BERLIN - Bayern Munich are out to exorcise the ghosts of losing the 2012 Champions League final at home to Chelsea when they take on Borussia Dortmund on Saturday at Wembley for the European title. This will be Bayern's third European final in four years after the 2-0 defeat in 2010 to Jose ...

  BARCELONA   Bayern Munich cruised into their third Champions League final in four years as a 3-0 win overBarcelonaat theCampNouon Wednesday gave them an incredible 7-0 aggregate semi-final victory. The absence of Lionel Messi from the Barca starting line-up almost eradicated any hope of ...

  MUNICH   Bayern Munich are on the verge of their third Champions League final in four years after routing Barcelona 4-0 in Tuesday's semi-final, first leg at the Allianz Arena. It was the Spanish giants' worst Champions League defeat since the 4-0 loss to Dynamo Kiev in the group stage ...

MUNICH- Champions League semi-finalists Borussia Dortmund confirmed on Tuesday thatGermanystar Mario Goetze will join Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich next season, in a deal reported to be worth 37 million euros ($48.2 million, £32 million). The talented 20-year-old attacking midfielder was ...

BERLIN - Bayern Munich president UliHoeness is being investigated for possible tax evasion after declaring an off-shore account in Switzerland, it was reported on Saturday. According to German magazine Focus, the Munich public prosecution office is looking into the 61-year-old Hoeness' financial ...

PARIS - Barcelona needed a 71st-minute Pedro Rodriguez strike to qualify for the Champions League semi-finals at the expense of Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, while Bayern Munich also progressed after proving too strong for Juventus.After drawing 2-2 in last week's quarter-final first leg in ...

PARIS - Paris Saint Germain twice came from behind to hold Barcelona 2-2 in their Champions League quarter-final first leg clash on Tuesday and give themselves hope of overcoming the odds and reaching the last four. PSG's comeback - the sixth time in their Champions League history they have come ...

PARIS (AFP) - Bayern Munich and Villarreal avoided embarrassing exits from the Champions League on Tuesday as they cruised into Thursday's group stage draw after winning their respective play-off clashes. Bayern - making a rare appearance at this stage of the competition after finishing third in ...

BERLIN (AFP) Bayern Munich star Bastian Schweinsteiger admitted the defending champions must take a hard look at themselves if they are to close the 14-point gap behind Bundesliga leaders Dortmund. Schweinsteiger admitted his side were guilty of 'throwing away points in their 1-1 draw at ...

MUNICH (Germany) (AFP) Bayern Munichs Bastian Schweinsteiger scored an injury-time winner on Friday night as the German champions beat Wolfsburg 2-1 in the opening match of the new Bundesliga season. Ex-England manager Steve McClaren and his Wolves side were denied a point as Germanys vice-captain ...

LYON (AFP) Ivica Olic netted a hat-trick as Bayern Munich defeated Lyon 3-0 here on Tuesday to qualify for the Champions League final for the first time since they last won the competition in 2001. The Croatia striker extended Bayerns 1-0 lead from last weeks semi-final first leg in Munich in the ...

MANCHESTER (AFP) Manchester United could name injured striker Wayne Rooney in their squad for the crunch Champions League tie with Bayern Munich in midweek, according a reports Monday. Rooney was expected to be out of action for two to three weeks after suffering ankle ligament damage in the first ...

ROME (AFP) There cannot be two sides in the last 16 of the Champions League whose recent form has been more contrasting than Fiorentina and Bayern Munich. They come together for the second leg at the Artemio Franchi in Italy on Tuesday with Bayern not only up 2-1 from the opening leg but in rude ...

BERLIN (AFP) - Germany team-mates Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mario Gomez both scored as Bayern Munich moved up to fourth in the Bundesliga after a 5-1 win at Borussia Dortmond on Saturday. Having defeated Wolfsburg 3-0 in their previous outing, Bayern hit back from conceding an early goal as Gomez ...

BERLIN (AFP) - Manchester United missed a handful of decent opportunities before losing out to Bayern Munich 7-6 in a penalty shootout in the final of the Audi Cup on Thursday. Bayern, playing in front of a 70,000 crowd at their Allianz Arena home, delivered the first piece of silverware for new ...