Mats Hummels News

When they did it was usually with Robin Gosens from the left, and one of his crosses found Ilkay Gundogan, whose shot veered wide of the post. It was France who almost scored again in the 52nd when another quick break saw Adrien Rabiot cut in from the left but he hit the post with Neuer already moving in the opposite direction.

Defender Mats Hummels had to be on guard to deny Barcelona twice as he blocked a shot from Antoine Griezmann before intercepting a dangerous cross into the goal area by a header.  

The Bavarians are in stellar form, having won 11 of their last 12 league matches, and have cut leaders Borussia Dortmund`s advantage from seven points to a two-goal goal difference in recent weeks.

The trio were part of the Germany squad that won the World Cup in 2014 and Mueller said the sudden nature of the announcement had left a bitter taste.

Marcus Sorg said Hummels has recovered from a neck problem but Rudy's participation is still in question after undergoing an operation to fix a broken nose that occurred in the match against Sweden.

Joachim Loew says we will not just break apart now and become headless and do something completely different. There is no need to break out in a panic just because we have lost a match.

Bayern's stand-in captain Mueller limped out of Saturday's 1-0 win at Hamburg with a tear in his right hamstring which will rule him out for up to three weeks, the club confirmed on Monday.

It had been 1,608 days since Heynckes last took charge of Bayern in Europe when they beat Borussia Dortmund in the 2013 Champions League final.

Hummels floored the hosts with his goal which left Germany on 21 points at the top of European Group C, five clear of Northern Ireland who won 3-0 in San Marino.

Governing body FIFA has tested VAR technology at several tournaments ahead of next year`s World Cup in Russia, including at last month`s Confederations Cup, and its head of refereeing Massimo Busacca said the technology should be refined. 

Hummels, who suffered a tear to the ligament in his right ankle on Sunday and faces a race to be fit for the return leg in Madrid on April 18, told the German daily Bild: "I definitely won`t be on the pitch on Wednesday."

Breaking the deadlock just three minutes into the game, Lewandowski made use of Franck Ribery`s build-up play to slot home a follow up shot from close range.

Schweinsteiger, with a ligament strain and Khedira with a muscular problem; both will be assessed on day-to-day basis in a bid to get them fit for the semi-final.

Aubameyang cemented his status as the Bundesliga`s top scorer with his 16th and 17th league goals in 14 games.

Borussia Dortmund's defender Mats Hummels believes his former coach Jurgen Klopp can end Liverpool’s trophy drought.