Manchester City can congratulate themselves on their planning – if it works out

Spaniard in final year of Bayern contract and has been heavily linked with Etihad move

Bayern Munich manager is in the final year of his contract and linked with England move

Gladbach end Bayern’s record-breaking start to the season with 3-1 win

Ireland has a new team now, a very different one from that broken in Gdansk and Poznan

Captain Lahm cannot guarantee team-mate will stay in Munich

Bayern project can be cast as a narrow failure in its first two seasons

Winger limped off on his comeback in cup semi-final defeat to Borussia Dortmund

Jürgen Klopp can end reign with silverware after his side hold their nerve from the spot

Pep Guardiola’s side were 5-0 up at the break at the Allianz Arena

German coach Joachim Löw plans attacking gameplan for Tbilisi contest

Real Madrid superstar vows to get better as he claims Ballon d’Or for third time

Gareth Bale the only British player included on the 23-man list, with Cristiano Ronaldo the clear favourite

Joachim Löw will give his new defence time, and seems unfazed by defeat to Poland

Julian Draxler looks like getting a chance to start against Ireland having shaken off a cold

Coach Joachim Löw without important trio for upcoming qualifiers against Poland and the Republic

Ahead of Bayern meeting Kompany stresses importance of setting out to win their group

Repeat of World Cup Final sees only four of Germany’s winning side in action

Record German and World Cup goalscorer says victory in Brazil marked time to go

World Cup winner says his appetite to lead Die Mannschaft is a strong as ever after success in Brazil