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After comfortably qualifying from the group stage, Manchester City 's next exploits took them to Germany for both their last 32 and last 8 matches.City are no strangers to facing sides from Germany and for their first knock-out match, they were drawn against RB Leipzig.The blues were already familiar with Leipzig, having beaten them 6-3 in Manchester, before losing 2-1 in their final group game.

Benjamin Pavard's fortunes at Bayern Munich have changed rather significantly this season.At one point, it looked quite certain that he'd be on his way out of the club during the summer transfer window, and he'd even gone as far as saying he'd be very open to a new challenge since he'd already won everything possible at Bayern after joining from VfB Stuttgart.

This could be a really funny week in the Bundesliga, as both title challengers gear up to face each other's arch nemesis.Bayern Munich take on the blue half of the Revierderby at the Allianz Arena in the afternoon kickoff slot, followed by Borussia Dortmund vs the other Borussia at the Westfalenstadion in the evening.

Bayern Munich did not have to lose today despite being down to 10-men.However, the problems that showed up against PSG cost Bayern today.It was a soft decision; I do not disagree there.However, if you are the last man and you foul your opponent or even touch him in the slightest, you are going to be sent off per the letter of the law.

Say what you want about Bayern Munich star Thomas Müller, but the man can read a room.After being prematurely yanked out of his team's 3-2 loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach because of an early - and controversial - red card to teammate Dayot Upamecano, the veteran saw his playing time consist of just 16 minutes.

According to a report by kicker, while Bayern Munich may lead the league in points, goals, goals conceded, and goal difference, they fall short in one key area - corners.With almost every single set piece at the club taken by one man, questions are being asked about Joshua Kimmich and his role in the current dead ball hierarchy.

Alphonso Davies has not been at his best for Bayern Munich this season; there's no getting around that.He has dealt with some minor injury problems, but that's nothing out of the usual ever since he's joined Bayern from the Vancouver Whitecaps in the MLS.Last season, he had to recover from having myocarditis that saw him sidelined for a considerable spell, while the season before, he had to recover from a pretty significant ankle ligament injury.

Per a report from Sport1 journalist Kerry Hau, Bayern Munich defender Benjamin Pavard is going to approach his contract situation calmly and without any rash decisions.If you are looking for good news on this front, however, it appears that Pavard has been collecting those mental receipts we often hear about - and now wants to be rewarded for his efforts:

According to Sport1 information, Pavard first wants to finish the season professionally and as successfully as possible - with the German championship title.

With all the transfer market activity that Bayern Munich have been doing as of late, what does that mean for the current crop of players?Well, Bild (as captured by Twitter account @iMiaSanMia) recently published a sheet that details the contract status of the Rekordmeister 's players and whether they are untouchable or not.

Stephen Kenny has challenged the Republic of Ireland to meet France with "fire and ice" if they are to avoid a "slow death" in their opening Euro 2024 qualifier at the Aviva Stadium.Ireland face the beaten World Cup finalists, who opened their campaign with a 4-0 win over the Netherlands, in Dublin on Monday.

Bayern Munich defender Benjamin Pavard has had an outstanding Rückrunde and that continued with a two-goal effort against FC Augsburg in his team's 5-3 win.Pavard's sustained excellence of late has not gone unnoticed as Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann praised the Frenchman after the match.

According to BILD, and captured by @iMiaSanMia, the five Bayern Munich players who reached the semi finals of the World Cup (therefore, not the Germans) will get a slightly longer break than the rest of the team.This follows a report that Josip Stanisic, Noussair Mazraoui, Dayot Upamecano, Kingsley Coman and Benjamin Pavard, the players in question, all missed out on training on Wednesday while everybody else resumed team training.

Ronald Koeman unsurprisingly said he expected more from his Netherlands team after they were beaten 4-0 by France in his first game back as head coach.Koeman replaced Louis van Gaal to begin his second stint as Oranje boss, and will have been as surprised as anyone to see his team go 2-0 down after just eight minutes in the Stade de France, and 3-0 down after 21 minutes.

France scored three times in the first 22 minutes en route to thrashing the Netherlands 4-0 in Paris to get their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign off to the perfect start.Goals from Antoine Griezmann and Dayot Upamecano had France two up after only eight minutes, before Kylian Mbappe added a third to see the hosts out of sight with barely a quarter of the game gone against Ronald Koeman's side.

After securing a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain on enemy soil, Bayern Munich will look to finish the job and book their place in the Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday.Public jabs between the two sides have only added to the tension of what was already a mammoth affair and Bayern will look to flex their dominance and dump one of the pre-tournament favourites out of the competition at this early stage.

