The German Bundesliga this Saturday saw the table open up amongst the top four after Borussia Mochengladbach thrashed Schalke 3-0 at Borussia-Park Saturday to keep them in the running for the title while giving a huge dent to Schalke's title hopes.

Leaders Dortmund were 1-0 winners over Leverkusen to maintain their 2 point lead over Bayern Munich who were also winners after they beat Kaiserslauten 2-0 at the Allianz Arena.

Adidas have unveiled the Champions League Finale Munich 12 ball design for the final set to be held in Munich, at the Allianz Arena.

Liverpool face off against Manchester City on Wednesday evening in the second leg of the Carling Cup semi final. Liverpool lead the affair 1-0 but with at least 90 minutes still to play the tie is obviously very delicately poised. The second leg will take place at Anfield and with the home crowd roaring them on Liverpool will consider themselves favourite and the more likely of the two teams to succeed.

Carlos Tevez will not be transferring to Paris Saint Germain. The French club from the capital Paris are now owned by a Qatari investment fund and have money aplenty. It was widely expected that they would be able to put together a financial package that would have been sufficient to entice the Argentine striker to come and join their mission to make PSG one of the leading players in European football.

Two goals from Patrick Herrmann and another from highly rated forward Marco Reus guided Borussia Monchengladbach to a 3-1 win over Bayern Munich, cutting the Bavarians' lead atop the Bundesliga table to a single point.

Bastian Schweinsteiger struck late in the match for Bayern, but that was too little too late for the visitors, who could be joined at the summit by defending champions Borussia Dortmund over the weekend.

'Gladbach - Bayern Munich 2:30pm ET - GolTV 1st versus 4th in the Bundesliga, with Bayern in their historic spot at the top of the table. 'Gladbach trail by four points and 19 goals, with Bayern picking up the season after the winter break on a three-game win streak. These two teams opened their seasons against each other, with 'Gladbach winning 1-0 at Allianz Arena.

What we want for 2012: 'Make Mario Balotelli Manchester City captain'

From modernising MOTD to Liverpool ditching their persecution complex, Guardian writers offer their new year wishlist Richard Williams Capital cities seldom win the European Cup: Madrid, Amsterdam and, long ago, Lisbon and Belgrade are the exceptions in the history of a tournament that has brought no joy to Rome, Paris, Berlin or, of course, London.

The Bundesliga doesn't get the concept of extra time. On paper the Bundesliga referees get it. It's up to them to decide, how much time was wasted through substitutions, injury delays, time wasting or excessive goal celebrations. It's OK for them to routinely add only one or two minutes or call it quits after exactly 90 minutes.

A hard days night to FC Bayern
Bayern Munich 4-0 Hertha Berlin (15:10:11)
Last month Mr and Mrs Orton took a romantic sleeper train to Germany to see FC Bayern Munich play at the futuristic Allianz Arena. This was their day (and night)...
A couple of weeks ago Mrs O (Debra, as in the Mrs) and I found ourselves with the opportunity to see Bayern Munich play Hertha Berlin at the super sexy Allianz Arena.

Both of the Manchester clubs came unstuck in Europe last night. The Champions League campaigns of both Manchester City and Manchester United was certainly been amongst the biggest curios of the start of this season. Imperious and already pulling clear of the pack in the league, they have been broadly misfiring in their midweek matches, and last night they stumbled again against opposition that they might have expected to beat comfortably in previous seasons.

Tonight Arsenal face a giant of a test when German club Borusssia Dortmund visit them at the Emirates in a winner takes all Group F Champions League clash. Any slip up tonight from either Arsenal, Marseille or Dortmund could effectively end their hopes of moving on to the knockout stage.

Arsenal lead Group F on 8 points and Wenger will be hoping that his star striker Robin Van Persie will carry on from Saturday and ensure the Gunners qualify with a game to spare.

Remember Alex, protect the left side

13th of September 2011 seemed like such a long ago now. Both Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund were really struggling at that time. A little over 2 months since both teams played out a 1-1 draw at Signal Iduna Park and pretty much everything happened in between these 2 games.

Bayern Munich vs Villarreal 3-1 Highlights Video 2011 Champions League Goals Ribery Gomez is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Bayern Munich vs Villarreal 3-1 Highlights Video 2011 Champions League Goals Ribery Gomez is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Bayern Munich vs Villarreal 2011 ( FC Bayern vs Villarreal CF 2011 Video Below) Score and result:- Bayern vs Villarreal 3-1 ( Franck Ribery*2, Mario Gomez/ Jonathan de Guzman) Allianz Arena, [.

Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti is relishing the prospect of linking up with Argentine compatriot Carlos Tevez in January as speculation rises over the future of the unsettled Manchester City forward.

Tevez enjoyed a remarkable run at Eastlands, leading City to FA Cup glory in a season where many considered him to be the club's best player.

Bundesliga blog: Big match preview FC Bayern vs Borussia Dortmund

Welcome to our new German football blog, courtesy of BundesligaFussball's Ross Dunbar *** All eyes will be on the Allianz Arena on Saturday night as the Bundesliga resumes following the last international break of the year.

We will mourn the loss of Antonio Cassano for the rest of the season. Although, I do reserve some hope that we will see him before we claim a second consecutive Scudetto and an eighth European crown in May at the Allianz Arena after we beat Barcelona 3-0. How I wish. Just like a depressed [...]

The diminutive Argentinian striker has accepted the fine of two weeks wages imposed on him by Manchester City. Carlos Tevez had recourse to appeal the fine but opted not to. Might it be that the striker has accepted his punishment, which totals close to half a million pounds (or approximately three quarters of a million dollars), with a hope of forcing his way back into his managers reckoning?

Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva has reportedly become a transfer target for Bayern Munich.
Bayern head coach Jupp Heynches is thought to be drawing up a list of potential recruits for both the winter transfer window and the end of the season, and according to Insidefutbol.com, Lucas is high on that wishlist.

Nel Gruppo A si è svolto ieri sera, il big match di Champions. Il Napoli di Mazzarri ha dato filo da torcere all'Allianz Arena al Bayern Monaco di Heynckes, ma non è riuscito a strappare un risultato positivo. Sono stati i bavaresti, infatti, a spuntarla per 3 a 2 (tripletta di Mario Gomez per i [.

Dopo le emozioni di ieri, con la tripletta di Messi e il goal di Ibra, con dedica incorporata a Cassano, il mercoledi di Champions presenta altre sfide avvincenti, a partire dal big match dell'Allianz Arena, dove si affrontano il Bayern Monaco ed il Napoli. I partenopei in Germania saranno affamati (causa sconfitta al Massimino contro [.

Liverpool has been alerted to Bayern Munich striker Ivica Olic, who has voiced his dissatisfaction at being left on the sidelines.
The Croatian, who had been linked with a surprise move to Liverpool over the summer has re-emerged as a target, after revealing to Goal.com his desire to leave the club if he remains on the substitute's bench.

Manchester City have fined Carlos Tevez four weeks' wages after being found guilty of misconduct, but they have decided not suspend him . Tevez has already served a two-week suspension after refusing to come on as substitute during the game at the Allianz Arena on September 27.

Tevez has also been warned as to his future conduct, which I believe is a legal move by City that lays the groundwork for them firing Tevez if he runs afoul of Roberto Mancini again.

Manchester City have fined Carlos Tevez four weeks' wages after being found guilty of misconduct, but they have decided not suspend him . Tevez has already served a two-week suspension after refusing to come on as substitute during the game at the Allianz Arena on September 27.

Tevez has also been warned as to his future conduct, which I believe is a legal move by City that lays the groundwork for them firing Tevez if he runs afoul of Roberto Mancini again.

The race for the Bundesliga title is hotting up, with a number of teams in close proximity and fighting for superiority. Last season's winners Borussia Dortmund have put an inconsistent start behind them, and Stuttgart have rekindled some of the form that saw them win the league five years ago.

It was business as usual for La Liga heavy weights Barcelona and Real Madrid as they romped to 3-0 and 4-1 wins over Racing Santander and Real Betis this weekend to continue on their amazing winning streaks.

However, the 2 teams are separated by a single point and a club which many people are not used to seeing on this end of the table Levante.

After conducting a two-week internal investigation into the Carlos Tevez, Manchester City issued a statement on Tuesday claiming that they had concluded that there is a case for Carlos Tévez to answer of alleged breaches of contract.

The official City statement read:

"The club has been conducting an investigation into the events of 27 September at the Allianz Arena.

After conducting a two-week internal investigation into the Carlos Tevez, Manchester City issued a statement on Tuesday claiming that they had concluded that there is a case for Carlos Tévez to answer of alleged breaches of contract.

