Goals from Dante and Thiago gave the Bavarian giants a 2-0 victory over Raja Casablanca in the final.

Goals by France winger Franck Ribery, Croatia's Mario Mandzukic and Germany star Mario Goetze saw the German giants through to Saturday's final in Marrakech, Morocco.

Franck Ribery, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi must wait until January 13 when the winner of the 2013 Ballon d'Or will be named in Zurich. The Frenchman is hoping to win it for the first time, while Messi has won the Ballon d'Or four times and Ronaldo was the 2008 winner.

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has already won the title four times but seems less of a hot favourite this year after an injury-hit season. Franck Ribery was part of the Bayern Munich team that claimed an unprecedented treble of Champions League, German title and German Cup, as well as the European Supercup. Ronaldo, however is the favourite to win this time, having ...

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has already won the title four times but seems less of a hot favourite this year after an injury-hit season. Franck Ribery was part of the Bayern Munich team that claimed an unprecedented treble of Champions League, German title and German Cup, as well as the European Supercup. Ronaldo, however is the favourite to win this time, having ...

Bayern Munich crushed Werder Bremen 7-0 to extended their record unbeaten Bundesliga run to 40 matches.

Franck Ribery returned from France's World Cup qualifier victory against Ukraine in Paris with a rib fracture, a scan in Munich revealed.

In front of a raucous crowd at the Stade de France, Les Bleus overturned a two-goal first-leg deficit and qualified for the World Cup finals, beating Ukraine 3-0.

Bayern have now gone 37 league matches since their last defeat after a 3-0 victory at home to Augsburg.

The hard fought result was enough to extend their remarkable record of not having lost a top-flight game in more than a year.