Even a story that felt like destiny had an ending nobody could have expected.Lionel Messi becomes the most beautiful of winners, in the ugliest of settings, and after the greatest of difficulties.That pristine last fact somehow made it all the more special, only spoke more to the glory of it all.After a game that involved such doubt, that went to levels where we were talking about human spirit let alone sporting spirit, there can be no disputing his legacy.

New France captain Kylian Mbappe lived up to expectations with two goals in a 4-0 statement home win against the Netherlands as Les Bleus got their Euro 2024 Group B qualifying campaign started in ruthless fashion on Friday.Mbappe, named skipper after goalkeeper Hugo Lloris ended his international career in January, set up Antoine Griezmann for the opener before scoring the third, after Dayot Upamecano had doubled the tally in a first-half blitz, before wrapping the scoring up late in front of an ecstatic crowd.

Referee Tobias Stieler had himself a day in Bayer Leverkusen's 2-1 victory over defending title holders Bayern Munich.He refereed the first half with a gentle touch, letting players play for the most part through some tough challenges.In the second half, he seemed determined to give Leverkusen winger Amine Adli a yellow card.

Bayern dominate the pitch
Bayern Munich played like the Bayern of old, so hats off to you Julian Nagelsmann.Bayern made sure the only damage Paris Saint-Germain would be able to inflict was through their speed and their counterattack.Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka thoroughly - and I mean thoroughly - dominated the PSG midfield.

A small programming note.In our own Match Awards for this game we neglected to hand out the customary jersey swap for an outstanding performance on the opposing team.We meant no malice by it, but neither writer nor several editors noticed the omission for a while - it was that kind of day for Paris Saint-Germain.

Just a few weeks ago, Josip Stanišić was a forgotten man at Bayern Munich.A young talent, Stanišić was arguably the fourth-choice right-back behind Benjamin Pavard, Noussair Mazraoui, and Manchester City loanee Joao Cancelo.Most figured that Cancelo would eventually win the job at the right-back/right wing-back position, but it has not worked out that way.

The FIFA World Cup has concluded and Lionel Messi has finally won the trophy that has eluded him all these years.There's a different article about that here that you can check out, because this article will be me choosing the Bundesliga's best performers at the World Cup and explaining why I chose them.

What. A. Game.Was that the best game of football ever?Maybe.The 2022 FIFA World Cup comes to a close with an incredible 3-3 draw between France and Argentina in the final.For once, a Bayern Munich player will not be coming home with the trophy as Messi and his Argentina side triumphed on penalties to win a well-earned world champion title.

According to a report from Sport Bild (as captured by @iMiaSanMia), Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann wants to lead a "tactical revolution" at the club and will likely initiate change by the full implementation of a back three system:

Julian Nagelsmann wants to shape an era at FC Bayern with his back three system.

Lucas Hernandez has been out injured ever since November 22nd, when he tore his ACL during France's opening group stage match of the World Cup in Qatar against Australia, which they won 4-1.It was a massive blow for Julian Nagelsmann and Bayern Munich as Hernandez had been on a positive run of form for the Rekordmeister in the buildup to the World Cup, but both Dayot Upamecano and Matthijs de Ligt have stood firm in the Frenchmen's absence in the center of defense.

Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann can see Paris Saint-Germain looming just a few days away, but the boss does not want to overlook this weekend's Bundesliga match against VfL Bochum."We have to stay focused.Bochum is an important game for the Bundesliga.But the result always influences the next game, even in the Champions League.

Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann looks at his roster sheet and can see a lot of talent.When it comes to situations like a knock being suffered by Kingsley Coman, Nagelsmann knows he has options."We have good competition for positions.King is still a doubt for tomorrow.We'll see if he can train or not and if he'll be available.

Bayern Munich facing Gladbach has, for years, been among the best fixtures in the Bundesliga.A derby of its own kind, these two teams have always been at loggerheads.Past meetings with Gladbach had one huge factor causing worry - the presence of Yann Sommer between the posts.With Sommer on the Bavarians' side, there was nothing more to worry about... right?

Bayern Munich played out a rather terrible follow-up to the PSG game with a 3-2 loss against usual suspects Borussia Mönchengladbach.An early red card to Dayot Upamecano set the tone for Bayern's game as they fell to the team whom they failed to beat since May 2021's 6-0 rout in the days of Hansi Flick.

