Domestically they dropped down to 7th, scraping into the UEFA Cup for the first time, but then were eliminated by fellow Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt in the early rounds of that tournament; between the two legs of the tie (already all but lost with a heavy 4–0 deficit) Bayern engaged in an unusual 'trainer exchange' with the opposition, with Dettmar Cramer going west to Frankfurt am Main and Gyula Lóránt east to Munich,[52] but despite this change, they finished the 1977–78 season at home in a historic low placing of 12th, meaning there would be no European football at all in the next campaign. Twenty-two places in next season's UEFA Champions League group stage have been decided. Bayern finished behind city rivals TSV 1860 Munich in the 1962–63 campaign and were not invited to join the nationwide Bundesliga which had was due to start the following season[9] – the organisers invited other clubs who had finished lower as they did not want more than one entrant per city. Bayern won three German doubles in the next four seasons,[91] but failed to reach the last four in the Champions League. [10] That summer would be significant for two reasons: the West Germany team, dominated by Bayern and Mönchengladbach players, won the 1972 UEFA European Championship in Belgium. Real Madrid begin the new season with the highest UEFA club coefficient for the fifth year in a row. Bayern's first experience of the new-style[59] UEFA Champions League in the 1994–95 season was ended in the semi-finals by eventual winners Ajax, coached by Louis van Gaal,[79] who did not lose a match in any competition that year.[72]. [1][2], Bayern had another player to add to their list of World Cup winning players[60] in 2018 when Corentin Tolisso, the club's record signing at €41.5 million,[127] was in the France squad which won the tournament in Russia, with Germany having failed to qualify from the group stage. BAYERN MUNICH vs. LAZIO. [114] No further goals were scored during extra time, with Arjen Robben having a penalty saved for the home side in the first period, so penalties were needed:[114] after three kicks had been saved, Drogba took his opportunity to win the cup for Chelsea. Real Madrid CF may have relinquished their UEFA Champions League title to FC Barcelona but they remain top of UEFA's club rankings with a record total. Bayern were not one of the major teams in West Germany in the years following the end of World War II and the partition of the nation, and had been treated unfavourably by the Nazi regime due to the Jewish origins of their founders prior to 1945. Includes matches played as representatives of the Soviet Union. The UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League quarter-final draws will be made in Nyon next Friday, with media having until 19 March to apply for accreditation. Individuals all around the world love to play and watch soccer. Neuer was named as best goalkeeper, and was in the Dream Team along with Kroos and Müller. However, the club did take part in a European competition for the first time in that 1962–63 season, reaching the quarter-finals of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (a non-UEFA competition which at that time was organised by invitation for clubs in cities which hosted trade fairs, although its qualification path later became more closely associated with placings in each national league and is considered the forerunner of the UEFA Cup). At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the numerous Bayern players in the Germany squad would be left disappointed again as they finished 3rd, losing 1–0 in the semi-final to Spain, who had also defeated Germany by the same scoreline in the UEFA Euro 2008 Final. [45], Bayern lost their second Super Cup match to Anderlecht that August,[46][47] but took part in the Intercontinental Cup for the first time,[10] having ceded their 1974 invitation to Atlético Madrid[48] and been unable to find mutually suitable fixture dates with their South American Libertadores Cup-winning counterparts in 1975 (it has also been suggested there was a reluctance to play against Argentinian sides, as would have happened in both those years, due to violence in previous editions). The opposition, Atlético Madrid, were known for their defensive strength, and the 90 minutes ended goalless. [81][82][83] As well as the first continental title in 20 years, claiming the UEFA Cup after the Cup Winners' Cup and the Champions Cup meant that Bayern became only the third club to win each of those three main UEFA competitions, after Juventus and Ajax. Published 3 July 2020. Champions League: Unsere Trainer sind Königsklasse! Bayer Leverkusen vs Rangers lineups: Teams and in-game stats should appear above. Home advantage appeared to have made the difference when Thomas Müller scored the opening goal with only seven minutes left to play,[110] but Didier Drogba equalised for Chelsea five minutes later. Lionel Messi and Thomas Müller have finished level. FC Köln later that summer, lost to winners Italy in the semi-finals but defeated Portugal to claim the bronze medal. Therefore, this has boost the industry for the online live streams . [67] The Portuguese club had little European pedigree aside from being runners-up in the Cup Winners' Cup three years earlier, and as in 1982, Bayern were installed as favourites. Vier stehen im