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8 weeks ago Bayer Leverkusen have completed the signing of Jeremie Frimpong from Celtic, the Netherlands U20 international signing a four-year deal at the BayArena. Frimpong, a former Manchester City youth academy player who used to count Jadon Sancho and Javairo Dilrosun among his teammates at the Etihad Campus, joined Celtic at the start of last season and won the domestic treble of Scottish Premiership, Cup and League Cup. "Jeremie is a player with massive developmental potential and one wit...

Position: Forward Price: 15M Remember when five Jovic goals translated into 48 points as star man in Bundesliga Fantasy Manager? Well, the 23-year-old striker is back to - hopefully - do it all again at Eintracht Frankfurt. The Serbians five-goal salvo in a 7-1 rout of Fortuna Düsseldorf has its place in the Bundesliga annals - will you, Fantasy Managers, find a spot for him in your squads? The answer really ought to be of the affirmative variety, considering his 17 goals and six assists durin...

13 weeks ago Cedric Teucherts last-gasp goal earned Union Berlin all three points against Bayer Leverkusen in an entertaining encounter, filled with chances at both ends, on Friday night. Goal: 1-0 Teuchert (88) In a meeting of the two clubs with the most goals scored inside the first 15 minutes of their games this season, with a combined 15, it was hardly surprising to see both teams on the front foot, with Nadiem Amiri volleying over a good opportunity for the guests, who were the more endea...

Pressure grows to stop Belarus co-hosting ice hockey world championship In a statement posted on the IIHFs website following Mondays talks, Fasel said the meeting with Lukashenko and other Belarusian officials was part of what he termed a "balanced approach" to trying to resolve the situation.  "The circumstances in Belarus have been different since last summer. We are here to address the situation and to find constructive solutions," Fasel said.    The 2021 Ice Hockey World Championship i...

Reasons to be excited Things might not have worked out quite as planned at Real Madrid for Jovic so far, but there is a reason Los Blancos signed him in the first place: he scores goals. The Serbia international’s last season at Frankfurt, in 2018/19, was sensational as he formed a formidable attacking trio with Sebastien Haller and Ante Rebic. Jovic hit 17 Bundesliga goals that term – including a record-breaking five in one game against Fortuna Düsseldorf - to help Frankfurt finish seven...

Bayer Leverkusen has signed Dutch defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah from Manchester United.

Red card:Tah (73) When these sides met 10 days ago in the Bundesliga, it was Leverkusen who took an early lead in Frankfurt, but roles were reversed this time as Amin Younes – the scorer of Eintracht’s equaliser that day – put the visitors ahead with only six minutes played after Andre Silva flicked on Daichi Kamada’s ball into the box. Bayer took a few minutes to get going but were handed a route back into the tie when Erik Durm handled Leon Bailey’s cross in the box. Alario stepped ...

Bundesliga: Lewandowski accepts Christmas gifts as Bayern Munich go top For the seventh game in a row, Bayern Munich came from behind, this time to beat Leverkusen and leapfrog them to the top of the league. Robert Lewandowski gratefully accepted his opponents gifts, as Matt Ford reports. Robert Lewandowski wheels away after his late winner Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 2 Bayern Munich, BayArena (Schick 14 - Lewandowski 43, 90+3) Ahead of kickoff in a deserted BayArena, Bayer Leverkusen presented Robe...

Team Overall Rating – Min. 85 Team Chemistry – Min. 70 Reward – Prime Mixed Players Pack As we mentioned previously in this article, it won’t be easy to complete this challenge. But, if you do have around 300,000 to 350,000 Coins in your war chest, here are a few solutions that could help you out along the way: BVB LM: Dortmund LM Guerreiro (84 OVR) LCDM: Dortmund CDM Axel Witzel (84 OVR) CAM: Dortmund CAM Julian Brandt (84 OVR) RCDM: Leverkusen CDM Charles Aranguiz (83 OVR) RM: RB Leip...

Having climbed to the top of the Bundesliga at the weekend, taking advantage of a rare slip by their next opponents Bayern Munich, Leverkusen made it immediately clear they were not willing to cede their place at the summit after just a few days. Within ten minutes, they were already two goals to the good, and well on their way to another three points. Weiser was not initially in the starting XI, but an injury to Lars Bender in the warm-up saw him start, and he was in the right place at the rig...