Former Brazilian striker Rivaldo has assessed Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior's chances of winning the Ballon d'Or this year.
"He is a great candidate to win the Ballon d'Or if Real Madrid wins the Champions League. He's already one of the three best players in the world without even being a champion," Rivaldo told DAZN.
On Wednesday, Real Madrid will host Bayern Munich in the second leg of the Champions League last 16.
Roma's head coach Daniele De Rossi commented on the 1-1 draw in the match of the 35th round of the Italian league against Juventus and shared his expectations for the clash with Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League semi-finals.
"I think we played a great match. 48 hours ago, we were here in a depressed state after a very intense game in which we fought to the end. Today I can only be proud of this result.
We have to believe in our victory. In the first match against Bayer Leverkusen, we had the ball for 60% of the game and had a great opportunity to score before conceding a goal. Now, two goals will be enough for us. I also asked Allegri for advice before the next game against Bayer," De Rossi was quoted as saying by Calciomercato.
"Bayern Munich are considering Manchester City head coach Josep Guardiola as a replacement for Thomas Tuchel, according to Kicker. However, the Spanish specialist's entourage denied such speculation
"Bayern will always be in Pep's heart, but he doesn't want to leave Manchester City this summer. He is very happy, he has a valid contract until 2025. A return to Bayern is not on the cards," Guardiola's camp told Sky Sport.
It will be recalled that Pep spent three trophy-winning years at Bayern Munich before joining Manchester City in 2016.
PSG striker Kylian Mbappe shared his expectations for the Champions League last-16 second leg against Borussia Dortmund.
"The team is very calm. We are confident that we can overcome the deficit and reach the final. I think everything will go well, I am already preparing for it. I'll come to the match in a good mood, ready to defend my team's colours and ensure we reach the final," Get French Football News quoted Mbappe as saying.
Bayern Munich's sporting director Max Eberl commented on the information about the possible appointment of Joachim Lew as the team's head coach.
"There was no talk of his appointment. He has made it clear that he does not want to work at Bayern. We continue to look for a coach who will suit our club," Süddeutsche Zeitung quoted Eberl as saying.
It is worth noting that the former German national team coach was present at the Bundesliga match between Stuttgart and Bayern Munich (3:1).
Bayern Munich have identified AC Milan left-back Theo Hernandez as one of their top transfer targets for the summer. The German club is ready to pay around 60-70 million euros for the French player.
According to the Italian journalist Nicolo Scira, Theo is not interested in moving to Munich, which makes the transfer unlikely. "Milan intended to offer Hernandez a new contract with improved terms. However, the club and the player failed to reach an agreement on this matter. Consequently, the Rossoneri are ready to consider offers for the player in the summer, but only for a significant fee.
06.05.2024, 16:11
"Bayern Munich has presented a new home kit for the 2024/2025 season, the club's press service reports. The uniforms are traditionally made by Adidas and are all red. It should be noted that Bayern has been working with the legendary brand since 1974.
06.05.2024, 13:02
The management of Bayern Munich hopes to bring back the club's former head coach Pep Guardiola, who is now in charge of Manchester City. This is reported by the authoritative publication Kicker.
It is reported that the Bayern bosses still maintain friendly relations with Guardiola, who often visits Munich and even has an apartment there. In the future, the management of the German giants wants to see the Spanish specialist at the helm of the team again, although nothing has been reported about any specific negotiations.
We would like to add that Guardiola led Bayern Munich from 2013 to 2016, winning 7 titles with the club.
We would also like to remind you that the current head coach of Bayern Munich, Thomas Tuchel, will leave the club at the end of this season.
Bayern Munich defender Rafael Guerreiro was injured in the 32nd round of the German championship match against Stuttgart (1-3).
The 30-year-old came into the starting line-up but left the field early in the 17th minute of the game. According to the Munich press service, a medical examination revealed that the Portuguese had an ankle ligamentous capsule injury.
Borussia Dortmund's sporting director Sebastian Köhl has expressed the club's desire to keep the player for the upcoming season, despite the fact that Manchester United owns the rights to him.
"We will do everything possible to keep Jadon Sancho here. However, Manchester United are also aware of his current level of play. They may want to sell him for a profit or bring him back. So we'll see," Köhl was quoted as saying by Welt.
Bayern Munich fans are not ready to forgive Thomas Tuchel for a disappointing season in the Bundesliga, but they are calling for him to stay because of the team's performance in the Champions League. In addition, some players of the Munich club are in favour of the German staying on as coach.
"Since we agreed on my departure, Bayern have been actively looking for a new coach. I think they may have even been looking before we talked.
It's a bad motivation to say later: "Let's stay for another year". No, from my point of view, everything is clear," SkyDE quoted Tuchel as saying.
05.05.2024, 22:24
The matches of the 32nd round of the German championship took place. The matches took place from 3 May to 5 May. Here are their results.
