Bayern Munich are the most successful football club in Germany, with 22 League titles and 15 German Cups. The Club was established in 1900 and are based in Munich, Bavaria. They won their first league title in 1932 but had arguably their most successful
era under the German legend, Franz Beckenbauer, when they won a record 3 European titles in a row.
The Club has dominated football in recent history and has produced and nurtured some of the finest players in the history of German football. Bayern is Germany's biggest club, in terms of the number of fans too, both in Germany and over the globe.
The Bayern Munich stadium, Allianz Arena, is one of the most recognisable football stadiums in the world. It is the only stadium in the world that completely changes its colours. Bayern share the stadium with TSV 1860 Munchen and the colour of the stadium
reflects the colours of the team playing their home game. When Bayern plays, the whole stadium turns red. Apart from its magnificent exterior, the stadium has one of the best ambiances in European football. It can host 66,000 fans and its shape makes watching
the match in the stadium one of the best experiences in terms of football. Bayern are one of the three football clubs in Munich and have a very bitter rivalry with TSV 1860 Munchen.
Bayern is currently coached by Louis Van Gaal, an experienced Dutchman who has managed clubs like Barcelona, Ajax and the Dutch National team. The current team captain is also a Dutchman, the midfielder Mark Van Bommel, who has been with the club since 2006,
when he joined them from Barcelona. In fact, the Club has a very interesting mix of German and Dutch players which has helped them regain the Bundesliga title, the German Cup and a place in the final of the UEFA Champions League after a few disappointing seasons.
Along with the Dutch coach and captain, winger Arjen Robben is the other Dutchman at the club. Robben was highly influential for Bayern in their run in the Champions League, scoring a number of fantastic goals when the team needed them. His volley against
Manchester United, in particular, was magnificent.
There are also a number of German internationals in the team including Bastian Schweinsteiger, Philipp Lahm, Thomas Muller, Toni Kroos and Mario Gomez to name a few. It is no wonder that Bayern were among the best club sides in Europe last season especially
when the World Cup earlier this year showed that the Dutch and the Germans are amongst the strongest sides in the world right now. Bayern have a very bright future ahead of them and they will be looking to go one step further this season so they can become
European Champions for the 5th time.
Currently the German club is suffering in the Bundesliga and this is basically because of the fact that most of the players are tired as almost everyone of them were a part of the FIFA World Cup 2010 and they barely got any rest. Most of the players playing
in Bayern Munich are either injured or stressed because they have seen too much football. However, Van Gaal is confident that his side is going to take a u-turn soon because they want to win the title.
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