Real Madrid dihadapkan pada dilema terkait kondisi kebugaran Kylian Mbappé menjelang laga Liga Champions melawan Manchester City, karena Prancis dan Nike meminta kehadirannya untuk pertandingan persahabatan internasional. Pemain peraih gelar Piala Dunia itu mungkin akan dipanggil oleh timnas negaranya meskipun ia absen dalam pertandingan di level klub.
Kylian Mbappe dilaporkan akan ikut terbang bersama skuad Real Madrid pada Senin ini saat mereka bertolak ke Inggris. Bertekad untuk tidak hanya menonton dari pinggir lapangan, sang penyerang berupaya keras agar bisa diturunkan oleh Alvaro Arbeloa dalam leg kedua babak 16 besar Liga Champions yang menentukan melawan Manchester City ini. Setelah absen dalam beberapa pertandingan terakhir, pemain asal Prancis itu sangat ingin membantu timnya menaklukkan atmosfer panas di Etihad Stadium dan mengamankan tempat di perempat final.
Kabar mengkhawatirkan soal penjaga gawang di Bayern Munich: dalam laga melawan Atalanta, ada kemungkinan penjaga gawang kelima akan diturunkan sebagai starter
Pelatih sementara Tottenham Hotspur, Igor Tudor, tetap mempertahankan keputusannya untuk mengganti Antonin Kinsky secara mendadak pada menit ke-17 dalam kekalahan yang kacau balau melawan Atletico Madrid. Meskipun mendapat sorotan tajam karena mengabaikan kiper yang menangis itu saat ia meninggalkan lapangan, Tudor tetap bersikukuh bahwa reaksinya di pinggir lapangan merupakan strategi yang disengaja untuk mencegah situasi buruk semakin memburuk.
Drama ini bermula ketika Anthony Gordon tidak dimasukkan ke dalam susunan pemain inti Newcastle pada leg pertama babak 16 besar Liga Champions melawan Barcelona, Selasa lalu. Meskipun pertandingan tersebut sangat penting, sang pemain sayap hanya cukup fit untuk duduk di bangku cadangan, yang memicu gelombang kritik dari para pakar ternama yang mempertanyakan komitmen dan sikap profesionalnya pada malam itu—tuduhan yang kini telah ditanggapi dengan tegas oleh pemain The Magpies tersebut.
Alan Shearer melontarkan kritik tajam terhadap Pep Guardiola setelah Manchester City menelan kekalahan 3-0 dari Real Madrid. Shearer mengungkapkan keterkejutannya atas susunan pemain yang diturunkan, yang menunjukkan preferensi Guardiola terhadap gaya permainan menyerang saat menghadapi tim sekelas Real Madrid di kandang lawan. Legenda Newcastle United itu mengatakan City "mendapatkan apa yang pantas mereka dapatkan" pada akhirnya, mengingat taktik dan pendekatan mereka dalam pertandingan tersebut.
Bayern Munich are the most decorated team in the history of Bundesliga with 32 top-flight titles to their name. Their most recent title came in the 2022-23 season, which was their 11th straight league title.
How many teams are in the Bundesliga?
There are 18 teams in the current format of the Bundesliga. Bundesliga, as we know it today, was formed in 1962 with the 1963-64 season being the first-ever season. It began with 16 teams, but was expanded to 18 teams ahead of the 1965-66 season.
Who has made the most Bundesliga appearances ever?
Karl-Heinz 'Charly' Korbel, with 602 appearances to his name, holds the record for making the most appearances in Bundesliga history. The defender achieved this feat with just one club: Eintracht Frankfurt.
Who is the all-time top scorer of the Bundesliga?
Gerd Muller, inarguably the greatest German forward of all-time, is Bundesliga's all-time leading goalscorer with 365 goals to his name in 427 appearances. All his goals came in a Bayern Munich jersey.
Who has the most assists in the history of the Bundesliga?
Bayern Munich legend Thomas Muller has registered the most assists in Bundesliga history, with 207 and counting.
Who is the oldest player ever in the Bundesliga and how old was he?
Former German defender Klaus Fitchel is the oldest player ever to play in the Bundesliga. Fitchel was aged 43 years and 184 days when he played for Schalke on the final matchday of the 1987-88 campaign.
Who is the youngest player ever in the Bundesliga and how old was he?
Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Youssoufa Moukoko, at 16 years and one day, became the youngest player in Bundesliga history to play in the league, when he came on for Erling Haaland in the 2020-21 season in a game against Hertha Berlin.
Which famous players have played in the Bundesliga?
Robert Lewandowski, Marco Reus, Ilkay Gundogan, Stefan Effenberg, Toni Kroos, Gerd Muller, Franz Beckenbauer, Manuel Neuer, Antonio Rudiger, and Arjen Robben are some of the most famous players to have played in the Bundesliga.
Which famous managers have managed in the Bundesliga?
Xabi Alonso, Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti, Jurgen Klopp, Julian Nagelsmann, Jupp Heynckes, Ralf Rangnick, Thomas Tuchel, Otto Rehhagel, Matthias Sammer, and Giovanni Trapattoni are some of the most famous managers to have managed a Bundesliga club.
What is the biggest stadium in the Bundesliga?
Borussia Dortmund's electrifying stadium Signal Iduna Park is the biggest stadium in the Bundesliga with a capacity of 81.365.
Who is the most expensive player in the history of the Bundesliga?
Harry Kane's €95 million move from Tottenham Hotspur to Bayern Munich in 2023 is Bundesliga's most expensive transfer of all-time.