Julian Nagelsmann was pleased with Bayern Munich s display in their 5-1 thrashing of Bayer Leverkusen but felt his side should have added even more goals to their tally.
The reigning champions responded to their first defeat of Nagelsmann s tenure two weeks ago against Eintracht Frankfurt with a superb attacking display at BayArena on Sunday.
Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry each scored a first-half double and Thomas Muller was also on target in between those braces, all in the space of 37 minutes.
It marked the first time Bayern have scored five goals away from home in the first half of a Bundesliga match as they reclaimed top spot from Borussia Dortmund.
Bayern also hit the post through Leroy Sane, whose eight shots was the most of any player in a ga…
Barcelona s exit from the Champions League does not put a more positive spin on Real Madrid s disappointing campaign, according to Zinedine Zidane.
Madrid s bitter rivals suffered a 4-0 second-leg capitulation against Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday to crash out 4-3 on aggregate at the semi-final stage.
Barca s wait for a sixth Champions League title will now stretch to a fifth year, having previously been knocked out in the quarter-finals in three successive campaigns on the back of lifting the trophy in 2015.
Zidane insists Barcelona s midweek heartbreak does little to improve the outlook of Madrid s season, though, with second place the best Los Blancos European champions in four of the previous five years can hope for in LaLiga.
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Two sides who find themselves battling it out at opposite ends of the Premier League table, Arsenal will welcome Bournemouth the Emirates on Saturday afternoon.
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Starting with the hosts, while Arsenal might have endured a tricky start when opening February, Mikel Arteta s youngsters have come roaring back in some style. Although the Gunners might have opened the 2022/23 campaign with their sights simply set on booking a Champions League return, they are now looking to claim a first Premier League crown in almost two decades. Opening this weekend s fixtures holding a five-point buffer over the chasing pack, Arteta will be calling on his side to lay down another marker here. Last seen earlier in the week putting in a routine disp…
Ajax head coach and rumoured Manchester United target Erik ten Hag said it s always nice when you are linked to clubs with this status , though the Dutchman stressed his commitment to the Eredivisie champions.
Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly the favourite to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was sacked on Sunday following a humiliating 4-1 Premier League rout at Watford.
However, Ten Hag is believed to be United s second choice to fill the United vacancy should the Red Devils miss out on Pochettino.
Ajax s Ten Hag has impressed in his time in Amsterdam, where he has delivered two Eredivisie titles and embarked on a memorable run to the 2018-19 Champions League semi-finals.
Ten Hag s men have been the entertainers of Europe this …
Jurgen Klopp likened Liverpool s Premier League clash with Manchester City to a Champions League tie ahead of a crucial game for both teams.
While this fixture in previous years was a potential title decider, Liverpool have fallen behind their rivals this season and face a stern fight in order to secure a top-four finish.
City, meanwhile, can temporarily close the gap upon leaders Arsenal to five points with a victory, with the Gunners hosting Leeds United later on Saturday, in their bid for a potential treble.
Although the two sides have different objectives heading into the final stretch of the Premier League season, it remains a match where tempers could flare given the rivalry that has developed in recent years.
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Morocco coach Herve Renard is excited for Friday s Africa Cup of Nations clash with his former team Ivory Coast, who Ibrahim Kamara insists will not be focusing on revenge.
Renard became the first coach to ever win the Africa Cup of Nations with two different countries in 2015, ending Ivory s Coast s 23-year wait for the title.
He left for a short spell at Lille later that year, before returning to international football in 2016 with Morocco.
Under Renard, the Atlas Lions qualified for the 2018 World Cup, their first appearance in the competition since 1998.
A 2-0 win away to Ivory Coast in November 2017 secured Morocco s place in Russia and, although this will be their first meeting since, Kamara insists vengeance is not on the mind of his players.
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Jose Mourinho was sacled as Chelsea boss on Thursday
Thursday afternoon brought about a piece of news that everybody in and around football expected for weeks, the departure from Chelsea of controversial boss Jose Mourinho.
The move had been mooted for the past few weeks, so the news was no real surprise.
Chelsea have gone from champs to chumps this season and slumped from poor result to poor result. Mourinho left the Blues in 16th position in the Premier League table, just a point clear of the relegation zone.
Talented but temperamental
The above title could describe both Mourinho himself and his Chelsea squad. Despite the Blues poor performance this season, the Portuguese boss cannot be written-off. One bad season does not make a bad manager.
Dan Ashworth has resigned as Brighton and Hove Albion technical director to join another Premier League club – widely thought to be Newcastle United.
Ashworth held talks with Newcastle previously as the club s new owners seek to appoint a director of football, with a chief executive set to follow.
In line with his contractual terms, Ashworth will now begin an extended period of gardening leave, after which he will be able to take up a new position elsewhere, a Brighton statement detailing his departure read.
David Weir, Ashworth s assistant, has replaced him as acting technical director, with Brighton saying the handover would be completed later this week .
Ashworth was the FA s director of elite development for six years up until 2018, playing a key r…
Pep Guardiola has warned Sergio Aguero cannot solve Manchester City s goalscoring problems on his own as the Argentina striker prepares to make his latest return from injury.
Aguero missed the start of this season as he continued to recover after undergoing meniscus surgery in June.
He featured in October s 1-0 win over Arsenal and scored a penalty in City s opening 3-1 Champions League victory against Porto, only to pull up with a hamstring injury at the halfway point of the club s next Premier League outing at West Ham.
City s all-time record goalscorer remained an unused substitute as Guardiola s side went down to a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham on Saturday a result that leaves them languishing in the bottom half of the table with 12 points and 10 goals fr…
Manchester United have offered a new deal to Juan Mata as Ander Herrera and Antonio Valencia head the list of players leaving the club.
Mata, who joined from Chelsea in January 2014, has been linked with a free transfer abroad.
But the former Valencia and Chelsea midfielder has been handed the chance to sign fresh terms by United, meaning he could yet extend his time at Old Trafford.
James Wilson and Regan Poole, who have both previously played first-team football, are among those to be departing United after spending the 2018-19 campaign out on loan.
And United have officially said goodbye to Herrera and club captain Valencia following the expiration of their contracts.
Also leaving are DJ Buffonge, Tyrell Warren, Matty Willock, Callum Whelan…