Viertelfinale. Ten players are in contention to win the 2015/16 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award in Monaco on 25 August; UEFA.com runs through their achievements this past season. In all four cases, the team that had eliminated Barcelona ultimately won the competition. Additionally, Bayern became the first team to claim any European competition with a 100% winning record. Aided by the return of Paul Breitner, it took Bayern and coach Pál Csernai little more than a year to re-establish themselves as a force, finishing 4th in the 1978–79 Bundesliga to qualify for the 1979–80 UEFA Cup, where they reached the semi-finals, beating 1. Olympiacos have won a 17th successive game in the Greek Super League, meaning Marco Silva's side have made the greatest start to a European season since 2000. Djibril Cissé is embarking on a new career, Marek Hamšík is closing in on Diego Maradona, and Europe is sharing in Cameroon's joy; UEFA.com guts the week. When Atlético scored with only five minutes of extra time remaining it seemed like Bayern's dream was over, but a Schwarzenbeck goal with a shot from 30 yards in the last minute meant the tie was saved and a replay was needed. Bayer Leverkusen appear to be in complete control of this UEFA Europa League round of 16 tie after beating Rangers 3-1 in the Glasgow first leg. Their goal difference from the six matches was 24–5, including a 7–2 away victory over Tottenham Hotspur with Serge Gnabry scoring four,[130] and a 6–0 win over Red Star on the road, in which Robert Lewandowski matched Gnabry's total and set a UEFA individual record: his four goals were all scored in a 15-minute spell. The Bundesliga claimed a clean sweep in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League in 2020/21 as all six clubs - Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB … Bayern lost the 2001 UEFA Super Cup to Liverpool (whose team contained their former players Markus Babbel and Dietmar Hammann)[97][98] but won the 2001 Intercontinental Cup over Boca Juniors in Tokyo through a goal from Samuel Kuffour in extra time[99][91] to be named world champions for a second time. That good fortune was capitalised upon, as new signing Jürgen Klinsmann became the competition's leading striker with a record haul of 15 goals[80] helping the club past rivals including FC Barcelona. Some of the world's top footballers will compete to be named as the 2015/16 UEFA Best Player in Europe after the ten-man shortlist was announced today. - How Aberdeen conquered European football", "Everton v Bayern Munich: As It Happened", Real Madrid v Bayern: the night Juanito kicked Matthäus in the face, "Bayern Munich's 1987 defeat to Porto the beginning of a new era", "1990 to 1999: Coaching merry-go-round and trophies", "Il Napoli pareggia a Monaco di Baviera contro il Bayern Monaco per 2-2", "European Cup Classic – "A victory in vain": FC Bayern München v AC Milan, 1990", "The match that put the belle in Belgrade", "Red Star and the immortal triumph of 1991", "Glemmer du? [54] Bayern regained the Bundesliga championship, but Rummenigge was their sole representative on the field as the West Germany team won UEFA Euro 1980, such was the strength across several of their clubs. Their opponents would be familiar: Borussia Dortmund,[110] in the first all-German final in the competition's history (there had previously been one all-Spanish, one all-Italian and one all-English final since the competition invited multiple entrants in the late 1990s). [71] Led by Franz Beckenbauer as coach, serving Bayern players Stefan Reuter, Jürgen Kohler, Raimond Aumann, Hans Pflügler, Olaf Thon and Augenthaler were also in that World Cup winning squad,[72][60] although the moves of defenders Reuter and Kohler to Italy in 1991 (along with several more German players) meant that Bayern had to reinforce their back line again. Includes matches played as representatives of Czechoslovakia. Bayern held off Hamburg for another domestic title and access to the 1981–82 European Cup, and went all the way to the final in Rotterdam. Vier deutsche Trainer stehn im Champions-League-Viertelfinale: Terzic (BVB), Tuchel (Chelsea), Flick (Bayern), und Klopp (Liverpool). After a 1–1 draw on 90 minutes they shared two more goals in extra time, Bayern equalising in the last minute. The winners of UEFA's annual awards for best goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and forward in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Women's Champions League, and best player in the UEFA Europa League. All matches played as representatives of West Germany. Although they had lost Karl-Heinz Rummenigge to the Italian team Inter Milan in a record deal which was essential to restore the club's financial security,[61] the side now included his brother Michael,[68] and also contained four members of the West Germany team – Norbert Eder, Lothar Matthäus, Dieter Hoeneß (younger sibling of Uli) and Andy Brehme – which had lost another World Cup final in Mexico the previous summer[60] (where the club's Belgian goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff was nominated the best in the tournament) and so were desperate to avoid more heartache, as well as more experienced in big events than the Portuguese team. The Premier League is looking good to keep hold of its fourth UEFA Champions League slot while Real Madrid's lead in