The official City statement read:

"The club has been conducting an investigation into the events of 27 September at the Allianz Arena.

Es ist ja schon lange bekannt, dass in München am 19. Mai 2012 das Champions League Finale stattfinden wird. Eine große Sache ist das für die ganze Stadt München, doch umsonst ist das ganze nicht. Wenn man mal genauer hinschaut, dann kostet so ein Champions League Finale am Ende der Stadt einen Haufen Geld und [.

Bayern Munich winger Danijel Pranjic is reportedly unhappy with life at the Allianz Arena under new coach Jupp Heynckes, according to team-mate Ivica Olic.
The 29-year-old was one of the star performers under previous boss Louis van Gall but has played just two minutes as a substitute this season.

The Bundesliga seems to be considered the neutral's favorite league, as it's not the highest quality league, but it has enough skill, energy, pace, enthusiasm and complete disregard for defensive responsibilities (Werder says hi) to enthrall the masses. However, this year it's turning into more of a prison ward with people throwing feces and now sex in public.

Carlos Tevez and Manchester City club club officials met Monday as City try and find out what took place in Munich last week.

Tevez was grilled for an hour by City representatives in Manchester where he gave his account of what happened a week ago in the Allianz Arena.

According to Paul McCarthy, who the handling the PR for Tevez, Tevez will claim that the never refused to come on, that it was simply a ­misunderstanding with boss Roberto Mancini.

Carlos Tevez and Manchester City club club officials met Monday as City try and find out what took place in Munich last week.

Tevez was grilled for an hour by City representatives in Manchester where he gave his account of what happened a week ago in the Allianz Arena.

According to Paul McCarthy, who the handling the PR for Tevez, Tevez will claim that the never refused to come on, that it was simply a ­misunderstanding with boss Roberto Mancini.

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has backed Carlos Tevez after the Argentinian striker apparently refused to play in Manchester City's Champions League tie against Bayern Leverkusen on Tuesday.

Tevez, who made his desire to leave Manchester City apparent this summer, was a substitute for the 2-0 defeat, but appeared to refuse to come on when manager Roberto Mancini asked him to replace Edin Dzeko after 55 minutes at the Allianz Arena.

Manchester City's eventful week went from bad to worse when the club confirmed that Carlos Tevez has been suspended until his alleged refusal to come on as a substitute against Bayern Munich is fully reviewed.

The joint Barclays Premier League leaders suffered a humbling 2-0 defeat at the Allianz Arena as German international striker Mario Gomez once again proved his mettle.

The people's player is getting a bit of a earful back home. Pablo Ramon for Ole:

" At Man Utd, Carlos Tevez enjoyed an idolatry that fell apart when the two parted company. Now he is ending in the other half of the city by ruining his reputation."

" What Tevez seems to forget, to rebel is one thing, to confuse rights with obligations is yet another.

The post Bayern Munich interview with Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini bears bad fruit as the Italian describes the bench scene at Allianz Arena with Carlos Tevez's refusal to play for the Blues. The visitors are already down by two goal when Mancini motioned for the Argentine forward to sub on for the final 30 minutes.

The post Bayern Munich interview with Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini bears bad fruit as the Italian describes the bench scene at Allianz Arena with Carlos Tevez's refusal to play for the Blues. The visitors are already down by two goal when Mancini motioned for the Argentine forward to sub on for the final 30 minutes.

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is adamant Carlos Tevez will never play for Manchester City again after the striker apparently refused to play in last night's 2-0 Champions League defeat against Bayern Munich.

Tevez was named as a substitute for the game at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday but appeared to not want to come on when asked to in the second half, something the wantaway forward has denied.

By Chris Wright

Man City were given a bit of a humbling by Bayern Munich in the Champions League last night, eventually going down 2-0 in the Allianz Arena courtesy of a brace from Mario Gomez.

However, the major talking point emanated from the City bench where, according to a pretty peeved Roberto Mancini, Carlos Tevez flatly refused to enter the fray as a second-half substitute a claim that Tevez himself has denied this morning, citing that he was 'ready to play' and that it was all just a big 'misunderstanding'.

Carlos Tevez is finished at Manchester City, says Roberto Mancini | Football | The Guardian.

In one of the most bizarre moments on any soccer field that I can remember, Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez urinated all over himself again by refusing, yes refusing, to come on as a substitute in the second half of City's Champions League Group game against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena today.