Klopp won't appeal Uefa ban

Jurgen Klopp has confirmed he won't seek to overturn the touchline ban imposed upon him by Uefa.

The Borussia Dortmund coach was facing a one-game suspension in relation to his sending off during his side's Champions League defeat by Napoli last month, but a day after that fixture at the San Paolo, the punishment was doubled, meaning he will also have to watch his side's meeting with Arsenal on 22 October from the stands.

However, despite the increase in the length of his sentence, Klopp says he will not challenge the ruling.

"I stand by my responsibility and I accept the decision with a heavy heart," the 46-year-old trainer told reporters.

"My main motivation is that I do not want to give the impression to trivialise my own misconduct or want to detract from it."

Dortmund assistant coach Zeljko Buvac oversaw Dortmund's recent win over Olympique de Marseille and Klopp insists he has faith that his Bosnian sidekick can also successfully negotiate the Arsenal clash.

"I have every confidence in Zeljko and his work. He is the best coach I have ever met in my life."

Gotze could fail at Bayern like Podolski, says BVB legend Raducanu

Former Borussia Dortmund star Marcel Raducanu believes that Mario Gotze will struggle to make an impact at Bayern Munich and fears the 21-year-old could face similar problems to those experienced by Lukas Podolski in Bavaria.

Podolski joined the German giants from Koln in the summer of 2006 as one of the most highly-rated youngsters in European football, but failed to live up to the high expectations at the Allianz Arena and returned to his boyhood club three years later.

Raducanu, who runs a football school in Dortmund, is now concerned that his former pupil might suffer a similar fate.

"I fear that it will be very difficult for Mario at Bayern. It could be a bit like with Lukas Podolski, who also left Koln way too soon," Raducanu told Bild.

"There's no doubt about Mario's qualities, but the competition for places at Bayern is incredible. 

"It would have been better for him had he stayed at Dortmund. He would have been the undisputed star here and had a lot of freedom. At Bayern, there are 24 more great players."

Gotze, who swapped Signal Iduna Park for the Allianz Arena this summer, has made just three Bundesliga appearances for Bayern so far due to injury.

Robert Lewandowski: I'm signing for Bayern in January

With his contract set to expire at the end of the season, the Poland striker has revealed that the new year will see him agree a deal to join Bavarians next summer

Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski has ended speculation over his future by revealing that he will join Bayern Munich on a free transfer in 2014.

The forward, 25, was linked heavily with a move away from Signal Iduna Park during the summer but was denied a move by the BVB hierarchy and forced to spend at least one more season under Jurgen Klopp.

The Bavarians have remained the favourites to sign the Pole, however, and following the Schwarzgelben's 2-0 DFB-Pokal second-round win over 1860 Munich, Lewandowski confirmed that the Allianz Arena will be his destination and that he will sign a pre-contract in January to join next summer.

When asked if he would confirm his move to Pep Guardiola's men in January by Sport1, he responded: "Yes, because then I can officially sign the contract."

The Poland international has scored 80 goals in 149 appearances for Dortmund since joining from Lech Poznan in 2010 for an estimated €4.5 million.