German champions Bayer Leverkusen on Friday handed Borussia Dortmund their first home league defeat this season following a 3-2 win at Signal Iduna Park as the Bundesliga returns after its customary winter break, Afrosport reports. Leverkusen set the tone early on as Nigeria international Nathan Tella put the holders ahead inside one minute. The 25-year-old rifled a half-volley into the top corner with just 25 seconds...
Gift Orban will be looking to revive his football career after completing a move to German Bundesliga outfit Hoffenheim from Olympique Lyon, Afrosport reports. The Nigerian forward failed to establish himself with Les Gomes after joining from Gent in January 2024, featuring just 21 times across board, scoring only five goals. Orban will now have the opportunity to re-establish himself in Germany with Hoffenheim where he...
Defending champions Bayer Leverkusen secured a fifth successive Bundesliga victory with a 5-1 rout of Freiburg at BayArena on Saturday, Afrosport reports. Czech forward Patrik Schick scored four goals, and Germany international Florian Wirtz added another as Leverkusen ended the year with only one domestic loss and sits second in the Bundesliga standings. HUGE END TO 2024! 💪🖤❤️ 90+2' | 5-1 | #B04SCF pic.twitter.com/1MbYdxMsMw — Bayer...
Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany has confirmed the availability of English forward Harry Kane ahead of their final game of the year before the mid-season Bundesliga break, Afrosport reports. Kane sustained a hamstring tear in Bayern’s 1-1 at Borussia Dortmund on 30 November, and albeit returning to individual training days later, the England international has not featured for the Bavarians since. Bayern, who will enter the...
Bayern Munich recorded their first Bundesliga defeat under Vincent Kompany following a 2-1 loss away at Mainz on Saturday, Afrosport reports. South Korea's Lee Jae-sung broke the deadlock four minutes before the halftime break, having pounced on a loose ball to give Mainz a 1-0 lead at the MEWA Arena. Lee doubled his and Mainz's tally with his fifth league goal of the season as his...
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