Tag:European club football

Gian Piero Gasperini is getting animated. Atalanta’s manager is talking about how he motivates players. He describes how he often puts up messages in...

‘The time has come … football will leave you before you leave it’ Striker was due to play Copa del Rey final with Athletic Bilbao Aritz...

The silence, really, is only a problem if you want it to be a problem. We football fans are an adaptable bunch. What at...

Kai Havertz heads in Bayer Leverkusen’s opener over Jiri Pavlenka. Photograph: Stuart Franklin/EPA Kai Havertz showed no signs of ring rust as his two goals for...

9.25pm BST21:25 Well, that’s all for tonight’s blog. It was enjoyable enough, and with each passing game it feels a little less strange. See you...

There was, said Thomas Müller, “a tingling sensation because it was starting again”. Not nervousness, he was quick to stress, but an opening day...

Union Berlin 0-2 Bayern Munich Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring from the penalty spot with Serge Gnabry in a comfortable outing at Union Berlin. Photograph:...

6.59pm BST18:59 That’s it for today’s blog. We’ll have more real live football on Monday evening when Werder Bremen meet Bayer Leverkusen. Thanks for your...