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The latest updates for Bayer 04 Leverkusen - 1. FC Union Berlin on Matchday 33 in the 2020/2021 Bundesliga season - plus a complete list of all fixtures.

The latest updates for DSC Arminia Bielefeld - TSG Hoffenheim on Matchday 33 in the 2020/2021 Bundesliga season - plus a complete list of all fixtures.

Shina Oludare
16:39 BST 13/05/2021
The Zambia international played a key role in the Red Bulls’ Austrian Bundesliga triumph, and has lauded the contributions of his teammates
Patson Daka has heaped praise on his Red Bull Salzburg teammates as the Austrian heavyweights secured their latest Bundesliga title.
With the Zambia international finding the net twice, the Red Bulls silenced 10-man Rapid Wien 2-0 on Wednesday evening to win an eighth consecutive league title with two games to spare.
Impressively, Jesse Marsch’s team have only lost five times in 30 Bundesliga outings, with just two ending in a draw.
Daka played a key role in the title triumph by scoring 26 goals in 26 league outings in the 2020-21 campaign – a feat that put him in the forefront to emerge as top scorer in the Austrian top flight.

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Saturday: ENGLAND Chelsea plays Leicester in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium in the first of two huge matches between the clubs over the next four days.

Upamecano has told
The Athletic on how close he came to becoming a United player: "I was a young boy. I wanted to sign for them straight away.
"Manchester United! But then my parents took me aside and said: ‘Let’s think carefully about this’."
Where did Upamecano end up?
Ralf Rangnick, the former sporting director of Red Bull Salzburg and RB Leipzig, convinced a hot prospect that senior football at a feeder club such as Liefering would be better for his ongoing development.
"We thought about it for a long time and then decided that going ‘etape par etape’ (step by step) was the best option for me," Upamecano added. 

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes has deployed the right tactics while leading her team to its first Women’s Champions League final. And her psychological methods have paid off, too. Before facing Bayern Munich in the second leg of the semifinals and down 2-1, she showed her players a video of a female UFC champion repeating the phrase “I'm the best” moments before a fight.

Former Bayern striker Gomez told the club's
official website: "The fact that he is chipping away at Muller's record in a season without much of a pre-season and under extreme strain is quite remarkable. It shows that he is a consummate professional with an incredible understanding of his own body. 
"I expected the 40-goal mark to fall at some point. Bayern have dominated the Bundesliga for years, just like Barcelona and Real Madrid in Spain - and there Messi has scored 50 goals in a season, Ronaldo 48. I wish Lewy many more goals, because you can't replace that feeling with anything."

Shina Oludare
16:39 WAT 13/05/2021
The Zambia international played a key role in the Red Bulls’ Austrian Bundesliga triumph, and has lauded the contributions of his teammates
Patson Daka has heaped praise on his Red Bull Salzburg teammates as the Austrian heavyweights secured their latest Bundesliga title.
With the Zambia international finding the net twice, the Red Bulls silenced 10-man Rapid Wien 2-0 on Wednesday evening to win an eighth consecutive league title with two games to spare.
Impressively, Jesse Marsch’s team have only lost five times in 30 Bundesliga outings, with just two ending in a draw.
Daka played a key role in the title triumph by scoring 26 goals in 26 league outings in the 2020-21 campaign – a feat that put him in the forefront to emerge as top scorer in the Austrian top flight.

Borussia Dortmund beats Leipzig 4-1 in German Cup final
By CIARÁN FAHEYMay 13, 2021 GMT
BERLIN (AP) — Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho both scored twice as Borussia Dortmund withstood a second-half fightback in teeming rain to beat Leipzig 4-1 in the German Cup final on Thursday.
Captain Marco Reus was involved in all four goals as Dortmund won the cup for the fifth time and denied bitter rival Leipzig a first title.
“When we feel that our backs are against the wall, then we show our quality,” Reus said. “We have to do that continuously in the next few years.”
Haaland was back after almost three weeks out with a muscle injury, but it was Sancho who fired Dortmund into a fifth-minute lead with a strike inside the far post after Reus won the ball from Kevin Kampl in midfield.

