I’ll mention straight away that my inclusion of the first “Klassiker” of the 2000/01 sea… A great game awaits. Mendieta took the first one, for Valencia, and scores; Mehmet Scholl took Bayern’s penalty — and misses. Bayern’s problem was simply consistency. It was an early sign of strength and a game that proved that Bayern could compete against the very best, something they had to do continuously that season.As for me, I did not stop singing “Stern des Südens” in my poor German the whole night, and so my love for the beautiful game was born.On their day, Bayern was a world-class team that could beat the heavyweights like Real Madrid and Manchester United. To fully understand what happened next, it is important to realize that this was 2001. Both players were sent off and Ruud van Nistelrooy converted the penalty two minutes later.Sergio Ramos then scored in the final minutes of the game — only for the goal to be disallowed because he used his arm. BFW Roundtable: How should FC Bayern organize their defense and midfield vs Lyon?With a presumed healthy Benjamin Pavard and a fully healthy Niklas Süle back, we discuss how Han-Dieter Flick should line up his defense vs Lyon on Wednesday.The semifinals are set.
Winning over United, of course, was a major victory in itself, as the 1999 final was still a deep wound on a squad that had not changed drastically in terms of personnel.Valencia had just lost the previous edition of the Champions League final, an all-Spanish affair in which they fell 3-0 against powerhouse Real Madrid, the team Bayern had beaten twice to reach the 2001 final. Four minutes into the second half, Bayern gets another penalty. Leipzig-ParÃs SG y Bayern Múnich-Lyon: el martes y el miércoles, las semifinales de la Liga de Campeones ofrecerán un doble duelo franco-alemán, luego de la sorprendente victoria del Lyon contra el Manchester City este sábado en el último duelo de cuartos.... El defensa Gerard Piqué, al borde de la emoción tras la humillación histórica sufrida por el Barcelona al perder 8-2 ante el Bayern Múnich en cuartos de la Liga de Campeones este viernes, admitió la "vergüenza" y pidió "cambios" en el club, ofreciéndose incluso a irse si eso puede ayudar a renovar el plantel.... Con dos goles y un partido impresionante para el Bayern Múnich ante el Barcelona (8-2), Thomas Müller fue el artificiero jefe del ejército bávaro, este viernes en cuartos de final de la Liga de Campeones, para hacer volar por los aires a su rival catalán en la batalla de Lisboa.... El Barcelona de Lionel Messi sufrió una debacle histórica al caer por 2-8 ante el Bayern Múnich, este viernes en Lisboa en los cuartos de la Liga de Campeones, en un duelo a partido único y sin público debido a la pandemia de coronavirus.... El Barcelona, liderado por un Leo Messi que no esconde sus ganas de ganar la Champions, se enfrenta el viernes al poderoso Bayern de Múnich en los cuartos de final del torneo continental, sin derecho al error.... FC Bayern Munich did not win any trophies in the 2003–04 season, but nevertheless qualified for the next years' Champions League.The biggest disappointment was losing 3–1 at home to champions Werder Bremen at the end of the season, being three goals down after just 35 minutes. Bavarian Football Works The only time Bayern had triumphed was the season they won the whole thing.The first game was in Madrid, which Los Blancos won with 3-2. Before the 1999/2000 season, Bayern bolstered their squad by adding Paulo Sergio, 17-year-old super-talent 30-year-old Paulo Sergio became Bayern’s most expensive transfer ever at the time for €6.60m. With several German clubs suffering from financial difficulties at the time, the title race was a casual stroll for Bayern's star-filled squad, winning by 14 points, since sole rival Schalke 04 fell apart in the last month of the season. While Barcelona was in their prime, the way they completely outplayed Bayern on that April night at the Camp Nou is to this day the most outplayed I’ve ever seen a Bayern side. The Swedish center-back had not scored for Bayern at all that season; the last time he scored in the Bundesliga at all was in 1997/98, at the time for In Schalke, what started off as the party of the century quickly turned into a family funeral.
This time, Stefan Effenberg takes it and scores. Bayern strengthened their squad even further before the legendary 2000/01 season. Hitzfeld’s Bayern won the league in the 1998/99 season by 15 points, a record at the time. However, it was a game that proved that, on their night, the 2000/01 Bayern team could produce great football and win against any team.Dortmund at the time had declined after their 1996/97 Champions League title. Legends team The FC Bayern Legends team was founded in the summer of 2006 with the aim of bringing …