Bayern Munich's Bundesliga title hopes all but evaporated after a 2-0 home loss to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday left them 13 points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen with seven games remaining.

Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund ends Bayern Munich’s title hopes with historic win at Allianz

After Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso ended speculations about a potential move to Liverpool in the summer, reports have surfaced that the Merseyside club is hoping to land Sporting CP's Ruben Amorim.

Revealed! Here’s how much Liverpool would have to pay Sporting to land Ruben Amorim after Alonso snub

Liverpool have pulled out of the race to sign Xabi Alonso as their next manager after reports in Germany stated that the Reds have cooled their interest considering he is likely to stay at Bayer Leverkusen.

Premier League: Liverpool to miss out on signing Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso

Former Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm is convinced Bayer Leverkusen, who are seeking their first Bundesliga title, will end the Bavarian team's 11-year hegemony this year.

Philipp Lahm backs Leverkusen to end Bayern Munich’s league domination with Bundesliga win this season

Liverpool hammered Sparta Prague 6-1 on Thursday to storm into the Europa League quarter-finals 11-2 on aggregate while Bayer Leverkusen staged a dramatic turnaround to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat against Qarabag.

Europa League: Liverpool thrash Sparta, Leverkusen clinch stoppage-time win

Liverpool will play Serie A side Atalanta in the Europa League quarter-finals while Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen take on West Ham United after the draw was held at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon on Friday.

Europa League Quarter-final Draw: Liverpool to play Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen to face West Ham United

Bayern Munich’s hunt for their new manager has seen them open discussions with German rivals Bayer Leverkusen as they target Xabi Alonso. In his second season with the German side, Leverkusen are set to end Bayern’s 11-year dominance at the top of the Bundesliga as they have a 10-point lead with 10 matches to go.

Bundesliga: Bayern Munich open discussions with Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso

Bayern Munich were held to a 2-2 draw at Freiburg on Friday, an 87th-minute equaliser from Lucas Hoeler giving leaders Bayer Leverkusen a chance to go 10 points clear.

Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen handed title advantage as Bayern Munich drop points at Freiburg

Goals from Jeremie Frimpong and Amine Adli earned Leverkusen a 2-1 win at Heidenheim on Saturday, sending Xabi Alonso's Bundesliga leaders eight points clear of Bayern Munich in second.

Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen beat Heidenheim to go eight clear, extend unbeaten run to 32 matches

Mitchell Weiser stunned his former club with the only goal as Werder Bremen defeated Bayern Munich 1-0 on Sunday, keeping Bayer Leverkusen seven points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.

Bundesliga: Advantage Bayer Leverkusen after Werder Bremen snap 16-year wait for win over Bayern

Exequiel Palacios scored in the fourth minute of injury time to earn Bayer Leverkusen a 1-0 win at Augsburg, keeping them four points clear of chasers Bayern Munich.

Football: Exequiel Palacios scores late winner for Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen

Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen equalled the best start to a Bundesliga season in history as they returned to the top of the table with a dominant 4-0 home win over Union Berlin on Sunday.

Football: Bayer Leverkusen beat Union to go top and equal best-ever Bundesliga start

Nigeria striker Victor Boniface scored in each half to help Bayer Leverkusen to a 5-1 victory over promoted Darmstadt on Saturday, sending his side top of the Bundesliga.

Football: Victor Boniface double pushes Leverkusen to top of Bundesliga

AS Roma earned a 0-0 draw at Bayer Leverkusen in their Europa League semi-final return leg on Thursday to reach the showpiece match with a 1-0 aggregate win. The Rome side have now reached back-to-back European finals under coach Jose Mourinho following last season's Europa Conference League title.

Jose Mourinho's AS Roma reach successive Europa League final following goalless draw against Bayer Leverkusen

Juventus and Sevilla will go head-to-head in the second leg of the Europa League on Thursday, May 18 evening as they meet at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium. With the affairs at 1-1, both teams will stand an equal chance of making it to the final at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest on 31st May.

Europa League: Sevilla eye final berth as Juventus stand in way; Leverkusen host Roma in other SF

Edoardo Bove fired Roma to a 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in a tight first leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday. Bove scored the only goal of the game in the 63rd minute at the Stadio Olimpico, allowing Jose Mourinho's side to take a slender lead into next week's second leg in Germany.

Europa League Semifinal: AS Roma beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 in tight first leg

Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller scored a costly own goal as the Bundesliga leaders were held 1-1 at home to third-placed Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. Bayern took an 18th-minute lead when defender Niklas Sule pounced on a loose ball to score after two botched clearances following a dangerous corner from Joshua Kimmich.

Bundesliga: Thomas Muller's own goal proves costly as Leverkusen hold Bayern Munich for a draw

Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain scored late goals as already-qualified Juventus beat hosts Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 in the Champions League Group D finale on Wednesday to eliminate the Germans from the competition.

Champions League: Cristiano Ronaldo and Higuain on target as Juventus beat Leverkusen 2-0

Bayer Leverkusen sprang to life in their Champions League group as they picked up their first points with a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid in a bad-tempered game on Wednesday.

Champions League: Leverkusen spring to life with win over Atletico

Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund drew 1-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday but increased the gap with second-place Bayern Munich to seven points after the champions' shock loss at Bayer Leverkusen.

Dortmund draw at Frankfurt but increase lead at top

Oblak made an outstanding triple save and further impressive stops late in the game to shut out Bayer

Champions League: Atletico march into quarters as Oblak shines

Two lethal counter-attacks in the opening 25 minutes put the 2014 and 2016 finalists in the driving seat

Champions League: Atletico close in on last eight with 4-2 Leverkusen win

Tottenham Hotspur stumbled at their adopted Wembley home as Leverkusen claimed their first victory on English soil in 10 attempts

Champions League: Kampl's second-half goal gives Leverkusen 1-0 victory at Tottenham