Bayern agree Gotze deal

Borussia Dortmund have confirmed that Germany midfielder Mario Goetze will join Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich in a £32million deal.

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Dortmund revealed the news on their Facebook page and Bayern have also released a statement.

"Bayern Munich confirm that the club have reached an agreement with national team player Mario Goetze that he will play for Bayern Munich from 1 July 2013," it read.

"Bayern are prepared to meet the release clause agreed between Borussia Dortmund and Mario Goetze."

Borussia chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke admitted he would be sorry to see Goetze go but admitted the player had not broken his contract to secure the move.

"We are obviously disappointed beyond measure, but emphasise that both Mario and his advisers have behaved within the terms of the contract,"

he said.

The timing of the announcement is unhelpful for Dortmund, who face Real Madrid at the Westfalenstadion in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday.

Borussia have urged fans to get behind Goetze and the rest of the team though, as they look to secure a place in the Wembley final against Bayern or Barcelona.

The statement added: "Coach Jurgen Klopp and sporting director Michael Zorc ask all fans of Borussia Dortmund to support Mario Goetze unconditionally as they would any other player in the final games of the season, but especially in the important Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid."

Klopp's side recently lost the Bundesliga crown they won in each of the past two seasons, with Bayern claiming the title in record time.


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Cacau out for three months

Bundesliga club Stuttgart says striker Cacau will be out of action for at least three months after injuring his left knee in training.



Stuttgart says the Brazil-born Germany striker ruptured his cruciate ligament in training on Wednesday.



Club doctors hope Cacau can avoid surgery.



"This is really bitter for us and I feel very sorry for him. We will do all we can to support him and hope that he doesn't have to undergo an operation," Stuttgart sports director Fredi Bobic said.



The club has won only one of seven games this season and is 15th in the 18-team top division.

Dortmund lose three players to injury

Borussia Dortmund has lost three players due to injury as a result of a combative 1-1 draw with Hannover in the Bundesliga.



Germany international Mats Hummels has been forced to withdraw from the national team which faces Republic of Ireland and Sweden over the coming week after picking up a foot injury which will keep him on the sidelines for a fortnight.



Jakub Blaszczykowski faces an even longer break after tearing ligaments in his ankle.



The Poland international, who will also be unavailable for his country, has been ruled out for six weeks.



Defensive midfielder Sven Bender will also need to rest for a fortnight due to concussion and bruising around the eye.



All three players had to be substituted during Dortmund's draw with Hannover, a result which leaves it nine points behind league leader Bayern Munich.

Five in a row for Bayern

A review of Tuesday night's action in the German Bundesliga, including a win for Bayern Munich and a draw for Dortmund.



Bayern Munich maintained their 100 per cent Bundesliga record with a 3-0 home victory over Wolfsburg, while Borussia Dortmund's stuttering start to their title defence continued with a 3-3 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt.



Bastian Schweinsteiger set the Bavarians on their way at the Allianz Arena in the 24th minute before a second-half brace from Mario Mandzukic made the points safe.



The result saw Bayern open up a seven-point cushion over Dortmund, the Westphalians having to settle for a point after relinquishing 2-0 and 3-1 leads in Frankfurt.



First-half goals from Lukasz Piszczek and Marco Reus looked to have put the visitors in control at half-time, but Stefan Aigner and Takashi Inui netted to get the promoted hosts back on level terms within six minutes of the restart.



And, although substitute Mario Gotze struck to re-establish Dortmund's advantage in the 54th minute, they were pegged back again by an Anderson equaliser 17 minutes from time.



The draw allowed both Schalke and Fortuna Dusseldorf to leapfrog Dortmund in the standings, with respective victories over Mainz and Greuther Furth.



Jefferson Farfan's first-half penalty put Schalke in the ascendancy against Mainz and further strikes after the interval from Lewis Holtby and substitute Teemu Pukki sealed a 3-0 win and lifted the Royal Blues to third.



Oliver Fink and Ken Ilso, meanwhile, were on target as Dusseldorf emerged 2-0 winners - and maintained their record of having not conceded in the league this season - against fellow top-flight newcomers Furth to climb to fourth.