Patson Daka: Why has the Red Bull Salzburg striker been linked to Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool in the next transfer window?

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Wednesday: SPAIN Atlético Madrid could move closer to its first Spanish league title since 2014 with a home win against Real Sociedad. A victory would give Atlético a four-point lead over second-place Barcelona, which was held 3-3 by Levante on Tuesday to squander yet another chance to reach the top...

What's been said?
"Sorry, whoever spoke about that didn't understand the situation," the Bayern director, who will succeed Karl-Heinz Rummenigge as CEO later this year, told
"A package that costs - as we heard - over €100m is unimaginable for FC Bayern at the moment."
Kahn backs Lewandowski 
Kahn went on to insist that Bayern can continue to rely on Robert Lewandowski as their main source of goals for the foreseeable future, despite the fact he is fast approaching his 33rd birthday.
The ex-Germany goalkeeper added on a man who has hit 46 goals across all competitions this term: "Robert still has a two-year contract here. His performances cannot be questioned. He's scored 39 goals [in the Bundesliga] so far!

Bundesliga: Injury-ravaged Hertha Berlin on the cusp of safety after win at Schalke
With multiple Schalke players in quarantine and Hertha Berlin torn apart by injuries, it’s a minor miracle that this game even went ahead. It did and Hertha Berlin’s narrow victory moves them to within a point of safety.
Hertha Berlin need just one more point to avoid finishing in the bottom two.
Schalke 1-2 Hertha Berlin, Veltins-Arena
(Harit 6' – Boyata 18', Ngankam 74')
Hertha Berlin have emerged from their compulsory 14-day quarantine refreshed, and their renaissance continued with this crucial victory at Schalke. One more point from their final two games – starting with Cologne's visit to the Olympic Stadium on Saturday – will keep Hertha out of the bottom two places. Three will complete the job.

Amine Harit found the back of the net as Schalke 04 lost 2-1 to Hertha Berlin in Wednesday’s Bundesliga game.

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Sunday: SPAIN Real Madrid can lead the league with three rounds to go with a home win against Sevilla. The victory would leave the defending champion tied on points with Atlético Madrid, but Zinedine Zidane’s team has the tiebreaker advantage because of a better head-to-head record...

Bayern Munich will step up their interest in Erling Haaland the longer he remains in the Bundesliga, says Ottmar Hitzfeld, with the Borussia Dortmund striker considered to be an obvious successor to Robert Lewandowski.

Bayern Munich crowned Bundesliga champions for 9th straight year
The title was secured hours before Bayern thrashed Borussia Monchengladbach 6-0.
May 9, 2021 10:54 BST
Bayern Munich has proven once again that they are on a league of their own in Germany. They celebrated their ninth straight Bundesliga title with an emphatic 6-0 thrashing of Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday at home at the Allianz Arena.
Polish star Robert Lewandowski was in top form as he scored a hat-trick just a few hours after it was confirmed that the title was theirs. RB Leipzig, the only remaining title contenders, dropped out of the title race earlier in the evening after losing to Borussia Dortmund 3-2. That meant that they could no longer catch up on points after starting the match already seven points behind Bayern and with three games left to play.

Sky Germany. "One can only strongly recommend that they conclude this personnel matter quickly.
"Hansi is a coach in great demand due to his success. At the end of the day, there would be much drama if he went somewhere else in Europe and not to the DFB."
Flick's stance on his future
Flick will step down from his role at Bayern at the end of the season, having decided to cut his contract short by two years in order to take up a new challenge in fresh surroundings, with RB Leipzig's Julian Nagelsmann set to fill his spot in the Allianz Arena dugout.

Kevin Akpoguma has revealed his delight after ending his long wait for his first Bundesliga goal in their 4-2 win over Schalke 04 on Saturday.

Bayern Munich have won their ninth consecutive Bundesliga title. Hansi Flick and his players deserve huge credit, but there is no denying that the league has a competition problem. So what can be done about it?