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champions league final

Dortmund's Klopp meets Bayern's Heynckes: Motivator vs grand master

Jürgen Klopp and Jupp Heynckes 19.11.2011 Foto: Frank Leonhardt dpa/lby/lnw (zu dpa 0271 vom 10.04.2012 ) +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

At first glance Klopp and Heynckes, the coaches of the two German Champions League finalists, seem to have little in common. But the two coaches are more similiar than it seems.

Dortmund and Bayern draw in Champions League rehearsal

Two German teams making history

Wembley prepares for German soccer invasion

Champions League Final: Countdown

Wembley prepares for German soccer invasion

AS the iconic Wembley stadium prepares to host the all-German Champions League final, DW asks what English football fans are to make of it.

In Focus Two German teams making history

Bayern Munich's players celebrate their victory at the end of the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg football match FC Barcelona vs FC Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on May 1, 2013. Bayern Munich won the match 3-0. AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE (Photo credit should read LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images)

Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are set to face off in the first ever all-German Champions League final, the world's most prestigious competition in club football.

Bayern and Dortmund: Germany's two top teams

Dortmund's Klopp meets Bayern's Heynckes: Motivator vs grand master

International press review: Germany dominates Champions League

Bundesliga brings soccer back home

Germany 8, Spain 1 - at least at club level

Wembley prepares for German soccer invasion

An all-German final: A dream come true

Mats Hummels pledges loyalty to Borussia Dortmund

Mats Hummels during a November match between Dortmund and Greuther Fürth. (Photo: Bernd Thissen/dpa)

German international defender Mats Hummels has said he's staying with Borussia Dortmund, seeking to calm rumors that he could be next out the door. Mario Götze is going to Bayern, Robert Lewandoswki might also leave.

Götze transfers to Bayern Munich

Schalke claim fourth; Düsseldorf are relegated

Schalke players celebrate

It was a wild final day of the 2012-13 Bundesliga season as the battle for the last European spots and the fight against relegation were both decided in the final minutes. The biggest winners on the day were Schalke.

Freiburg's Champions League fight marks Bundesliga's final weekend
  • Schalke players hug each other

    Bundesliga Round 34 in Pictures

    Schalke claim Champions League spot

    Schalke's 2-1 away win over rivals Freiburg was anything but dominant. But the result was all the mattered - and this one means that the Royal Blues will have the chance to qualify for club football's premier competition. Overachieving Freiburg meanwhile will play in the Europa League.

  • Alexander Meier scores a penalty

    Bundesliga Round 34 in Pictures

    Frankfurt punch Europa League ticket

    Eintracht Frankfurt came from two goals down against Wolfsburg to earn a 2-2 draw. The point was enough to ensure that the Eagles are back in European competition only one season after returning to the top flight of German football. Alexander Meier scores one of Frankfurt's goals from the spot.

  • Augsburg players celebrate

    Bundesliga Round 34 in Pictures

    Augsburg save their skins

    A 3-1 home win over last-placed Fürth took Augsburg up to fifteenth in the table and ensured that they will be playing top-flight football next season. Augsburg looked as good as relegated after finishing the first half of the season with only 11 points, but the team never lost belief and narrowly escaped the drop for the second season in a row.

  • Sejad Salihovic

    Bundesliga Round 34 in Pictures

    Hoffenheim with chance to stay up in playoff

    Needing a win to avoid relegation, Hoffenheim trailed for much of their match in Dortmund. But then Dortmund's defense conceded a pair of late penalties. Midfielder Sejad Salihovic converted both spot kicks to give the Hoff an unlikely 2-1 win and send them into a playoff with the third-best team from division two, Kaiserslautern. The winner will play in division one next season.

  • Depressed Düsseldorf players

    Bundesliga Round 34 in Pictures

    Düsseldorf relegated to division two

    Düsseldorf's 3-0 defeat by Hanover was one loss too many. The newly promoted team, which started so brightly in the 2012-13 season, came unglued as the campaign wore on and finished seventeenth in the table. Even more devastatingly, this was the only time Düsseldorf had been in the relegation zone all season.

  • Teammates congratulate Stefan Kiessling

    Bundesliga Round 34 in Pictures

    Kiessling is 2012-13 top scorer

    Leverkusen striker Stefan Kiessling scored the lone goal in his team's 1-0 win in Hamburg. His 25th goal of the season edged him past Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski and made him the Bundesliga's top goalgetter. Maybe that will finally get German coach Joachim Löw's attention.