the club rankings is up to double figures. [117] Dortmund had little time to respond, and the match ended 2–1 to give Bayern the prize for a fifth time. The departure of Roma, Juventus and Lazio from European competition means that England's Premier League is set to retain four UEFA Champions League slots for 2017/18. The UEFA Champions League quarterfinal and semi-final draws took place on Friday with some huge ties being served up by Hamit Altintop in Nyon, Switzerland. [20] Secondly, the 1972 Summer Olympic Games were held in Munich, with Bayern moving into its main arena from the much smaller Grünwalder Stadion after the events were over, giving the club a stadium to match their ambitions of dominance. Get the latest Bayer Leverkusen news, scores, stats, standings, rumors, and more from ESPN. Genk were the biggest winners of the night, putting five past Belgian rivals Gent, with Lyon well on top in their round of 16 tie with Roma and Rostov on level terms with Manchester United. [89] Bayern had no time or energy to respond, and the cup was on its way to Old Trafford. The 2006–07 season was a disappointment as Bayern again failed to make much impact in Europe (losing to Italian opposition in Milan)[106] and finished fourth at home, out of the Champions League places. [110] Mario Mandžukić scored the opening goal in the second half, swiftly equalised by Dortmund through a penalty. Penalties were required again, and this time Chelsea missed their last while Bayern scored all five, to add the Super Cup to the club's trophy cabinet for the first time. We see how that competition and the UEFA Europa League are shaping up. UEFA.com scoured the playing careers of the 48 UEFA Europa League group stage coaches to select a best XI – who have we missed? [131] Their domestic form was not as consistent until Hans-Dieter Flick (a member of the 1987 European Cup Final team) took over as head coach, dropping only two Bundesliga points after mid-December. [6] Bayern are by far Germany's most successful international representatives: no other teams from that nation have won Europe's premier competition more than once, or have more than two trophy wins overall. Europa League round of 16 on TV Only six of the eight first-leg matches of the Europa League round of 16 were played in March before the rest of the games were postponed due to the spread of Covid-19. The winners will be announced on Thursday. El Porto de Marchesín y 'Tecatito' queda fuera de la Europa League al caer como local ante el Bayer Leverkusen. [59][116] Most of Bayern's squad for the final remained the same as the previous year, and they were slight favourites due to their dominant domestic form. ", "Auf dem Weg zum Champions-League-Titel 1995: Als Ajax Amsterdam den FC Bayern München vorführte", "Zinedine Zidane's amazing 11-month Uefa Cup odyssey", "Le Bayern prend l'avantage, pas la finale Battus 2–0 à Munich, les Girondins devront refaire, le 15 mai, le coup de Milan", "Bordeaux a rêvé, Munich a gagné. They had already won the national cup in 1956–57,[9] but the European Cup Winners' Cup would not be introduced until three years later. [10] Bayern were fortunate in that the match was played in Bavaria, with the contest in Nuremberg (Franconia) being almost a home tie, and also benefitted from their opponents' chaotic preparations: Rangers had eliminated the holders and fellow Germans Borussia Dortmund in an earlier round,[11] but had since dispensed with the services of two prolific forwards who took the blame for a shock defeat in the Scottish Cup in January 1967, instead relying on a converted defender who did not have the quality required to overcome the Bayern resistance. Featuring goals by Arjen Robben, Jari Litmanen and Schalke’s Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. [68] A few weeks later they lost the 1999 DFB-Pokal Final to Werder Bremen on penalties,[72] although the Bundesliga title had been reclaimed by a huge margin weeks before the Barcelona showpiece. Under coach Zlatko Cajkovski, Bayern gained promotion to the Bundesliga for the 1965–66 season[9] and finished third (1860 were champions). In the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, Bayern topped a tough group containing Alex Ferguson's Manchester United and a Barcelona team coached by van Gaal, eliminating the latter,[89] then easily defeated Kaiserslautern and narrowly overcame Dynamo Kyiv[89] to set up a rematch with Manchester United in the final at Camp Nou, the first time the occasion would feature two clubs who had not won their domestic league or the Champions Cup the previous season. Which teams have the best attacks and defences in the continent's top ten domestic leagues? [11] The winning side contained several young local talents[12][13] – goalkeeper Sepp Maier, sweeper Franz Beckenbauer and striker Gerd Müller who would become recognised as world-class in their positions, plus midfielder Franz Roth (scorer of the only goal in 1967) and reserve defender Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck – all of whom would be integral to the spell of great success about to be enjoyed by the club. As Bayern Munich prepare for life without some of their key players, we look at why the European champions are already one step ahead of the game. [17][18] However, on the domestic front they secured the double for the first time, having finished behind