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UEFA Champions League: Top five matches to look out for in matchday 5

UEFA Champions League: Top five matches to look out for in matchday 5

The UEFA Champions League returns this week as matchday 5 action takes centre stage with mouthwatering fixtures to look out for. The latest round of matches provides some top-of-the-shelf matchups between some top European sides as teams are looking to strengthen their position in the league standings, while others aim to change their fortunes. For lovers of the Champions League, Europe's elite club competition, Afrosport previews...

Bayern’s Joao Palhinha sidelined for several weeks with muscle injury

Bayern’s Joao Palhinha sidelined for several weeks with muscle injury

Bayern Munich have announced that midfielder Joao Palhinha will be sidelined for several weeks after suffering an adductor injury while on international duty, Afrosport reports The former Fulham midfielder sustained the injury while training with Portugal, forcing him to withdraw from the squad and miss both of their UEFA Nations League fixtures against Poland and Croatia. "FC Bayern’s medical department has confirmed that Joao Palhinha suffered...

How 2024 Ballon d’Or awards set Lookman apart

2024 Ballon d’Or: Kane wins Gerd Muller Trophy, Emi Martinez claims Yashin Trophy

Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane has claimed the Gerd Muller Trophy as the best striker at the 2024 Ballon d'Or award ceremony in Paris on Monday night, Afrosport reports. The Englishman was a class apart for the Bavarian giants last season where he scored 44 goals in 45 competitive appearances to finish as the Europe's highest goalscorer, 36 of which came in 32 Bundesliga games. He...

UCL: Raphinha hat-trick inspires Barcelona to victory over Bayern; Lille stun Atletico Madrid

UCL: Raphinha hat-trick inspires Barcelona to victory over Bayern; Lille stun Atletico Madrid

Brazilian sensation Raphinha scored a hat-trick as Barcelona thumped Bayern Munich 4-1 in what was a reunion for manager Hansi Flick against his former side in the UEFA Champions League, Afrosport reports. The fixture was the highly-anticipated event of Wednesday night and the Catalan giants got things off just few seconds after kick off via Raphinha. Harry Kane equalised for Bayern in the 10th minute but...

Bayern get major boost as Jamal Musiala and Dayot Upamecano return to training

Bayern get major boost as Jamal Musiala and Dayot Upamecano return to training

Bayern Munich have been handed a major boost as German midfielder Jamal Musiala and France international Dayot Upamecano have both returned to training after missing the international break due to injuries, Afrosport reports. Musiala, 21, missed Bayern's 3-3 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt as well as Germany's matches against Bosnia and the Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League due to a hip injury, while 25-year-old Upamecano missed...