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Football: Record-breakers Bayern look to complete Barca job

Bayern Munich defender Daniel van Buyten has said the Bavarian giants head to Spain for Wednesday's Champions League semi-leg, return leg against Barcelona determined to finish the job after their stunning 4-0 first-leg victory. The Belgian played in Saturday's 1-0 Bundesliga win over Freiburg as coach Jupp Heynckes made 10 changes from Tuesday's victory when Thomas Mueller netted twice as Barca suffered their heaviest European defeat since 1997.

Football: Dortmund boss praises last-grasp Langerak

Australian Mitchell Langerak came in for some special praise from Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp after the reserve goalkeeper pulled off a great save in the Champions League semi-finalists' 2-1 Bundesliga win at Duesseldorf. The 24-year-old Langerak was on the bench for Dortmund's 4-1 win over Real Madrid in last Wednesday's Champions League semi-final, first leg, but played the 90 minutes of Saturday's win at Fortuna Duesseldorf.

Football: Bayern's reserves claim Bundesliga record

Bayern Munich made ten changes from their stunning Champions League semi-final, first leg win over Barcelona, but still beat Freiburg 1-0 at home Saturday to break the record for the number of points in a Bundesliga season. Centre-back Jerome Boateng was the only survivor from the starting line-up which blitzed Barcelona 4-0 last Tuesday at the Allianz Arena as coach Jupp Heynckes rested his stars for Wednesday's return leg at the Camp Nou.

Football: Bayern's reserves claim Bundesliga record

Bayern Munich made ten changes from their stunning Champions League semi-final, first leg win over Barcelona, but still beat Freiburg 1-0 at home Saturday to break the record for the number of points in a Bundesliga season. Centre-back Jerome Boateng was the only survivor from the starting line-up which blitzed Barcelona 4-0 last Tuesday at the Allianz Arena as coach Jupp Heynckes rested his stars for Wednesday's return leg at the Camp Nou.

Football: Under-fire Hoeness visits Bayern team

Under fire Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness spent half an hour in the team dressing room on Saturday after their record-breaking 1-0 Bundesliga win over Freiburg as a tax evasion scandal continues to plague him. "He made a good impression," said Bayern's sports director Matthias Sammer when asked about Hoeness' visit before offering his support. "If I could do something to make things easier for him, I would do it. "He knows that, I'll always be at his side and he can always count on me."

Football: Under-fire Hoeness visits Bayern team

Under fire Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness spent half an hour in the team dressing room on Saturday after their record-breaking 1-0 Bundesliga win over Freiburg as a tax evasion scandal continues to plague him. "He made a good impression," said Bayern's sports director Matthias Sammer when asked about Hoeness' visit before offering his support. "If I could do something to make things easier for him, I would do it. "He knows that, I'll always be at his side and he can always count on me."

Football: Bayern's reserves claim Bundesliga record

Bayern Munich made ten changes from their stunning Champions League semi-final, first leg win over Barcelona, but still beat Freiburg 1-0 at home on Saturday to break the record for the number of points in a Bundesliga season. Centre-back Jerome Boateng was the only survivor from the starting line-up which blitzed Barcelona 4-0 last Tuesday at the Allianz Arena as coach Jupp Heynckes rested his stars for Wednesday's return leg at the Camp Nou.

Football: Bayern's reserves claim Bundesliga record

Bayern Munich made ten changes from their stunning Champions League semi-final, first leg win over Barcelona but still beat Freiburg 1-0 on Saturday to break the record for the number of points in a Bundesliga season. Centre-back Jerome Boateng was the only survivor from the starting line-up which blitzed Barcelona 4-0 on Tuesday at the Allianz Arena as coach Jupp Heynckes rested his stars for Wednesday's return leg at the Camp Nou.

Football: Braunschweig back in Bundesliga after 28 years

After a 28-year absence, Eintracht Braunschweig are back in the Bundesliga and coach Torsten Lieberknecht described their promotion as "a huge dream come true" after it was confirmed with three second division games left. As one of the Bundesliga's founding clubs, Eintracht, relegated in 1985, booked their Bundesliga ticket on Friday night with a 1-0 win away to Ingolstadt.

Braunschweig return to Bundesliga after 28 years

BERLIN (Reuters) - Former champions Eintracht Braunschweig returned to the Bundesliga after a 28-year absence when a 1-0 win at Inglostadt 04 on Friday secured a top-two finish in the second tier with three games left. Braunschweig, Bundesliga champions in 1967 and relegated in 1985, join Hertha Berlin in winning automatic promotion. "It is an amazing day," coach Torsten Lieberknecht told reporters as celebrations kicked off with a beer shower on the pitch. "The tears we shed will not be the last ones."
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