CHAMPIONIES: European Round up 27-28 April

ItA Round-up of all the leagues around Europe.

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An all German final on the cards

This is the return of a true superpower.

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Heynckes postpones Ribery's birthday bash (video)

Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes was keen to warn his side against complacency ahead of the Champions League quarter final second leg against Juventus after the Bavarians secured the Bundesliga title at the weekend.

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Chelsea target Schurrle signing (video)

Chelsea are believed to be preparing a summer transfer bid for Bayer Leverkusen and Germany striker Andre Schurrle.

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Premier League on the decline?

With there being no English representation in the last eight of the Champions League this season, there has been much debate on whether or not the Premier League is of the quality that it was just a few years ago.  Well, it depends how you look at it.

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European football Power shift? Not just yet.

Following Arsenal's valiant 2-0 effort against Bayern Munich that saw them eliminated on away goals, Arsene Wenger lamented that with no English teams in the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season for the first time since 1996 the Premier League is no longer the force it once was.

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Liverpool legend co-managing Leverkusen to success (video)

We have heard very little of Champions League winner and former Liverpool captain Sami Hyppia since his departure from Anfield in 2009. Yet after ending his playing career in 2011, the veteran Finnish defender now co-manages a Bayer Leverkusen side who are riding high in the Bundesliga.

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Bundesliga: A rising star

Ever since Borussia Dortmund's revival three seasons ago, the Bundesliga has really taken the interest of many English fans, especially with the amount of TV time they get compared to other foreign leagues is huge (ESPN and Eurosport which together do about 6/7 of the 10 games). It is very easy to see why it has burst on to the scene so much:

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Bayern look the part

As Arsenal begin to pick up the pieces of what has been a disastrous couple of days, Bayern Munich showed that they are intent on not making they same mistakes that has seen them lose two Champions League finals in three years.

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Is Germany an untapped market?

There has been a lot of discussion recently of how the French League and Spanish Leagues have been providing good value for money with players such as Michu and Sissoko for the Premier League.

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Friday Night Football - VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayern München

This evening ESPN are covering Bundesliga fixture Vfl Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich have not dropped points against Wolfsburg since 2011 and a win tonight could see them go 18 point clear of second placed Borussia Dortmund.

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Bayern the perfect stepping stone for Guardiola

When Pep Guardiola announced in January that he would take charge at Bayern Munich, very few may look at the move as a stepping stone to the Premier League, but could this in fact be the case?

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How long will Dortmund's Golden Generation last? (video)

With strong rumours last week that leading Borussia Dortmund marksman Robert Lewandowski will be leaving the Westfalenstadion in the summer for arch-rivals Bayern Munich, there are genuine fears amongst the Dortmund faithful and football supporters worldwide that the reigning German champions’ golden generation may be torn apart before it reaches its prime.

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The Bundesliga: Everybody's second favourite league in 2013/14 (Video)

This week’s announcement that Pep Guardiola will be re-starting his already illustrious managerial career in the Bundesliga as opposed to the Premier League next season appears to have shocked many football journalists and supporters on our shores, who fully expected Guardiola to take a seat in the dugout vacated by either Rafa Benitez or Roberto Mancini. However, should we be so surprised that Pep has elected to test himself in Germany?

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The Greatest goal never scored (Video)

A classic from the archive now as we revisit Bundesliga 1983 and it is Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayern Munich.

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