Seb Stafford-Bloor

Nice little style clash between Leipzig and Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga tonight. Win and TSG take a big stride towards the Champions League. Watch for Burger and Hajdari, who have had terrific seasons.

Borussia Dortmund are interested in re-signing Jadon Sancho. Sancho, who is currently on-loan at Aston Villa from Manchester United, will be out of contract in June, having moved to Old Trafford from Dortmund for €85million (£73m; $97.9m at current rates) in July 2021. Manchester United do retain the option to extend his contract on its current terms by a single year, but that is not currently thought to be a possibility. Full story from @SebSB and @J_Tanswell ⬇️ bit.ly/4sVinXR

Story, with @BerenCross nytimes.com/athletic/71310…

I'm a big fan of the Anton Stach recall for Germany. Absolutely the right decision.

Lennart Karl will be called up by Germany for the first time today and will get his chance to make the World Cup. It’s been quite a season, but its adversities should have conditioned him for the challenge ahead. @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/71294…

An interview with Clarence Seedorf. I reckon he’s the best pundit on TV, so I went behind the scenes at Amazon’s broadcast of City vs Real to ask about his approach to broadcasting, communication, calling out Mourinho & coaching. (Article free to read) nytimes.com/athletic/71282…

@RAWMAGAMILK No doubt, no doubt.

@SebSB "Low stakes" - Seb, he has done this in many high stakes games as well. We can't take anything away from him

Low stakes, of course, but Aleks Pavlovic is moving the ball so well for Bayern. What a player.

Archie Gray has set such an example over the last few months.

That's a penalty based on recent decisions.

What a great round-the-back ball from Lewis Hall; it's got to be so easy to over or under hit that.

Here's Leonard Prescott as a Bayern ballboy for the Champions League game against Lazio at Allianz Arena in 2024. x.com/fcbayerncampus…

It's being reported now that Jonas Urbig will start for Bayern tonight, which likely means that Leonard Prescott will be on the bench. That's from @kerry_hau of Sky Deutschland.

Overturning match results by legal challenge is the next frontier of Premier League tedium.

@LoveBerg10kamp Yes, very fair point.

@SebSB I enjoyed their style The only negative thing I’d say about Leverkusen is that they overplayed The 2nd goal being the perfect example & other moments in their own box There were moments where they opened us up but they don’t pull the trigger A controlled Arsenal win

Well done, Leverkusen. Eliminated, but after having been competitive for most of those 180 minutes. Maza, superb. Kofane, ditto. It’s a good group of pliable players who will only profit from having faced a team like that.

Fernando Carro - B04 CEO - said last week that he could imagine the club challenging for another Bundesliga title in 2028 or 2029. Maybe so if they can keep the best parts of this squad together and cure some of its deficiencies.

Brilliant goalkeeping. So tough for Christian Kofane, because he’s had a really good tie and deserved a goal.