Lewandowski scores hat-trick as Bayern Munich hit Dortmund for six

German giants just one win from a sixth straight Bundesliga title

Jupp Heynckes says Bayern Munich are hungry for title treble

German champions complete 8-1 aggregate victory over Besiktas in Champions League

Champions League round-up: Atletico Madrid maintain slim qualifying chances

Meanwhile, Barcelona held out against Juventus while Bayern Munich dismissed Anderlecht

Celtic ‘looked like a proper team’ in Bayern defeat - Rodgers

‘Level of composure and quality we played with meant I was very proud of the team’

Valiant effort from Celtic but Bayern knock them out

A probable springtime Europa League campaign will have to do

Rodgers plays down importance of Celtic win over Bayern

Manager says a result would be good, but he is focused on ‘bigger picture’ and the future

Celtic take a Bayern battering in Munich

Germans cruised past Brendan Rodgers side to stay within touching distance of PSG

Rodgers wary of the Heynckes effect ahead of Bayern clash

Celtic manager bracing for strengthened German side after return of former manager

Hertha Berlin take a knee as Heynckes takes another Bayern bow

Bundesliga round-up: Borussia Dortmund slip up at home to Leipzig

Jupp Heynckes joins football's growing grey brigade

Recent appointments of 70-somethings Heynckes and Hodgson signify a shift in attitudes

Jupp Heynckes will take over Bayern Munich until end of season

He takes over from Carlo Ancelotti, for his fourth spell in charge of the German club

José Mourinho once again plumps for a big man at United

Signing of Romelu Lukaku at Manchester United is very much in the Mourinho mould

Michael Walker: Guardiola may be about to defend by going on the attack

City manager’s selections, his ideas, are under scrutiny – not least from himself

Paul Clement appointed as Carlo Ancelotti’s assistant at Bayern Munich

Former Derby boss previously worked with the Italian at Real Madrid, Chelsea and PSG

Jürgen Klopp a serial loser? German is anything but

Liverpool manager should be judged not on finals but on how he moulds side in future

Pep Guardiola accuses dressing-room mole of damaging Bayern Munich

German newspaper reports of row between coach and physios after Champions League exit

Europe remained a bridge too far for Guardiola’s Bayern

Catalan manager has now been eliminated at the semi-final stage three years in a row

Bayern Munich’s Pep Guardiola wary of Benfica upset

Says Lisbon side have ‘the best defence in Europe’

Klopp’s way is to turn doubters into believers at Liverpool

Liverpoool manager believes a cup win offers the opportunity to strengthen belief

Pep Guardiola gets three-year contract at City

Manchester City can congratulate themselves on their planning – if it works out

Carlo Ancelotti agrees in principle to join Bayern Munich

Italian will join Bavarian club after Pep Guardiola makes decision to leave public

Pep Guardiola puts Manchester City on alert with decision on future imminent

Spaniard in final year of Bayern contract and has been heavily linked with Etihad move

Bayern Munich say Arturo Vidal deal is still not complete

‘It’s no coincidence Juve have won the title in each of the four years he has been with them’

Ken Early: Laughing Germans may spell the end for Guardiola

Barcelona defeat puts pressure on manager set up to struggle by Henyckes’s treble

European glory only thing to sate Pep Guardiola’s hunger

Bayern Munich manager had good reason to get excited during Porto rout

Emre Can a true find for Liverpool

The standout success of Brendan Rodgers’s summer spending spree is loving life in England

Real Madrid’s Iker Casillas not ready to step aside yet

Goalkeeper’s 20-trophy career began with a call to the headmaster’s office at the age of 16

Manchester City undone by late Boateng strike

Manuel Pellegrini’s side were seconds away from valuable point against German giants

Grand master Cruyff unsure how Van Gaal and Manchester United will fare

‘It’s not a question about the quality of the players, or are they good enough . . . to make a mixture of good players is very difficult’

Moyes undaunted by massive challenge facing Man Utd

Manager points to success enjoyed by other British teams at home of holders Bayern Munich

Pep Guardiola expects United to park the bus in Munich

Bayern Munich coach wary of counter-attack for David Moyes’s side

Ronaldo ends Messi run to land Ballon d’Or award

Portugal forward takes first title since 2008 at ceremony in Zurich

Bayern receive six Fifa Player of the Year nominations

Lionel Messi still favourite to claim fifth successive Ballon D’Or

Heynckes rules out taking Barcelona job

Former Bayern coach insists he is happy in retirement, with his ‘animals and huge garden’

Bavaria and beyond bewitched by Bayern boss Guardiola

Former Barcelona manager woos the locals on his arrival in Germany

Robben kept coming back for more and got his final reward

Outside the box: Ken Early column

Bayern summoned to the court of Dunphy: their chief crime – not being Barcelona

Heynckes leaves on high as Robben revels in being the Bavarian hero again

Bayern coach suggests club may be entering period of Champions League dominance, while winning goalscorer is releieved to have finally ended his losing streak

Jupp Heynckes reported to be on his way back to Bernabeu

A Champions League win followed by German cup success would clinch a treble in coach’s last season at Munich

Barcelona making right noises but hard to see Bayern capitulating

German side have won 17 away games on the bounce and it’s over a year since they failed to score away goal

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