Kingsley Coman had a goal and an assist and Arjen Robbed added a late brace as Bayern Munich cruised into the semifinals of the DFB Pokal with a 6-0 win away to Paderborn on Tuesday. Robert Lewandowski, Joshua Kimmich and Corentin Tolisso also scored before Robben got in on the action as Bayern reached the semis for the ninth consecutive season. Third-division Paderborn had their share of chances and had a goal ruled out for offside in the eighth minute, but Bayern took
Swansea City boss Carlos Carvalhal saw his side thrash Notts County 8-1 in their FA Cup fourth-round replay to set up a tie at former club Sheffield Wednesday. Carvalhal has made an impact since arriving at the Liberty Stadium just a few days after departing the Owls on Christmas Eve, with Swansea beating both Liverpool and Arsenal to drag themselves out of the Premier League relegation zone. The eight goals was Swansea's most in the FA Cup, and the seven-goal margin of victory was the largest
Ajax forward Justin Kluivert said he has not spoken with Jose Mourinho and believes it is unlikely that he will move to Manchester United this summer. The 18-year-old, who has scored five goals in 18 Eredivisie appearances for Ajax this season, has been frequently linked with a move to Old Trafford. But he said on RTL 7's Voetbal Inside programme that he believes that the chance of such a transfer is not very big. 'There will always be rumours, but not all is true,' Kluivert
THIBAUT COURTOIS has revealed he will sign a new Chelsea contract but admitted his heart is in Madrid. Courtois has established himself as one of the Premier League’s best goalkeepers since he returned from a three-year loan spell at Atletico Madrid in 2014. It was in Madrid that he met the mother of his two children but after they split, she returned to Spain with them. Courtois has been strongly linked with a move to Real Madrid in a move that would allow
REAL MADRID are already planning a summer exodus of their squad.And Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski is hoping to be a beneficiary of the wholesale changes as he dreams of moving to the Bernabeu, according to Spanish newspaper Marca. The future of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale are all up in the air after a disastrous season where Real Madrid sit fourth in the table and are knocked out of the Copa del Rey. President Florentino Perez is thought to be actively seeking
BEIJING REHNE have now cooled their interest in Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos.The Chinese Super League club had a bid in the region of £8million knocked back by the Light Blues last month. Express Sport understands that Beijing have now moved on to other targets and are unlikely to make an improved bid. The transfer deadline for Chinese clubs is at the end of this month so they still have three weeks to do business. There is also interest from one of their Chinese
GERARD PIQUE could be handed a three-match ban following his goal celebration for Barcelona against Espanyol.After scoring the equaliser in the 1-1 draw away to Barcelona’s city rivals, Pique put his finger to his lip as a way to silence the home crowd. The defender has a long-standing feud with Espanyol supporters and was forced to contend with a cacophony of boos that rained down on him during the match. After running over towards the home fans, Pique appeared to incite the supporters with
Real Madrid right-back Dani Carvajal will miss next week's Champions League round-of-16 opener against Paris Saint-Germain after UEFA rejected the Spanish club's appeal over his suspension.The Spain international was handed a two-match ban by Europe's football governing body in December after being charged for deliberately seeking a yellow card during his team's 6-0 win over Apoel Nicosia on Nov. 21.Carvajal was booked for wasting time when taking a throw-in, earning his third yellow card in the competition and initially triggering a one-match ban
The Chicago Fire have reached an agreement with Alaves to take Aleksandar Katai on loan for the remainder of the Spanish season.Katai, 27, joined Alaves from Red Star Belgrade on a three-year deal at the summer transfer deadline in August 2016, but he has not started a game this season and has made only four substitute appearances in all competitions.The midfielder made 14 starts for Alaves in all competitions last season and scored three goals in 26 total appearances. He has also earned
Pep Guardiola insists it is 'unreal' to consider that Manchester City could win an unprecedented Quadruple. But the Catalan's determination to compete in every competitions means they remain in the hunt for all four trophies as they enter the final four months of the season.However, they've already battled through a tiring schedule and the accumulation of those matches are starting to bite, with Kevin De Bruyne admitting he was 'feeling from the first minute' after Saturday's 1-1 draw with Burnley.City have started to
