Bayern München

European Football - Five things we've learnt this weekend

Zinedine Zidane marked his return to the Real Madrid dugout with a victory although Lionel Messi again stole the show in Spain with a magnificent hat-trick as Barcelona continued their march towards the La Liga title.

La Liga

"Nothing happened with Zidane, he will not affect my future"

James Rodriguez's future continues to be shrouded in doubt. The Colombian has recently said that he still has a lot of matches to play before deciding on his future, and that he never had problems with Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane.

Bundesliga

Bayern run riot as James bags Hat-trick

A James Rodriguez 'Hat-trick' gave Bayern Munich the perfect response to their elimination from the Champions League as they thumped Mainz 6-0 to remain level with Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga title race.

Bundesliga

Lewandowski and James Rodriguez killed off their opponent in 30 minutes

Bayern Munich needed to win to stay top of the Bundesliga and Kovac's side, a wounded animal after their Champions League exit, did not take long to make their mark against Mainz thanks to goals from Lewandowki and James in the opening half-hour.

Bundesliga

Klopp flattered but unmoved by Beckenbauer 'knighting'

Receiving praise from Franz Beckenbauer, 'Der Kaiser' of German football, is like being knighted by the king, according to Jurgen Klopp.

Bundesliga

Kovac wants reaction versus Mainz after Liverpool loss

Bayern Munich's under-fire coach Niko Kovac is urging his side to take their Champions League frustrations out on Sunday's opponents Mainz to stay ahead in the Bundesliga title race.

Bundesliga

German teams fall foul of the Premier League effect

For the first time in a decade all four Premier League teams have made it through to the quarter finals of the Champions League. For the first time in 13 years not a single Bundesliga team has managed to make it to the last eight.

UCL

Bayern plan to ditch ageing stars in wake of European exit

Bayern are back on top of the Bundesliga, but club bosses plan to clean out their ageing squad whose shortcomings were brutally exposed by Liverpool in the Champions League.

World Cup

German football in crisis

With Bayern Munich having gone down 3-1 to Liverpool only a week after Borussia Dortmund went crashing out of the Champions League to Tottenham, Germany has been left without any Champions League representatives.

Bundesliga

Even heroes get old

Bayern Munich crashed out of the Champions League at the hands of Liverpool, confirming that the era their dream team over the last eight years may be coming to a bitter end.

La Liga

Umtiti, Coman make France return for start of Euro qualifiers

Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti and Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman return to the France squad named on Thursday as the World Cup winners prepare for the start of their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign.

UCL

Bayern didn't attack enough - Lewandowski 'angry' after Champions League exit

Bayern Munich made their earliest Champions League exit since the 2010-11 season, much to the frustration of star Robert Lewandowski.

UCL

Bayern deserved Champions League exit – Kovac

Bayern Munich got what they deserved against Liverpool, according to Niko Kovac.