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Associated PressLeverkusen kicks off 2025 with 3-2 win over illness-hit Dortmund as Bundesliga returns
Bayer Leverkusen started the year with a big boost to its hopes of defending the Bundesliga title by beating a depleted Borussia Dortmund 3-2 on Friday. Nathan Tella scored after just 25 seconds of the first Bundesliga game of 2025 and Leverkusen scored on all of its first three shots against Dortmund, which was missing six ill players and had to field a makeshift defensive line. Leverkusen moved to one point off league leader Bayern Munich, which has its own injury problems ahead of facing Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday.
OneFootballLeverkusen stun BVB only 25 seconds into Bundesliga return 🤯
The Bundesliga returned with a bang on Friday as Borussia Dortmund host champions Bayer Leverkusen in the first game of 2025. In less than a minute, Nathan Tella was the show's star, as the visitors...
Associated PressLeipzig signs wing back Ridle Baku from Bundesliga rival Wolfsburg
Leipzig has signed wing back Ridle Baku from Bundesliga rival Wolfsburg after an injury to Benjamin Henrichs. Leipzig said Friday that the 26-year-old Baku had signed a 2½-year contract to 2027. “Ridle will give us more options in the future,” Leipzig sporting director Marcel Schäfer said.
City XtraManchester City prepared to splash €80 million on Bundesliga star this month
Officials at Manchester City are on the verge of sanctioning a staggering €80 million investment on Eintracht Frankfurt’s Omar Marmoush this month, it has been reported.The 25-year-old forward has...