Borussia Mönchengladbach for the past two years. At the World Cup, a Germany squad including young Bavarians Bastian Schweinsteiger and Phillipp Lahm,[13] as well as Lukas Podolski who joined Bayern from 1. All matches played as representatives of East Germany. [10] That year they also won the Cup again, so entered a UEFA competition for the first time, namely the 1966–67 European Cup Winners' Cup. [141], Bayern met Mexican club UANL, representing CONCACAF as the reigning champions of the CONCACAF Champions League in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup. The vote for 2015/16 Goal and Save of the Season has now closed, with nearly 400,000 having had their say over the past month. How the system works and what it means for Champions League places. [16] They won the domestic Cup that year, and advanced to the semi-finals of the subsequent 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, gaining revenge on Liverpool but this time losing out to Rangers, whose turn it was to lift the trophy. Published 9 August 2020. [129], Bayern were notably strong in the 2019–20 Champions League autumn fixtures, finishing the group stage with a 100% record for the first time. Bayern Munich will play in the final of the European Cup/Champions League for the 11th time in the club's history (equalling AC Milan's record), with only Real Madrid (16) having participated in more. [35], Domestically, Gladbach won the title and Bayern finished only 10th; they were minus Breitner who had moved to Real Madrid, although their future star Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had joined the club and was an unused substitute in Paris. Under Jupp Heynckes as coach, the team reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in 1989 and the European Cup in 1990 and 1991, with their conquerors Napoli,[73] Milan and Red Star Belgrade winning the title on each occasion - extra time had been needed for Milan to beat Bayern on away goals,[74] while Red Star progressed due to an unfortunate own goal by Augenthaler in the last minute. [91], Louis van Gaal became Bayern head coach in summer 2009, spending large sums on forwards Mario Gómez and Arjen Robben,[109] adjusting Schweinsteiger's role and installing youngsters Holger Badstuber and Thomas Müller into the line-up,[109][13][110] while allowing players like Podolski and Lúcio to depart. ... Europa League… The worst goalscorer in Dutch history, an exciting bit of Bayern gossip and a mysterious Czech custom are among our alternative highlights; read on and be enlightened. The Premier League is holding off Serie A for the crucial third place in the coefficient rankings behind the Liga and Bundesliga while Real Madrid are still the top club. [109] In Europe, they eliminated Arsenal, Juventus and Barcelona by increasing margins (a 7–0 aggregate over the Catalans)[109] to reach a tenth Champions League final, to be staged at Wembley Stadium in London. [21][22] Subsequent rounds behind the Iron Curtain, including a narrow hard-fought 7–6 victory over East Germans Dynamo Dresden for the 'true German Championship',[23][24][25][26] brought the club to their first Champions Cup final, to be staged at Heysel Stadium in Brussels, the same venue as West Germany's Euro victory. [35][36] This led some English fans to riot in frustration, using broken seats as missiles within the stadium and continuing to damage property in the city through the night. [69] They were also coached again by Udo Lattek, who had an important role in their 1970s success, and had by far the majority of the support in Vienna, only 400 kilometres (250 mi) from Munich. That international failure was mirrored in the Champions League, with Bayern's 2018–19 involvement ending with a home defeat at the hands of Liverpool in the Round of 16, the earliest exit since 2010–11;[128] Dortmund and Schalke also suffered heavy losses to English opposition at the same stage. That campaign was almost a very short one, with a penalty shootout required to overcome Swedish semi-professionals Åtvidaberg in the first round (Bayern were sufficiently impressed with the opposition's Conny Torstensson to sign him a short time later). Brehme and Matthäus soon also departed for Italy (specifically Inter), and after suffering a defeat to the Netherlands on home soil in the UEFA Euro 1988 tournament, they were in the national side which won the World Cup in that nation in 1990. Europa League: Fernandes penalty in extra time puts Man Utd into semis. Includes matches played as representatives of Yugoslavia. FC Bayern Munich are a football club based in the city of Munich in Bavaria, Germany. [120] As in the European Cup and the Intercontinental Cup, they were the first German club to lift the World Club Cup.