Mario Gomez News

Wayne Rooney may have been rumored to be headed to Bayern Munich , but the Bavarian club's Sporting Director, Matthias Samme crushed any hope of that happening with a blunt push back at Rooney according to comments in the Guardian on May 18, 2013: "I can't answer that.

With the Scudetto wrapped up for another season in Turin, the race for the next victory is on.

German clubs have taken the game to a new level in Europe this season, now hopefully one in particular can take New Zealand's best attacking talent of the current generation to the same heights.

After resting a number of players for recent Bundesliga matches, Bayern are likely to name something closer to their first-choice XI, with Philipp Lahm, Javi Martinez and Bastian Schweinsteiger among the stars likely to start.

Our Transfer Focus feature looks at Robert Lewandowski as Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Chelsea are linked with the striker.

Bayern Munich's Luis Gustavo and Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus vie for the ball in Bundeliga action on Saturday, May 4 in Dortmund, Germany.

An early dress rehearsal for the Uefa Champions League final ended in deadlock for Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich , as Robert Lewandowski's missed penalty in the second half saw BVB miss the chance to beat their rivals on the way to a 1-1 draw.

Borussia Dortmund held Bayern Munich to a bad-tempered 1-1 draw in the Bundesliga on Saturday ahead of their Champions League final in three weeks time.

Bayern Munich will contest a third Champions League final in four years after a 3-0 win at the Camp Nou gave them a crushing 7-0 aggregate victory over Barcelona, who were without Lionel Messi.

BARCELONA TEAM Valdes; Alves, Bartra, Pique, Adriano; Xavi, Song, Iniesta; Pedro, Fabregas, Villa.

Barcelona look all but eliminated. But, as Real Madrid showed last night, a quick couple of goals can turn the seemingly impossible into the possible and jarringly plausible.

Football: Barcelona will have to stage the greatest comeback in Champions League history tomorrow night if they are to overcome a 4-0 first-leg semi-final deficit against Bayern Munich.

A host of BVB players are the subject of reported interest from clubs around Europe but the Turk's story demonstrates the grass is not necessarily greener elsewhere COMMENT By Enis Koylu It was a move that shouldn't have gone wrong.

Rumours are rife about a possible deal that would see Cesc Fabregas return to Arsenal from Barcelona this summer, but with Pep Guardiola set to take over at Bayern Munich at the end of the season, will he ready an offer to lure the Spanish midfielder to Munich? Guardiola was the man who brought Fabregas back to the Nou Camp from Arsenal when he was ... (more)

Jupp Heynckes has a major decision to make when his Bayern Munich side visit Camp Nou, with six of his players just one booking away from suspension Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has something of a selection headache this week when his side take their four-goal first-leg lead to Spain to face Barcelona , with no fewer than six of his first-team ... (more)

The 19-year-old Emre Can scored with the lightest of touches to Xherdan Shaqiri's free kick in the 35th minute, enough for Bayern to extend its haul to 84 points with three games remaining.

Arjen Robben will be a shock casualty of the new Pep Guardiola era at Bayern Munich, despite starring in the 4-0 victory over Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals this week.

Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller celebrates with team mates Franck Ribery , and Mario Gomez after scoring against Barcelona during their Champions League semi-final first leg soccer match at Arena stadium in Munich, April 23, 2013.

His four goals in the Champions League rout of Real Madrid and expiring contract make striker Robert Lewandowski a hot target for Europe's top clubs but Borussia Dortmund are hoping to keep him -- for now.

FOR once, Barcelona was on the wrong end of the kind of drubbing it so often inflicts on others.