After finishing in the playoff places in the new Champions League format, both Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have found out who they will play in the playoffs.Bayern Munich will face Celtic,

German clubs Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have joined Tottenham in the race to sign Southampton's 18-year-old English winger Tyler Dibling. (Sun) Want more transfer stories? Read Thursday's ful

Celtic have been handed some bad news ahead of their upcoming UEFA Champions League tie against Bayern Munich.

Borussia Dortmund interim head coach Mike Tullberg likened his three matches in charge of the first team to finals as he prepares to hand the reins over to Niko Kovac.

Strugglers Holstein Kiel have just three Bundesliga wins this season but their record against the top teams makes them a dangerous opponent, Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany said on Friday ahead of a meeting between the sides.

Elsewhere, Celtic meet Bayern Munich and there is an all-French contest between minnows Brest and Paris Saint-Germain. The first legs of the play-off matches will take place on February 11/12, with the second legs on February 18/19. Sam Lee, Rory Smith, Oliver Kay, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Dermot Corrigan analyse the key talking points from the draw.

Borussia Dortmund interim coach Mike Tullberg will happily return to the Under-19 team after their league game against Heidenheim on Saturday, ending what he on Friday called three finals for him.

Bayern Munich took a small but potentially decisive step toward the Bundesliga title last weekend when defending champion Bayer Leverkusen dropped points at Leipzig.

Celtic will face Bayern Munich in the Champions League playoff stages, with the first leg set to be played at Parkhead.

On Friday, UEFA will conduct the draw for the playoff phase. Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are among the 16 clubs involved in the proceedings. Both teams finished the league phase with comfortable wins, but it wasn’t going to be enough to climb into the top eight of the ranking.

Borussia Dortmund appointed Croatian Niko Kovac as manager on Thursday after the Bundesliga club sacked Nuri Sahin last week.

Borussia Dortmund is set to appoint Niko Kovac as the club’s new head coach. Dortmund’s managing director of sport, Lars Ricken, confirmed reports that the club had reached an agreement with the former Frankfurt, Bayern, Monaco and Wolfsburg coach this week.