Franck Ribery named the 2013 Bundesliga Player of the Year

Franck Ribery named the 2013 Bundesliga Player of the Year

Bayern München attacker Franck Ribery has been named the 2013 Bundesliga Player of the Year following his fine performances in the past 12 months.

The 30-year-old came out on top in a poll of the 36 captains from the top two tiers of German football.

Ribery claimed the crown ahead of Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski, who continues to be heavily linked with a summer switch to the Allianz Arena.

The France international, who is also on the shortlist for the Fifa Ballon d'Or with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, adds the title to the Champions League Best Player and Uefa Best Player in Europe awards he won earlier in the year.

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Bayern München qualifies for FIFA Club World Cup final

Bayern Munich qualifies for FIFA Club World Cup final beating Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande 3-0

Bayern München secured their place in the FIFA Club World Cup final with a comfortable 3-0 win over Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande.

The goals were scored in the 40th minute by Franck Ribery, while Croat Mario Mandzukic made it 2-0 just before half-time. The third and final goal was scored by Mario Gotze two minutes after the break.

Bayern München will play either South American champions Atletico Mineiro or Moroccan champions Raja Casablanca, who meet on Wednesday, in Saturday's final.

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Bayern München wins UEFA Champions League Final from a last minute goal

The UEFA Champions League 'All German' final was a thriller till the last minute at Wembley last night.

Having had a goalless first half, Mandzukic struck in the 60th minute for Bayern München - but it was very soon equalized by Gundogan in the 67th minute on a penalty. There after, both teams tried their best to score one more goal to clinch the trophy - but it did not seem to be forthcoming till the very end.

And when it came in the 89th minute by Robben, the entire crowd at Wembley burst with a big roar - and Munich claimed the much coveted Champions League trophy.

The tournament's recent history has offered little other than unrelenting misery for Robben and Bayern München - but the agony is over after a colourful, enthralling final that confirmed Germany as the new power base of European domestic football.

Bayern München had lost two finals in three years, including defeat on penalties to Chelsea in their own Allianz Arena 12 months ago, but on this occasion they cast off the tag of losers to claim the crown for the fifth time.

It may be added that only Real Madrid (nine) and AC Milan (seven) have won this tournament more times and the taste of victory was even sweeter for 29-year-old Robben and veteran Bayern München coach Jupp Heynckes, who steps aside to hand over to Pep Guardiola at the end of this season.

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Borussia Dortmund- Bayern München: UEFA Champions League FINAL | Watch Live Free Streaming - 25 May 2013

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So here it is - the long awaited UEFA Champion League Final at Wembley.

And what is more interesting and coincidental is that it is going to be a All German Final as both Borussia Dortmund and Bayern München are German teams, contesting the UEFA final for the first time.

Ahead of the Champions League final, Borussia Dortmund manager Jürgen Klopp believes the 'all-German' Champions League final at Wembley will be a "special" occasion.

"If this is my only final and I die in 60 years, it won't have been so bad," said Klopp.

Thomas Müller, the Munich forward, when was asked to assess his team’s deficiencies, said: “I can’t say we have a feeling that we have any weakness. We have played a lot of games without any goals being scored against us.”


Projected lineups (left to right):
Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3): Roman Weidenfeller; Marcel Schmelzer, Mats Hummels, Neven Subotic, Lukasz Piszczek; Sebastian Kehl, Sven Bender, Ilkay Gündogan; Marco Reus, Robert Lewandowski, Jakub Blaszczykowski

Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer; David Alaba, Dante, Jerome Boateng, Philipp Lahm; Javi Martinez, Bastian Schweinsteiger; Franck Ribery, Thomas Müller, Arjen Robben; Mario Mandžukić


It may be added that Wembley has been host to five European Cup finals (1971 - Ajax 2 Panathinaikos 0, 1978 - Liverpool 1  FC Bruges 0, 1992 - Barcelona 1 Sampdoria 0 and 2011 - Barcelona 3 Manchester United 1).

The match is scheduled for Saturday, 25 May at 18:45 GMT at  Wembley.

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Barcelona - Bayern München: UEFA Champions League | Watch Live Free Streaming - 1 May 2013

Barcelona which has just lost once in their 26 home games this season meet Bayern München Tuesday evening today. Bayern Munich are on a 17-match winning run away from home across all competitions.

However, Barca face an uphill task in the semi-final second leg against Bayern München but can take inspiration from a resounding win in 2009, when they beat Munich 4:0. But at the same time, Bayern München last beat Barcelona 4:0 in the Champions League semis 2012/2013 to take the revenge.

So should we say Barcelona will have a repeat performance to avenge their last defeat Tuesday today?

The match is scheduled for Tuesday, 1 May at 18:45 GMT at the Hougang Stadium.

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