FOOTBALL – The following are some key facts and figures on a selected assortment of matches in the Bundesliga this weekend. The matches we have looked into are Fortuna Düsseldorf - Schalke 04, Werder Bremen - Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund - Borussia Mönchengladbach.
FOOTBALL - Bayern Munich has the most players at Euro 2012. But which club had the most players at Euro 2008?
FOOTBALL - With 13 of their players present at Euro 2012, Bayern München will be the most represented club in the tournament. With eight players of domestic heritage, they are the main providers to the German national team, but they also cater to other squads. Click Read More to see the clubs that send most players to Euro 2012.
FOOTBALL - 13 years ago, the 1998/1999 UEFA Champions League final in Camp Nou offered one of the most dramatic finishes in the history of the competition. With Bayern Munich leading Manchester United 1-0 at full-time, United substitutes Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær each scored in the first minute of extra time to complete the most thrilling of comebacks.
FOOTBALL - Chelsea is the first London club to win the CC/CL. Now, six European capitals have produced a CC/CL winner. The other five: Madrid (9), Amsterdam (4), Lisbon (2), Bucharest (1) and Belgrade (1). Chelsea become the second side to win the CC/CL in the year their city hosts the Olympic Summer Games (Barcelona in 1992). Click Read More for the rest of our recap.
FOOTBALL - Chelsea’s Ryan Bertrand has become the first player to make his Champions League debut in a final. We have found two cases of players making their European debut in a Champions Cup (1955-1992) final. In 1979 Trevor Francis scored in the final in his European debut for Nottingham Forest and in 1982 Nigel Spink helped Aston Villa beat Bayern Munich.
FOOTBALL - Seven players will be suspended for tonight’s final. Chelsea’s John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic, Raul Meireles and Ramires and Bayern’s David Alaba, Luiz Gustavo and Holger Badstuber will be sidelined tonight. No previous CL final involved more than three (in 2009) suspended players. Franck Ribéry is among those eligible to play. He was Bayern’s lone suspended player in the 2009/2010 final, which the Bavarians lost 2-0 to Internazionale.
FOOTBALL – Bayern München coach Jupp Heynckes is no stranger to winning the Champions League. In 1997/1998 he led Real Madrid to victory over Juventus in the final. Heynckes can become only the fourth coach to win the Champions Cup/Champions League with two different teams. See whom he can join.
FOOTBALL - Generally, the team scoring the opening goal in a football match goes on to victory and this pattern has again been seen this season across the European leagues. Remarkably enough, this does not always hold true for the biggest of European finals. We have analysed just how much weight needs to be attached to opening goals and especially the early ones.
FOOTBALL - For the seventh time in the history of Europe’s three major cup competitions, a club will contest a (one-legged) final at the ground where they play their home matches. Four of the previous six home sides prevailed, whilst two saw the visiting side run away with the trophy.
FOOTBALL - The UEFA have appointed Portugal’s Pedro Proença as the man in charge in Saturday’s Champions League final. History says it is a decision that favours Chelsea. English clubs are undefeated in seven matches under this referee (5 wins, 2 draws), whilst Bayern have lost both matches under Proença, including the match that knocked them out of the Champions League last season (Bayern - Inter 2-3).
FOOTBALL - Bayern Munich go into Saturday’s Champions League final as favourites but how big a favourite the club is depends on how we assess their supposed home advantage. Assuming that Bayern Munich enjoy a full home advantage, they have a 50% chance of winning in 90 minutes and a 63% chance of becoming Champions League winners this season. Chelsea’s chances are 24% for a 90 minute victory and 37% to win the Champions League.
FOOTBALL - Name the players with most matches and goals (in the league, all-time) for Chelsea and Bayern Munich.
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FOOTBALL - Which manager has won the European Cup/Champions League twice with Bayern München?
FOOTBALL - On Saturday, 12 May, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern München will clash at Berlin’s Olympiastadion. The Bavarians have won 15 of their previous 17 cup finals, Dortmund have won two of their last four. We have lined up a few more key facts for this match.
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