Borussia Monchengladbach may be a bogey team for Bayern Munich but frankly this is getting a little bit ridiculous.This is now the fifth consecutive game between these two sides that's ended without a positive result for the Bavarians, a run stretching back to when Julian Nagelsmann first took over in 2021.

It did not take long for Borussia Mönchengladbach to make Bayern Munich fans get that sinking feeling one more time at Borussia-Park.In fact, it took just about eight minutes for Alassane Pléa to coax a red card out of Dayot Upamecano and alter the landscape of the game permanently.However an individual might feel about the legitimacy of that red card does not matter much, it happened and Die Fohlen went on to win the match 3-2.

Without question, Dayot Upamecano has been one of Bayern Munich 's most improved players from last season to this season, and the French defender has quickly become a leader in Bayern's back line.Alongside Matthijs de Ligt, he's been a reliable commander in the back, alleviating what was a stressful stroke of unfortunate luck when Julian Nagelsmann had to deal with losing Lucas Hernandez to an ACL tear while with France at the World Cup in Qatar.

Yesterday, Bayern Munich lost once more to Borussia Mönchengladbach, this time on the wrong side of a 3-2 scoreline.Not a single person affiliated with Bayern was happy with the match, especially with the officiating of Tobias Welz.A rather soft red card for Dayot Upamecano and the general officiating culminated in Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann blowing his top off in the mixed zone after the game and had a go at Welz and co when they exited the referees' changing room.

At Bayern Munich, there will always be something to debate (hopefully civilly at BFW).During Bayern Munich's 3-2 loss at the hands of Borussia Monchengladbach, Dayot Upamecano got called for a questionable red card in the 8th minute that altered the entire trajectory of the match.Was it soft?Yeah.Did Alassane Pléa embellish a bit?

Earlier today, the DFB announced its punishment for Bayern Munich center-back Dayot Upamecano's red card from Saturday's match against Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Upamecano will sit out a one-game suspension for his controversial play on Alassane Pléa as announced on FCBayern.com:After the red card against Dayot Upamecano in the away game at Borussia Mönchengladbach, the DFB announced its verdict on Tuesday and imposed a one-game ban on the FC Bayern defender.

For a team that has achieved a lot of success this season, Bayern Munich has found itself in quite a pickle for the next few weeks.With Dayot Upamecano suspended for this weekend's tilt against Union Berlin, Benjamin Pavard suspended for the club's next Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain, and Noussair Mazraoui working his way back into shape following a long stint away from the squad, manager Julian Nagelsmann has to figure out how to manage the next two Bundesliga matches and the next Champions League fixture while trying out potential lineups.

Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann understands the importance of Sunday's match against Union Berlin."I'm expecting a top game.Union had a tough game in Europa League yesterday.They always bring their football onto the pitch, it's designed for counterattacks.They always make it uncomfortable for the opponent, you don't get much space against them," Nagelsmann said (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).

Matthijs de Ligt arrived at Bayern Munich from Juventus as the club's big money signing and has since established himself as the starting CB in the Bavarians' back line.However, he was oddly benched by former Bayern coach Louis van Gaal at the World Cup for the Netherlands, despite playing the full game against Senegal.

Will he stay or will he go?Benjamin Pavard is heading down a pivotal stretch.After three-and-a-half seasons at Bayern Munich, it's soon going to be time for club and player to decide whether to renew, or part ways - with clubs like FC Barcelona and Chelsea reportedly lurking.The Frenchman is reportedly well appreciated by the German record champions, however, with manager Julian Nagelsmann chiming in ahead of this Sunday's Bundesliga match against Union Berlin.

The DFB conducted an investigation into Julian Nagelsmann's comments after Bayern Munich 's 3-2 loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach; he tore into the match officials for the red card that Dayot Upamecano was issued.The investigation has finished and while Julian apologized to referee Tobias Welz, who said that there were no problems between them, the Bayern gaffer will still be fined.

Injuries have been hitting Bayern Munich's squad hard lately ( Yikes...the amount of times I've read that sentence in the past 11-12 years).After losing Lucas Hernández during France's first match of the World Cup, and captain Manuel Neuer's tragic ski accident, Matthijs de Ligt (ankle) and striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (cold) were added to the list of injuries and ailments during the team's training camp in Doha, Qatar.

Jersey Swap: Marvin Schwäbe
It might seem a little simple to put the opposition goalkeeper here, because the FC Köln attackers troubled Bayern Munich throughout the first half and the entire team defended well.But Marvin Schwäbe pulled off multiple phenomenal saves to deny the likes of Thomas Müller, Kingsley Coman and co.