With all the debate over dives, offsides, penalties and the numerous other contentious issues that came out of Liverpool's dramatic 2-2 draw with Tottenham last Sunday, very little seems to have been said and written about the game itself and the performance of both teams.Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino claimed his side should have won the game and were 'much, much, much better' than Liverpool. Frankly, that's utter nonsense. The Londoners deserved a point, irrespective of how they got it, but if Pochettino really
Three-way battle for U.S. midfielder PulisicIt has long seemed inevitable that Borussia Dortmund's Christian Pulisic would be in demand come the summer, and the Sun reports that three clubs will scrap for his signature.United States midfielder Pulisic, 19, is coveted by Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Manchester United.That trio, the Sun says, 'are in fierce competition' -- but Liverpool 'have been heavily linked with him and remain favourites to make a move.'After banking huge money from the sale of Philippe Coutinho to
Real Madrid's struggling superstar Cristiano Ronaldo does not strike fear into the heart of Paris Saint-Germain captain Thiago Silva.The Brazil international has admitted that he is happy to be facing Ronaldo and not Barcelona's Lionel Messi in the Champions League round of 16 first leg next week.Speaking after PSG's 3-0 win away at Lille in Ligue 1 on Saturday, Silva explained that he finds Ronaldo easier to defend against than Messi -- notably because the Argentina international is extremely tricky in one-on-one or
Former Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti says he -- like many of the club's fans -- feels he has been fooled by the Nerazzurri's form this season.Inter were leading Serie A earlier this campaign and went the first 16 games without losing. However, they have failed to win any of their past eight league fixtures, losing two and drawing six, to slip 15 points behind leaders Napoli.They are now just a point ahead of fifth-placed Roma and risk missing out on a place
Alexis Sanchez will help get the best out of Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku, United legend Wayne Rooney has said.Lukaku and Sanchez scored as United beat Huddersfield 2-0 at Old Trafford on Saturday on the Chile international's home debut following his move from Arsenal.Lukaku's form has stuttered after a blistering start to his United career, but Rooney backed Sanchez to trigger another run of goals for the Belgium international.He told Sky Sports: 'For me, he [Sanchez] is the perfect player for Manchester United.'He's
Ronaldo believes Neymar has 'everything to be happy' at Paris Saint-Germain and told SFR Sport his fellow Brazilian is close to winning the Ballon d'Or.Since Neymar's world-record €222 million transfer from Barcelona to PSG last summer, there have been reports in the French and Spanish media that have suggested the Brazil international has regretted the move.'I haven't really spoken about it with him, but I think he has everything here to be happy,' Ronaldo explained. 'He's in a marvellous city. He's in a
Former Arsenal defender Mathieu Debuchy has admitted he was 'angry' with Arsene Wenger for blocking a move to Manchester United.Debuchy finally found a new club in January as Arsenal agreed to terminate his contract and allow him to join Saint-Etienne on a free transfer.It ended an unhappy spell at the Emirates Stadium, where Debuchy had found himself on the fringes of the first team even when fit.Wenger has acknowledged that he denied Debuchy the opportunity to join Man United on loan in January
WAYNE ROONEY has claimed that Harry Kane can move to what ever team he likes. The Everton striker made his debut as a pundit on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football last night and analysed his former England team-mate. Kane is currently the leading Premier League goalscorer with 22 strikes but there has been a hanging question about how long he will remain with Tottenham. Real Madrid are said to be keen admirers of the striker and the Spanish press often report that the La Liga champions
RAHEEM STERLING admits he still misses far too many chances despite recording a personal best total of 19 goals this season. The England winger contrived arguably the worst miss of the Premier League season when he sent a simple tap-in wide of an open goal from two yards out in Manchester City’s 1-1 draw at Burnley – just days after he had squandered an easy opportunity against West Brom. He threw himself to the ground at Turf Moor in agonised disbelief at the miss
ANTONIO CONTE appeared to challenge Roman Abramovich to sack him after Chelsea were beaten 4-1 by Watford on Monday night. Antonio Conte's position at Chelsea is under renewed pressure after his side slipped to back-to-back Premier League defeats. Before the match, Conte had asked for a public vote of confidence from Abramovich amid speculation over his future. But the result, the first time Chelsea have lost consecutive games by at least three goals since October 1995, means the Italian will be fearing the worst.