A 10th title in a row has not translated into Champions League success for Bayern and club face challenge to stay at the top
From 2013 to 2022, the title winner in Germany bears the same name. Bayern Munich are celebrating a 10th championship in a row. A decade of dominance is a novelty in the five strongest leagues in Europe. Such statistics are otherwise known in Europe only from clubs such as Skonto Riga, Dinamo Zagreb, Rosenborg or Dynamo Berlin from the old East German Oberliga.
Bayern are a club who win titles. In the past 50 years of the Bundesliga, they have ended up on top 30 times. They owe this to their unique identity: as the club of players. One successful generation takes over from another. And former players have been at the helm for a long time.
The foundation was laid by Sepp Maier, Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller, homegrown players and world-class footballers. They were a gift to the club and the football nation. From their team, which won the European Cup three times, the leadership of the following decades was recruited.
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