to play for Germany which delighted the Germans of course.

    “Very, very talented. Very quick. He reminds me a bit of Mbappe.”

    Spain top group E with 4 points , Japan and Costa Rica are second and third respectively while Germany is rooted in the bottom of the table after match day two.