Tag: Bayern Munich

2026 Ballon d’Or Power Rankings after Lamine Yamal’s hat trick
28Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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2026 Ballon d’Or Power Rankings after Lamine Yamal’s hat trick

Lamine Yamal had a performance for the ages on Saturday afternoon, as Barcelona shredded Villarreal 4-1 behind the first hat trick of the 18 year old right winger's career, dominating the third best team in Spanish football in the process. Here are the latest updated 2026 Ballon d'Or Power Rankings after Yamal's fleet footed, clinical goal fest against the Yellow Submarine. 5. Real Madrid CF Kylian Mbappe Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe is currently out with a left knee injury that has been slowing him down for several weeks, and after aggravating the injury further, Real have shut the Frenchman down. But he is still having an incredible season as the star man for Madrid, scoring 23 goals with 2.7 dribbles completed and 2.3 key passes per game, ranking him second behind only Ya...
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Bayern Munich have fully decided who will replace Manuel Neuer
26Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Bayern Munich have fully decided who will replace Manuel Neuer

Bayern Munich legendary goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is weighing up whether or not he will retire at the end of the 2025/26 Bundesliga and Champions League seasons, and if he does, Die Roten are going to forge ahead with Jonas Urbig as his successor. Per a report from Sport Bild, via iMiaSanMia, Bayern have no interest in signing another goalkeeper to compete with Urbig as the No. 1, should Neuer retire. The No. 2 could be Daniel Peretz or Alexander Nubel, or it could even be someone else, depending on how the summer window plays out. For years, Bayern have contemplated replacing Neuer, even first tabbing former Schalke captain Nubel as his replacement. But Neuer has never relinquished the job, and even as he has shown decline, that's only from being the world's best to simply being good....
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Vinicius Junior surpasses Bayern Munich legend’s Champions League record
25Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Vinicius Junior surpasses Bayern Munich legend’s Champions League record

For the second time, Vinicius Junior buried a counterattacking goal into the far corner of the net against Benfica in this Champions League tie, shutting down the racists and surpassing Bayern Munich's legendary right winger Arjen Robben in one fell swoop. Robben is one of the best wingers of the last 25 years and was a monster in big games in the Champions League, but even he can't top Vinicius Jr., who is already surpassing his legacy in the Champions League well before turning 30. A two-time winner of the Champions League, Vinicius's goal in the second leg against Benfica to seal the tie for the Merengues at the Santiago Bernabeu is his 32nd Champions League goal of his young career, surpassing Robben's mark of 31. Vinicius Junior is now ranked 27th in history for most Champion...
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Manuel Neuer won’t follow in Thomas Muller’s footsteps
25Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Manuel Neuer won’t follow in Thomas Muller’s footsteps

Legendary Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is still the 1A between the sticks in Bavaria, and if he were to call it a career, it sounds like he has no intention of ever leaving the Allianz Arena. That's according to Kicker's lead beat reporter Georg Holzner, who reports, as translated by iMiaSanMia, that Neuer is still weighing up his future at Bayern. Once again, Bayern are happy to have him for another season, but Neuer is going to determine whether he continues for the 2026/27 campaign based on how he feels physically. However, Holzner states that Neuer is not going to go to MLS, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, or any of the other popular clubs for retiring superstars, such as Bayern Munich legend Thomas Muller, who recently joined left back Alphonso Davies's former employers the Vanco...
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Nicolas Jackson is destroying his own transfer value
25Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Nicolas Jackson is destroying his own transfer value

Chelsea loaned striker Nicolas Jackson to Bayern Munich with the intention of eventually making a permanent sale, but they are going to find it difficult to get much out of the No. 9 as he's been cutting a frustrated figure on the Bayern bench. According to a report from Sport Bild in Germany, via iMiaSanMia, out of all the big name backups in Bavaria, it is Jackson who is the most disgruntled. He is so visibly upset by his lack of playing time that it is reportedly apparent to others at Bayern, whereas the likes of Tom Bischof and Kim Min-jae are accepting limited roles. Therefore, Bild state that Jackson will be leaving Bayern back for Chelsea this summer at the end of his loan, confirming that the Bavarians have no intention of paying a whopping 65 million euros to make his transf...
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Dortmund get decisive injury news before facing Bayern Munich and Atalanta
24Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Dortmund get decisive injury news before facing Bayern Munich and Atalanta

