Bayern Munich History In Champions League

Bayern munich have won the champions league for a sixth time after beating paris st germain 1 0 in lisbon final thanks to a header from former psg youth academy graduate kingsley coman.

Bayern munich history in champions league. Fc bayern munich are a football club based in the city of munich in bavaria germany founded in 1900 they have been competing in uefa competitions since the 1960s and have become one of the most successful teams in europe winning eight major continental trophies including six european cup champions league titles and are ranked joint third among all clubs across the continent in this regard. The uefa champions league is open to the league champions of all uefa union of european football associations member associations except liechtenstein which has no league competition as well as to the clubs finishing from second to. Prior to the 1992 93 season the tournament was named the european cup. Bayern munich made history on sunday becoming the first side to win all of their matches en route to a champions league triumph.

Bayern munich will be looking to pen a new chapter in their rich european cup champions league history when they take on paris saint germain in the 2019 20 final in lisbon on sunday. Bayern munich are one of four german clubs to win the bundesliga and dfb pokal in the same season along with borussia dortmund 1. Bayern munich clinched their sixth european cup champions league. Kingsley coman s opening goal in the champions league final was the 500th bayern munich have scored in the competition joining real madrid and barcelona in reaching the tally.

The uefa champions league is a seasonal football competition established in 1955. Bayern became the first side in champions league history to score eight goals in a knockout match and the first in europe s premier club competition since madrid defeated wacker innsbruck 9 1 in. He replaced bayern s offensive style of play with a more disciplined approach and in doing so achieved the first league and cup double in bundesliga history in 1969.