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Jürgen Klopp looks ahead to 'fairy tale' Champions League final - video

Borussia Dortmund manager Jürgen Klopp describes being in the Champions League final as an extraordinary achievement despite the club winning the Bundesliga two years ago and the German double last year        

Bayern Munich's Jupp Heynckes reflects on career and discusses future – video

Jupp Heynckes talks to reporters about the achievement of taking Bayern Munich to the Champions League final        

'Monster' comment not critical of Celtic, says Kenny Shiels

Kenny Shiels says he was not being critical of Celtic when describing them as "monsters of the Scottish game".

German fairytale in the Champions League: not the same old spiel

Bundesliga success is widely seen as a reward for doing things the right way, but many are afraid it could be fleeting These are German football's proudest days in more than 15 years. An all-German Champions League final, Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund, was confirmed on Wednesday when Bayern…

It's Spain v Germany – in football as in life | Francesc Tomas

The Champions League semi-final clashes mirror Europe's political tensions in uncomfortable fashion for Spain After many years of untenable economic growth, the current crisis is slowly but surely turning my home country of Spain into a place where average families struggle to get to the end of the…

Bayern Munich look forward to Barcelona second leg – video

Bayern Munich's Bastian Schweinsteiger, Thomas Müller and head coach Jupp Heynckes predict a tough game way at Barcelona        

Christian Benteke's raw power is lifting Aston Villa to safety

ASTON VILLA believe the player they call ‘The Monster’ can shoot them to Premier League safety.

Dortmund and Bayern have fans revelling in German football fairytale

The usually modest nation is glowing with pride in its Champions League brilliance and the praise from its European rivals "We've just vowed we're going to go to London, however we can get there, and even if we have to sleep in the car," said Lukas, a Borussia Dortmund fan celebrating his team's…

'The last four have a fraternal similarity'

A mixture of national styles for Bayern v Barça, and Dortmund v Real has put them at the forefront of European football It is tempting to read a great deal into the swaggeringly four-square German-Spanish dominance of this season's Champions League semi-finals. Football loves a sweeping…