Borussia Dortmund hold a vital but still tenuous 2-0 lead over Atalanta in the first round of the Champions League playoffs, and they will like their chances even more with The Athletic's Bundesliga correspondent Seb Stafford-Bloor reporting that star center back Nico Schlotterbeck was able to train and has been named to the club's squad for the game. BVB were able to pitch a shutout against La Dea without Schlotty available, but the presence of one of the best center backs in the Bundesliga was sorely missed over the weekend in a hard-fought, 2-2 draw with RB Leipzig, whose wingers Brajan Gruda and Yan Diomande torched them while Christoph Baumgartner put Serhou Guirassy to shame with two beautiful poached goals. It's been a tough stretch of games for Dortmund, who, after facing La ...
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Bayern Munich lead Real Madrid, Manchester City in 2025/26 attacking trio goal chart
24Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Bayern Munich lead Real Madrid, Manchester City in 2025/26 attacking trio goal chart

Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, and Manchester City are regularly among the favorites to win the Champions League, and that is the case this season. But when it comes to having the best group of attackers in world football, Bayern stands head and shoulders above their two European rivals. Sofascore is one of the best sites on the web for keeping track of football analytics, and they tabulate goals for attacking trios in European football. Bayern's vaunted triumvirate of Harry Kane, Luis Diaz, and Michael Olise has been on a tear this season, and their goal totals back up the notion that they usurped Real Madrid and Barcelona as the best attacking trio in world football. Here are the rankings for the top five trios in Europe in terms of goals scored in all competitions, not just league pl...
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2025/26 Champions League Power Rankings after first leg of playoffs
20Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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2025/26 Champions League Power Rankings after first leg of playoffs

The first leg of the playoffs before the Champions League Round of 16 have been completed, and already, clubs like Juventus and Qarabag look to be out of it entirely after suffering blowout losses. Meanwhile, other notable clubs like Atalanta and Inter Milan are very much on the ropes, while Spanish powerhouses Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid remain in tight contests after the first leg. Clubs on bye weeks are sitting pretty right now, but even contenders like Liverpool and PSG will be on high alert amidst disappointing seasons in their respective league campaigns. Following another week of thrilling Champions League action, let's take a look at the latest power rankings, picking the top 10 teams in the competition thus far with the best chance of winning it all. 10. Borussia Dor...
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The 5 best CB transfer targets for Bayern Munich to replace Kim Min-jae in summer 2026
17Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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The 5 best CB transfer targets for Bayern Munich to replace Kim Min-jae in summer 2026

Bayern Munich are the undisputed powerhouses of German football, and after Bayer Leverkusen's miracle 2023/24 season, Bayern, as usual, have responded to being dethroned by dominating like never before. Although the center back position is not a weakness in this side and Die Roten were able to extend the world-class Dayot Upamecano, the way this team prioritizes the position, it is likely they will want another experienced player - and potentially someone with superstar potential - to join the current experienced Bundesliga tandem of Jonathan Tah and Upa in 2026. Kim Min-jae is one of the best No. 3 center backs you will find and has been unfairly maligned in Bayern. Despite his frequent benchings, Kim has remained loyal to the cause and actually wants to stay in Munchen, but it is t...
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Ranking the 25 best Bundesliga players of the 2025/26 season so far
12Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the 25 best Bundesliga players of the 2025/26 season so far

The German Bundesliga doesn't quite have the same firepower across the top flight as it used to, but between Luka Vuskovic's incredible maiden season in a top flight league of any kind, the ludicrously elite Bayern Munich front three, and the underrated stars of Stuttgart and RB Leipzig (and now Hoffenheim, too), there is a lot of talent in the league worth getting excited about. With more than half of the 2025/26 season now in the bag, it is time to rank the 25 very best players in the Bundesliga this season in order from worst to first. Obviously, Bayern Munich dominate the list, but even the likes of Hamburg and Mainz have representatives in what has been an unpredictable season beyond the top spot. 25. Hamburg LB Miro Muheim Miro Muheim was Hamburg's best player in the 2. Bundes...
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