Jurgen Klopp

Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes rated the Bundesliga leaders' performance as "top class" after they hammered Hanover 5-0 to extend their lead at the top of the table to nine points.

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich romped to a 5-0 win at home to Hanover 96 on Saturday to extend their lead at the top to nine points as champions Borussia Dortmund moved up to second with a win at Mainz.

Borussia Dortmund deserve credit for having dominated the Champions League's so-called 'Group of Death', according to director of sport Michael Zorc after his team hammered Ajax 4-1 in Amsterdam.

Borussia Dortmund booked their place in the Champions League's last 16 with some clinical finishing and impressive counter-attacking football on Wednesday to hammer Ajax 4-1 in Amsterdam.

Borussia Dortmund will have to overcome the poor recent record of Bundesliga clubs in Amsterdam when they tackle Ajax on Wednesday requiring just a point to secure their passage into the Champions League Last 16.

Bayern Munich extended their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to eight points on Saturday as their make-shift side drew 1-1 at ten-man Nuremberg while second-placed Schalke 04 lost 2-0 at Leverkusen.

Nuremberg coach Dieter Hecking has said his side must be inspired by Celtic's Champions League giant-killing of Barcelona when they host German league leaders Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Eintracht Frankfurt coach Armin Veh has insisted Bayern Munich are in a "league of their own" after the Bundesliga leaders' 2-0 win keeps them seven-points clear at the top of the league.

Bayern Munich maintained their seven-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday with a 2-0 win at home to third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt.

Coach Jupp Heynckes has said Bayern Munich can expect a tough time against third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday when the Bundesliga leaders get back to domestic business.

Mesut Ozil saved Madrid with a brilliant late free-kick to earn a Champions League point in an entertaining 2-2 draw with Borussia Dortmund in the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday.

Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp said on Monday that his side had discovered a way to cause Real Madrid trouble ahead of the sides' Champions League clash at the Bernabeu on Tuesday.

Bayern Munich went seven points clear at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday as the Bavarian giants cruised to a 3-0 win at Hamburg with their Germany stars running riot.

Hamburg coach Thorsten Fink and midfield star Rafael van der Vaart have pledged to continue Bayern Munich's recent Bundesliga misfortune when they host the Bavarian giants on Saturday.

Holders Borussia Dortmund booked their place in the third round of the German Cup on Tuesday with a 4-1 win at second-division VfR Aalen as several of their Germany stars got on the scoresheet.

Germany midfielder Sven Bender will miss Saturday's Bundesliga match against VfB Stuttgart with a calf strain, as well as sitting out Tuesday's German Cup match at second division VfR Aalen.

Fresh from hitting his 300th career goal in a weekend swamping of Rayo Vallecano, Barcelona icon Lionel Messi heads a 23-strong shortlist for a fourth FIFA/France Football Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball) award.

Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp praised the Bundesliga champions for their professional performance to ground out a 2-0 win at frozen Freiburg on Saturday in blizzard conditions.

Both defending champions Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 had to dig deep for Bundesliga wins on Saturday as they returned to domestic action still in the glow of their midweek Champions League triumphs.

After the highs of their impressive midweek Champions League triumphs, Borussia Dortmund and Schalke return to domestic action trying to close the gap behind Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.