  • Jupp Heynckes with flowers

    Bundesliga Round 34 in Pictures

    Heynckes says Bye-bye Bundesliga

    In his final match as a Bundesliga coach, Bayern's Jupp Henyckes walked away a winner. Although his team went behind by a pair of goals in Mönchengladbach, there was no way Munich's star ensemble was going to let Heynckes go out on a sour note. The end result was an entertaining 4-3 win against the team where Heynckes began his illustrious career.

  • Bruno Labbadia

    Bundesliga Round 34 in Pictures

    Stuttgart look ahead to Cup final

    Stuttgart under coach Bruno Labbadia earned a 2-2 home draw against Mainz. The match was largely irrelevant except as a test run for the hosts ahead of their German Cup final against Bayern Munich on June 1. Labbadia knows he'll need a much, much better performance from his team, if he's to hoist the trophy in Berlin.

  • Nuremberg and Bremen players battle for the ball

    Bundesliga Round 34 in Pictures

    Nuremberg beat Bremen

    In a match with nothing but pride on the line, hosts Nuremberg held off Werder Bremen 3-2. During the week, Bremen decided to part ways with coach Thomas Schaaf after 14 years, and Schaaf declined to accompany the team to Franconia for the match. He didn't miss much.

Battle to stay up begins for reinvented Hertha

Hertha players celebrate

After another consistent series of performances culminated in promotion to the top flight, Hertha Berlin have shown they're too good for division two. The question is: Are they good enough for the Bundesliga?

Stuttgart edge out Freiburg to reach German Cup final

Arthur Boka (2L) of Stuttgart celebrates his team's first goal (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Stuttgart showed resilience against a battling Freiburg side in their German Cup semi, winning 2-1. The Swabians face Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich in the final - and will have European competition next season.

Six-star Bayern smash Wolfsburg in German Cup semis
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Bundesliga coaches

Schalke coach Jens Keller

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FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifiers

Is the 'false nine' system the way of the future for Germany?

Germany's Mario Goetze (R) vies for the ball with Kazakhstan's Heinrich Schmidtgal (C) and Alexandr Kirov during the FIFA World Cup 2014 qualification group C soccer match between Kazakhstan and Germany at Astana Arena in Astana, Kazakhstan, 22 March 2013. Photo: Fredrik von Erichsen/dpa

Germany have grabbed the attention of pundits with Joachim Löw fielding a striker-less lineup against Kazakhstan. After a decisive 3-0 win the question is, have Germany found their formation for the future?

Germany ease past Kazakhstan with 4-1 win

Croatia beats Serbia 2-0 in no ordinary game

Bundesliga archive

In Focus Season 2012/2013: Matchday summaries

Bundesliga final matchday celebration in Dortmund 05.05.2012 1.BL, 1.Bundesliga, Saison 2011/2012 BVB, Borussia Dortmund - SC Freiburg 4:0 Siegerehrung, Meister 2012, Meisterschaft 2012, Meisterehrung, BVB Fans mit Meisterschale und DFB-Pokal

Every Bundesliga Matchday DW sports reporters gave you updates and analysis on Germany's top soccer league. Here you can go back chronologically through this season's articles and picture galleries.

Day 34: Schalke claim fourth; Düsseldorf are relegated

Day 33: Fourth Champions League spot goes down to final round

Day 32: Dortmund and Bayern draw in Champions League rehearsal

Bundesliga Round 34 in Pictures

Bundesliga Round 33 in Pictures

Bundesliga, round 32 in pictures

soccer business

Bundesliga matches sporting success with commercial gains

A montage image showing the line-ups of Borussia Dortmund (left side) and Bayern Munich from previous matches, with the clubs' respective logos and the Champions League logo underneath.

Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich will square off in the Champions League final at Wembley. Saturday's game is the best evidence of a general resurgence in German football and the Bundesliga.

Bundesliga merchandise sells like hotcakes

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Löw forced to name new-look squad for US friendlies

German national soccer coach Joachim Löw addresses a news conference in Frankfurt, August 13, 2012. REUTERS/Alex Domanski

German national team coach Joachim Löw has named his squad for a two-game tour US tour. Miroslav Klose returns after recovering from an injury, while 15 regulars from Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are left out. 

