According to a recent report from Bild, Bayern Munich are contemplating a move for former player Mario Gotze.

The 2014 World Cup hero, who scored the winner in the final over in Brazil, has struggled to maintain the kind of form that many were expecting of him over the last few years. Some wondered whether or not he’d move in the direction of an early retirement, whereas others felt as if it was only a matter of time before another club picked him up.

As it turns out, German champions Bayern may be willing to offer him another chance at the Allianz Arena.

The 28-year-old spent three years with the kings of German football between 2013 and 2016, but is arguably best known for his international exploits as well as his two stints with Borussia Dortmund.

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Lyon return to the knockout stages of the Champions League after seven years and will have their work cut out against the in-form Catalan giants Barcelona.

Six wins in last seven matches means Lyon will head into the Tuesday’s Champions League clash against Barcelona in fine form. Les Goes might be the underdogs in this particular match-up but form and numbers do speak volume of their ability.

Les Goes only lost one of their last 10 European matches this season, while they won 7 and lost only one of 13 they played on home soil internationally. Furthermore, it only happened once – back in 2007 against Roma – that Lyon lost a Champions League Last 16 match in their own backyard. The Tuesday match will…

Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher has signed a new five-year contract with the club.

The Irishman, who joined the Reds academy from Ringmahon Rangers in 2015, enjoyed a breakthrough campaign at senior level in 2020-21. 

Although he had previously featured in the EFL Cup and FA Cup, last season saw Kelleher handed his Champions League debut for a 1-0 win over Ajax in December as a result of an injury to Alisson Becker.

The 22-year-old went on to cement himself as the Brazilian s main understudy across the remainder of the campaign, making one further appearance in Europe s premier cup competition and earning two Premier League starts.

After agreeing fresh terms in recognition of his progress, Kelleher told Liverpool s official website: I am happy to …

Lionel Messi should have the yellow card he was shown for his on-pitch tribute to Diego Maradona rescinded, according to Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman.

Former Barca and Argentina great Maradona died last week at the age of 60 and was honoured before all LaLiga matches over the weekend.

Messi scored his side s fourth goal in fine style during Sunday s 4-0 home win over Osasuna.

Afterwards, he removed his Barca shirt to reveal a Newell s Old Boys jersey emblazoned with Maradona s famous number 10.

He then pointedly saluted the sky in honour of his compatriot, who spent a season towards the end of his career with Newell s the club where Messi began his youth career.

Following the victory, Koeman told the media how impressed he was both with his capta…

Milan made light of Zlatan Ibrahimoivic s injury absence with an assured 2-0 win over Fiorentina to restore their five-point advantage at the top of Serie A.

Evergreen striker Ibrahimovic made it 10 goals in six top-flight matches this season when his brace inspired a 3-1 win at Napoli, although he limped off with a hamstring complaint in the closing stages.

Yet Stefano Pioli s side marched on without their talisman against struggling Fiorentina, with Franck Kessie netting one first-half penalty and missing a second after Alessio Romagnoli opened the scoring.

The result meant Milan were able to keep Inter at arm s length in what is shaping up to be an intriguing title battle, their city rivals having dispatched third-placed Sassuolo 3-0 on Saturday.

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Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer apparently believes his team have been getting less penalty decisions since Liverpool s Jurgen Klopp pointed out that they d been getting a lot of them.

Since Klopp made his comment last season, United have had five penalties in the Premier League, while Liverpool have had two. The two teams have had 32 each with these two managers in charge, even though Klopp has been in the Liverpool dugout since October 2015, and Solskjaer in charge at United since March 2019.

A certain manager last year was starting to worry about us getting penalties and after that it seems like the decisions are more difficult to give.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United should have had three penalties in the last two games

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Atletico Madrid star Antoine Greizmann is hopeful his goal against Milan will kick-start his second coming in the Spanish capital after making Champions League history on Tuesday.

Griezmann scored his first goal for Atletico since returning from Barcelona on deadline day as the LaLiga champions claimed a last-gasp 2-1 win over 10-man Milan.

Atletico trailed 1-0 at half-time following Rafael Leao s opener but the visitors eventually capitalised on their numerical advantage after Milan s Franck Kessie received a second yellow card on the half-hour mark at San Siro.

Griezmann fuelled Atletico s comeback on matchday two, coming off the bench and equalising in the 84th minute before Luis Suarez converted a penalty in the seventh minute of stoppage time.

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Robert Lewandowski outscored Erling Haaland with a Klassiker hat-trick as Bayern Munich recovered from two goals down to again beat Borussia Dortmund in a 4-2 victory.

Bayern reclaimed top spot in the Bundesliga hours after being knocked off the summit by RB Leipzig, despite an awful start to another epic encounter on Saturday.

The champions were two behind inside nine minutes following Haaland s brace, but Lewandowski had them level by half-time and Dortmund, already missing Jadon Sancho, saw their two-goal talisman hobble off with half an hour to play.

BVB still looked set to hold on and end a run of four league defeats to Bayern, only for Leon Goretzka to break their resolve before Lewandowski s treble-clincher capped another outstanding outing.

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Barcelona could sell Pedri in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the defending La Liga champions are open to selling the midfielder due to financial issues, and that Bayern Munich are among the clubs who are keen on signing the 21-year-old Spain international midfielder.

Pedri has been on the books of Barcelona since 2020 when he joined from Las Palmas. He is injured at the moment and is unlikely to play again for Barcelona for the rest of the season. The Spain international midfielder has made 13 starts and three substitute appearances in La Liga this season. He has scored two goals and given two assists in those games.

The 21-year-old made two starts and two substitute appearances in the UEFA Champions League for Barcelona this camp…

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In what looks like it could be an enjoyable affair from the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium on Saturday evening, Real Madrid will make the trip to Sevilla.

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Starting with the hosts, while Sevilla might have been disappointed after settling for a 1-1 draw away at Elche earlier in the week, Los Nervionenses should find the mood in their camp at a red-hot high. Punching their Europa League final ticket on May 18th as they claimed a famous 3-2 aggregate victory against Italian heavyweights Juventus, Jose Luis Mendilibar’s men have only continued to shine since returning from the World Cup’s winter break. In fact, along with opening May with an action-packed 3-2 victory against Espanyol, the former Athletic Bilbao boss has seen his…