It’s shaping up to be quite the few weeks for German soccer. The country is preparing to stage the European Championship over June and July with Germany’s national team taking a nicely timed upturn in form.
Noussair Mazraoui, from left, Thomas Müller and Harry Kane of Bayern Munich celebrate in front of the crowd after the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Union Berlin and Bayern Munich at the An der Alten Forsterei stadium in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, April 20, 2024.
Germany didn’t have a single semifinalist in each of the last three seasons. In the 2019-20 competition, it had two – Bayern and Leipzig – and Bayern was the eventual champion.Bournemouth moves into top half of the Premier League after 3-0 win against Brightonafter an 11-year hold on the biggest prize in German soccer, and needs to win the Champions League to avoid a first trophy-less season since 2012.
The injuries that have plagued Bayern this season are easing off, too. Tuchel predicted Friday that Serge Gnabry would recover from his latest problem in time to play — and score — against Madrid on Tuesday, while fellow forward Leroy Sané could also return.PSG is cruising toward another French league title, but the Champions League is the trophy the Qatar-backed club is desperate to finally get its hands on.
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