Ferrari's Alonso captures Spanish Grand Prix

Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Ferrari steers his car during the second practise session at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo near Barcelona, Spain, 11 May 2012. Foto: Jan Woitas dpa +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Fernando Alonso has won the Spanish Grand Prix, beating out Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen. It was the Ferrari driver's second win of the season, and first in Barcelona since 2006. 

Thomas Bach: The next Lord of the Rings?

Thomas Bach wants to run for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee, succeeding Jacques Rogge. So far, the former fencing gold medalist has never lost a vote in his career as a sports functionary.  

David Moyes named new Manchester United manager

NORWICH, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 23: David Moyes of Everton looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between Norwich City and Everton at Carrow Road on February 23, 2013 in Norwich, England. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

Manchester United has confirmed that David Moyes will replace Sir Alex Ferguson as their new manager. Ferguson, who retired on Wednesday, recommended Moyes for the position. 

Pedrosa wins his first MotoGP race of year in Spain

Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo (C) of Spain poses for pictures with Honda's Dani Pedrosa (R) of Spain and Honda's Marc Marquez of Spain after taking the pole position during the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez de la Frontera, southern Spain May 4, 2013. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

Spaniard Dani Pedrosa has taken out the Spanish MotoGP, securing his first win of the season. It was an all-around Honda affair at the Jerez Circuit with Marc Marquez placing second. 

Controversial Sheik Salman elected head of football's AFC

Newly elected President of Asian Football Confederation Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain speaks during AFC conference at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Sheik Salman Bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa has been elected the next president of Asia's footballing body AFC. The controversial Bahraini takes over a confederation marred in scandal after the resignation of Mohamed bin Hammam. 

Eintracht Braunschweig seal Bundesliga return after 28 years

Eintracht Braunschweig players and staff celebrate promotion on the pitch

After 28 years, Eintracht Braunschweig are returning to the Bundesliga. An injury-time goal gave the Lower Saxony club a 1-0 victory over Ingolstadt to assure them promotion with three games to spare. 

Football

Chelsea win Europa League with last-gasp winner

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - MAY 15: Captain Frank Lampard of Chelsea ceelbrates with team mates after winning 2:1 in the UEFA Europa League Final between SL Benfica and Chelsea FC at Amsterdam Arena on May 15, 2013 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Chelsea claimed the Europa League title - to go with last year's Champions League - on Wednesday night with a last-minute headed winner. They defeated legendary Portuguese club Benfica 2-1 in a frenetic finale.

Ice Hockey

Sweden flattens Switzerland in hockey final

39648720] Hockey World Championship. Final match 1472674 Sweden, Stockholm. 05/19/2013 Sweden's Staffan Kronvall, left, and Switzerland's Simon Bodenmann in the final match of the World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Switzerland and Sweden. Alexey Kudenko/RIA Novosti

Sweden has come out on top in the 2013 Ice Hockey World Championship, with a crushing win over wildcard finalist Switzerland.

Ice hockey world championship to be co-hosted by Cologne and Paris in 2017

Eliminated Germans win ice hockey swansong versus France

World Cup

FIFA picks GoalControl for Brazil 2014

DUBLIN, IRELAND - OCTOBER 12: Toni Kroos of Germany scores the fifth goal during the FIFA 2014 World Cup Qualifier Group C match between Republic of Ireland and Germany at the Aviva Stadium on October 12, 2012 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

FIFA has picked GoalControl as its goal line technology for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. It will be the first time goal line technology is used at the soccer championship.

Listen to the radio report on goal line technology

FIFA World Cup 2022

UEFA boss Platini moots winter World Cup 2022

UEFA President Michel Platini has told Germany's Bild paper that the Qatar World Cup of 2022 should not take place in the summer. He also said it should not just take place in Qatar, incorporating the region instead.

Video: Football in Qatar
Former England captain David Beckham (C) poses with his new jersey as he gives a press conference flanked by PSG Qatari president Nasser Al-Khelaifi (L) and PSG sports director Leonardo at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, on January 31, 2013, to announce that he joined the French football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE (Photo credit should read FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images)

The Global Football Experiment

Qataris are investing millions into Europe's football clubs and players - why is that?

Nowitzki: 'You have to do what no one can'

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki of Germany (41) during an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp)

Dirk Nowitzki has been a basketball superstar for years. He told DW what helped him become the best-known German basketball player of all time.