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Inter’s Youth League dream is over: Benfica win 3-2 and advance to the Final 4

📽️ | Bundesliga club welcomes 50,000 fans for Youth League tie

Around 50,000 FC Koln fans were in attendance on Wednesday night to watch the club's Under-19 side take on Inter in the UEFA Youth League. The senior side are currently enduring a tough season in the Bundesliga but supporters have shown their appetite for the game by selling out the RheinEnergieStadion to watch the next generation in action against Serie A giants Inter.

Barca wonderkid ruled out for 12 months after devastating injury blow

Barcelona wonderkid Sama Nomoko has been ruled out for 12 months after a devastating injury blow. The 17-year-old winger suffered the setback during a UEFA Youth League match against Eintracht Frankfurt at the Estadi Johan Cruyff last week.

📽️ | Dowman scores Ozil-esque wonder goal in Arsenal UYL win

Arsenal sensation Max Dowman has caught the eye yet again with a sensational effort for the Gunners in a big UEFA Youth League win over Bavarian giants Bayern Munich. The 15-year-old brought back memories of club legend Mesut Ozil with a brilliant solo goal to help seal a 4-2 victory for the north Londoners on Wednesday at Mangata Developments Stadium.

Qarabag FK v Chelsea FC - UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD4

Chelsea's trip to Qarabag marred by racist incident

Chelsea's trip to Qarabag for their midweek Champions League tie was marred by a racist incident. The abuse took place during the Youth League meeting between the two sides on Wednesday as the young Blues eased to a 5-0 win. Eyewitnesses have claimed that they saw and heard monkey gestures as Chelsea opened the scoring in the 57th minute and celebrated in close proximity to a section of fans.

Arsenal FC v Atletico de Madrid - UEFA Youth League 2025/26

Dowman scores twice but Arsenal's youngsters lose to Atletico

Arsenal wonderkid Max Dowman scored twice in Europe for the Under-19s as the junior Gunners succumbed to a 4-3 loss at the hands of Atletico Madrid on Tuesday in the UEFA Youth League. At just 15 years of age, Dowman is considered one of the brightest prospects in Europe and has already started to play under Mikel Arteta with the senior squad this season.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	Chelsea U19	6	5	1	0	23	9	14	16	W D W W W
2	Benfica U19	6	5	0	1	26	7	19	15	W W W W L
3	Club Brugge U19	6	5	0	1	11	3	8	15	W L W W W
4	Real Madrid U19	6	5	0	1	14	7	7	15	L W W W W
5	Villarreal U19	6	5	0	1	12	7	5	15	W W W W W

Pos

Team

+/-

PTS

Form

Chelsea U19

W
D
W
W
W

Benfica U19

W
W
W
W
L

Club Brugge U19

W
L
W
W
W

Real Madrid U19

L
W
W
W
W

Villarreal U19

W
W
W
W
W

Frequently asked questions

Who has won the most 2, Bundesliga titles?

Koln, Arminia Bielefeld, and Bochum hold the record of winning the 2. Bundesliga titles the most number of times with four each to their name. FC St. Pauli won the 2. Bundesliga at the end of the 2023-24 campaign, their first title in Germany's second division.

How many teams are in the 2. Bundesliga?

Currently, there are 18 teams contesting in the 2. Bundesliga. Since its inception in 1974 till 1994, there were two divisions of 20 clubs, with 10 clubs in each division. However, since 1994-95, 18 teams contest for the 2. Bundesliga title in the traditional league format.

Who has made the most 2. Bundesliga appearances ever?

Willi Landgraf, a former German defender, holds the record for making the most 2. Bundesliga appearances. Landgraf appeared in 508 games in the league and played for Rot-Weiss Essen, Homburg, Gutersloh, and Alemannia Aachen.

Who is the all-time top scorer of the 2. Bundesliga?

Simon Terodde, who recently played for Schalke, is the leading goalscorer of all-time in 2. Bundesliga. The lanky German striker scored 177 goals in 311 games and represented Bochum, Schalke, Stuttgart, Hamburger, Union Berlin, and Duisburg.

Who is the oldest player ever in the 2. Bundesliga and how old was he?

Former German goalkeeper Peter Eich is the oldest player to feature in a 2. Bundesliga game, achieving the feat at the age of 44 years and 330 days in May 2006.

Who is the youngest player ever in the 2. Bundesliga and how old was he?

Turkish midfielder Efe-Kaan Sihlaroglu was just 16 years and 142 days old when he made his debut for Karlsruher against Hannover in 2021, thus making him the youngest player ever in the 2. Bundesliga.

Which famous players have played in the 2. Bundesliga?

Rudi Voller, Simon Terodde, Ottmar Hitzfeld, and Niclas Fullkrug are among the most famous players to have played in 2. Bundesliga.

Which famous managers have managed in the 2. Bundesliga?

Friedhelm Funkel, Ralph Hassenhuttl, Ralf Rangnick, and Klaus Augenthaler are among the most renowned managerial names in 2. Bundesliga history.

What is the biggest stadium in the 2. Bundesliga?

Berlin's Olympstadion, which is home to Hertha BSC, is the biggest stadium in 2. Bundesliga with a capacity of 74,475. It is Germany's second-biggest football stadium after Borussia Dortmund's Signal Iduna Park.

Who is the most expensive player in the history of the 2. Bundesliga?

Davie Selke is the most expensive 2. Bundesliga signing of all-time. Selke was bought for €8 million from Werden Bremen by RB Leipzig in 2015.