[121]. Following Turner’s multi-platform broadcast deal with UEFA, live streams from the group stage to the final will be available online on PC and Mac, as well as on B/R Live apps for Android, iOS and smart TVs. UEFA Champions League, Europa League draw results: Bayern-PSG, Real Madrid-Liverpool; Man United get Granada [19][12] Having lost to England after extra time in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final and to Italy in a famous semi-final in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, the dominant Euro victory demonstrated that this group of German players now had the capability to triumph on the biggest stage. They defeated Asian representatives Guangzhou Evergrande 3–0 to progress to the final, and saw off the host nation's Raja Casablanca (who had unexpectedly eliminated the South American champions Atlético Mineiro) in the final to be crowned world champions for a third time. Two months after the European Cup victory, Bayern's players formed the spine of the West Germany national team which won the 1974 FIFA World Cup on home soil, defeating bitter rivals the Netherlands in the final held in Munich. All is not lost for Nice despite an opening-day defeat, with ex-Bayern defender Dante hoping his "experience can help the whole group" as they bid to make it through the group stage. They went on to lift that trophy, beating Scottish club Rangers 1–0 after extra time in the final. The result was a 2–0 win for Bayern with goals by Roth and Müller,[12] but the event would be unfavourably remembered for some brutal challenges by the Leeds players and several debatable decisions by the French referee in Bayern's favour including a disallowed goal. The UEFA Super Cup is the traditional curtain-raiser of the European football season, where the winners of last season’s Champions League and Europa League face each other. [91] When the same teams met again at the same point in the 2000–01 edition, Bayern secured a 1–0 victory at the Bernabéu through Élber, who also scored in the return leg (as he had in a 'revenge' win over Manchester United in the quarter-final)[91] to secure another final berth.[92]. Roth scored the only goal in the second half to bring the trophy home for a third time in succession (following Real Madrid and Ajax in this achievement which allowed them to keep the trophy permanently),[12] while the French team asserted afterwards that it was only the unusual square goalposts at Hampden Park which prevented them from scoring when their attempts struck the crossbar on two occasions. ... så husker vi det mål for mål! In the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, Barcelona has lost four semi-finals, in 1975–76, in 1977–78, in 1995–96, in 2000–01. Bayern and Cup Winners' Cup holders 1. Die offizielle Spiel- und Ergebnisliste der UEFA Europa League UEFA.com funktioniert besser bei anderen Browsern Um das bestmögliche Erlebnis zu haben, empfehlen wir, … Paul and Florentin Pogba are on a collision course in the UEFA Europa League; UEFA.com meets five more sets of brothers who took sibling rivalry to another level. Der frühere schwedische Nationalspieler Patrik Andersson, der einst bei Bayern München und Barcelona spielte, ist zum Botschafter für das Finale der UEFA Europa League 2016/17 in Solna auserkoren worden. The pick of the quarterfinals is arguably the rematch between last season's finalists Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, but competition is fierce with Manchester City up against Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid paired with Liverpool. [119] However, they had already missed the chance to make a clean sweep in the 2013 calendar year when Dortmund won the 2013 DFL-Supercup. It was the first time a team from the CONCACAF region played in the final. For two German Bundesliga clubs, however, the 2020/21 European journey is yet to begin. [117] The contest seemed to be moving towards extra time when Franck Ribéry set up Arjen Robben in the 89th minute, and the Dutchman found the net. [125] Thomas Müller's Champions League goal tally stood at 42 by the end of 2017–18,[126] a club record in that competition ahead of Lewandowski but some way behind namesake Gerd's overall total of 67 in all competitions. [91] Installed as favourites for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup, they overcame Aberdeen after waiting 25 years to meet the Scots again,[107][108] but lost to Zenit Saint Petersburg in the semi-finals;[91] the Russians defeated another Scottish team, Rangers, in the final. The UEFA word, the UEFA logo and all marks related to UEFA competitions, are protected by trademarks and/or copyright of UEFA. Arsène Wenger could become the second-oldest UEFA competition-winning coach before he leaves Arsenal. UEFA.com looks at the top of the charts. Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi and Neymar all converted penalties this week but how do their impressive records from the spot compare to Europe's leading exponents'? In a surprise outcome, the final was lost to English opposition, but rather than holders Liverpool (eliminated by CSKA Sofia who had then lost to Bayern)[58] the victors were surprise package Aston Villa, who had never been in contention for a continental final previously and would never be again in the decades to follow, had changed manager a few months before the final[58] and finished 11th in their domestic league, the lowest ever position by a European champion (surpassing Bayern's own 10th place in 1975). Both Bayern and PSG will be in the first pot of seeds along with Liverpool, Real Madrid, Juventus, Porto, Zenit Saint-Petersburg and Sevilla, the Europa League winners. [134][135] With the domestic league and cup already secured, the team went on to comfortably beat Lyon 3–0 in the semi-finals and then defeat Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 in the final with a goal from Kingsley Coman (a former PSG player), thus conquering its sixth European Cup and second continental treble.