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Bayern Munich Ease Past PSG, Into Champions League Last Eight | Football News
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Bayern Munich Ease Past PSG, Into Champions League Last Eight | Football News

[ad_1] Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored against his former club as Bayern Munich ended the Champions League hopes of Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, beating the French club 2-0 in their last-16 second leg to reach the quarter-finals. Choupo-Moting, who featured for PSG in their 1-0 Champions League final loss to Bayern in Lisbon in 2020, sidefooted the ball home after Thomas Mueller dispossessed Marco Verratti inside his own penalty area. Substitute Serge Gnabry scored in the 89th minute to wrap up a 3-0 aggregate victory for the six-time European champions.Bayern reached the last eight for the 13th time in 15 years, while PSG will need to wait at least another season to lift the coveted trophy for the first time.Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann told DAZN his side "needed the crowd" to he...
Matthijs De Ligt Sends Bayern Munich Back On Top Ahead Of PSG Tie | Football News
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Matthijs De Ligt Sends Bayern Munich Back On Top Ahead Of PSG Tie | Football News

[ad_1] Defender Matthijs de Ligt produced a crucial goal-line clearance before scoring himself as Bayern Munich reclaimed the Bundesliga lead from Borussia Dortmund with a 2-1 win at Stuttgart on Saturday. De Ligt's goal came late in the first half just after he prevented Stuttgart from going ahead, with Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting grabbing a second for Bayern midway through the second half. Stuttgart pulled one back late on through Juan Jose Perea, but Bayern held on to go back above Dortmund on goal difference ahead of Wednesday's Champions League last-16 second leg against Paris Saint-Germain in Munich.Bayern picked up where they left off in last week's 3-0 win over Union Berlin, with Leon Goretzka forcing goalkeeper Fabian Bredlow into two stunning reflex saves in quick succession.Not c...
Joao Cancelo Helps Bayern Munich Find Form With Mainz Thrashing In German Cup | Football News
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Joao Cancelo Helps Bayern Munich Find Form With Mainz Thrashing In German Cup | Football News

[ad_1] New Bayern Munich signing Joao Cancelo set up a goal to help his side secure a first win of 2023 with a 4-0 triumph at 10-man Mainz in the German Cup on Wednesday. Cancelo, who joined the German champions on loan from Man City on Tuesday, made an immediate impact, floating in a lofted cross to Cameroon striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who hammered home from close range. Winless in their first three league games of 2023, Bayern entered the game under significant pressure to advance to the German Cup quarter-finals for the first time in three seasons.Choupo-Moting's 17th-minute strike settled the visitors' nerves and they had a second on the 30-minute mark when Bayern veteran Thomas Mueller found teenage forward Jamal Musiala, who slammed the ball across the face of goal to make it...
Bayern Munich Held 1-1 At RB Leipzig On Bundesliga Restart | Football News
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Bayern Munich Held 1-1 At RB Leipzig On Bundesliga Restart | Football News

[ad_1] A second-half equaliser from RB Leipzig defender Marcel Halstenberg helped RB Leipzig hold Bayern Munich to a 1-1 home draw on Friday in the first Bundesliga match since the winter break. Bayern looked on course for their seventh straight Bundesliga win after striker Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting scored in the 37th minute, but Halstenberg levelled in the 52nd minute. Veteran Bayern forward Thomas Muller had a chance to win the match in injury time with a shot from point blank range, but dragged his effort just wide. A combination of rustiness after a ten-week break and sub-zero temperatures meant both sides struggled to find rhythm early on.Central defender Josko Gvardiol, one of the breakout stars at the World Cup, almost scored an own goal after seven minutes, when his attempt at smo...
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Double Sends Bayern Munich Top Of Bundesliga | Football News
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Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Double Sends Bayern Munich Top Of Bundesliga | Football News

[ad_1] Two goals in one first-half minute from striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting carried Bayern Munich to a narrow 3-2 victory away at Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Bayern, who led 3-0 at one point in the first half, endured a nervy final few minutes in the German capital, with French defender Dayot Upamecano appearing to have handballed in injury time as Hertha pushed for a late equaliser.  Referee Bastian Dankert decided against going to the video, helping Bayern to their eighth straight win in all competitions.Teenage forward Jamal Musiala had put Bayern in front after just 12 minutes, before the quick-fire double from Choupo-Moting looked to have the visitors in pole position.A 40th-minute volley from Dodi Lukebakio,  who has now scored more goals against Bayern than an...