Joshua Kimmich's stunning 90th-minute equaliser spared Bayern Munich's blushes as the Bundesliga champions rescued a 1-1 draw at home to Koln on Tuesday.Bayern had been on the verge of their first home league loss since last January before their captain took centre stage, though it was not enough to restore their six-point lead at the summit following RB Leipzig's 6-1 demolition of Schalke.

Bayern Munich played out a 1-1 draw with FC Köln in which the Bavarians ate an early goal courtesy of Ellyes Skhiri before playing a sloppy game.The game eventually became a less sloppy but wasteful, and Bayern managed to rescue a point through the individual brilliance of Joshua Kimmich.This night was an unmitigated disaster for Julian Nagelsmann's team.

When looking at the 2022/23 so far, there seems to be something missing: The period where it became abundantly clear that Thomas Müller should be a bench player at Bayern Munich.The urgency to get Jamal Musiala into the starting is absolutely warranted, but some could could point to Bayern Munich's up-and-down performance on Friday against RB Leipzig as a reason why the team still needs a figurehead like Thomas Müller.

The true magic of the World Cup lies in the 4-year-anticipation period.Despite previous failures, hopes and dreams prevail for players and fans alike, who hope to make the best of the coming World Cup.The 2022 tournament in Qatar was a bag of surprises.Several players had their breakthroughs in this tournament - Gonçalo Ramos, Julian Alvarez, and several others, including Bayern Munich's very own Dayot Upamecano.

(Image credit: Maja Hitij/Bongarts/Getty Images) 11 players to guess and no time limit for this one.Like line-up quizzes?Check out more here.Remember to tweet your scores @FourFourTwo (opens in new tab) and share with your mates.NOW TRY Quiz! Can you name the Manchester City line-up from the game against Tottenham Hotspur in 2013?

Bayern Munich 's 1-1 draw with RB Leipzig wasn't the most thrilling of encounters.Players on both sides are either drained from the fierce run of games, including the 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup last month, or rested to the point of rusty.Either way, off-form was the theme of the day as the sides slugged out an untidy draw.

In their return to club football after the World Cup, Bayern Munich faced RB Salzburg in a friendly in Munich.Surprisingly, the hype situated around Bayern's return was not as high as anticipated though the void without football had left fans wanting Bayern back at the soonest.This game was the perfect return for Bayern as it provided the exact amount of pressure, spectacle and enjoyment we needed.

After suffering from a coronavirus infection in Qatar while on international duty with Morocco at the World Cup, Bayern Munich 's Noussair Mazraoui underwent scans and tests in Munich that revealed inflammation of the pericardium.He's been told to rest as much as possible to recover and the initial, expected timeline for how long it will take him to return to action is six to eight weeks, as Bayern had stated.

The path of a player in Amsterdam seems often to follow the road to Munich.Ajax and Bayern Munich have very similar footballing philosophies and so it is no surprise players choose to move from one to-wait, I've written this before, haven't I?
Anyway, today we talk about a brand new player nobody expected or even registered in their minds prior to a few hours ago when the news came in that Bayern had signed him.

This hasn't been a banner inaugural season for Ryan Gravenberch at Bayern Munich, admittedly.A sought-after teenage wonderkid while at AFC Ajax, Gravenberch has been relegated to largely bench duty for the Bavarians under Julian Nagelsmann.But fans only need to think back to last year, when both Marcel Sabitzer and Dayot Upamecano - who arrived from the Bundesliga's RB Leipzig and not the Netherlands' Eredivisie - took their time getting used to the greater demands of training and playing at at FC Bayern.

The World Cup in Qatar ended with a fantastic show that saw Argentina upend defending champion France on penalty kicks and the world - yup pretty much everyone who watched it - was left stunned and the roller coaster ride of a match they witnessed.Among those amazed were members of the Bayern Munich executive team.

It's Argentina vs France in the 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup Final.Two of the strongest sides have made it to the end.Bayern Munich stars Dayot Upamecano, Kingsley Coman, and Benjamin Pavard might all get their chance at some point in the game to help Les Bleus repeat as champions, while PSG's Lionel Messi patrols the other side in maybe his last chance to secure his international legacy.

France's commitment to proving the unrivaled depth of its resources, at this stage, swept past impressive long ago.It is now skirting the borders of remarkable.Before the World Cup started, Didier Deschamps, France's coach, had already lost five players to injury  most of them likely starters.Deschamps did not so much as blink.