Bayern Munich Archive

  •       Great rivalries tend to be local. To transcend that, the clubs involved have to be special: there’s no love lost between Liverpool and Manchester United, the “Derby of Italy” pits giants Inter with Juventus, and of course El Clasico transcends all comparison. Yet one great rivalry even...

    La Liga History: Bad Blood in the Bernabeu

    Posted on April 24, 2012 | 1 Comment
          Great rivalries tend to be local. To transcend that, the clubs involved have to be special: there’s no love lost between Liverpool and Manchester United, the “Derby of Italy” pits giants Inter with Juventus, and of course El Clasico transcends all comparison. Yet one great rivalry even...

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  •       It must be good to be a Madridista right now. With Barsa vanquished and by no means certain to be in the final looking  for revenge, a Liga-Champions League double looks to be a very real possibility. But Jose Mourinho will have to get his players feet...

    Champions League Preview: Real Madrid v Bayern Munich 2nd Leg

    Posted on April 22, 2012 | 1 Comment
          It must be good to be a Madridista right now. With Barsa vanquished and by no means certain to be in the final looking  for revenge, a Liga-Champions League double looks to be a very real possibility. But Jose Mourinho will have to get his players feet...

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  •     It’s hard to look at this tie in isolation-more than ever, the semi-finals of this year’s Champions League seem to come as a pair.   It’s commonly accepted that Real Madrid and Barcelona are the two best teams in the world at the moment, and indeed, might be...

    Champions League Preview: Bayern Munich v Real Madrid 1st leg

    Posted on April 16, 2012 | 2 Comments
        It’s hard to look at this tie in isolation-more than ever, the semi-finals of this year’s Champions League seem to come as a pair.   It’s commonly accepted that Real Madrid and Barcelona are the two best teams in the world at the moment, and indeed, might be...

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  •     The IFFHS has come out with their year end list of best of the best enganches.  Once again Xavi Hernandez leads the pack for the 4th year in a row.  Xavi beats out  Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Iniesta, Ozil, Xabi Alonso among others.  Spanish Football is all about the creative...

    World’s Best Playmaker 2011

    Posted on January 15, 2012 | 6 Comments
        The IFFHS has come out with their year end list of best of the best enganches.  Once again Xavi Hernandez leads the pack for the 4th year in a row.  Xavi beats out  Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Iniesta, Ozil, Xabi Alonso among others.  Spanish Football is all about the creative...

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  • A guest post about Bayern München, Villarreal’s opponent in UCL Matchday #5 by Niklas Wildehagen of Bundesliga Fanatic.   So far this season Bayern have made things look easy. Because of their great start, a single point against Villarreal would be enough for the Bavarians to qualify for the knock...

    Bayern’s last hurdle before the knock out stage

    Posted on November 22, 2011 | 1 Comment
    A guest post about Bayern München, Villarreal’s opponent in UCL Matchday #5 by Niklas Wildehagen of Bundesliga Fanatic.   So far this season Bayern have made things look easy. Because of their great start, a single point against Villarreal would be enough for the Bavarians to qualify for the knock...

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  • Preamble About two months ago on the eve of Villarreal – Bayern, both these teams were about to kick-off the 2011-12 Champions League group phase. Believe it or not, Villarreal came in from the second pot and as the second most experienced team in the group, ahead of both Napoli...

    UCL: Bayern – Villarreal: Playing for pride

    Posted on November 21, 2011 | 3 Comments
    Preamble About two months ago on the eve of Villarreal – Bayern, both these teams were about to kick-off the 2011-12 Champions League group phase. Believe it or not, Villarreal came in from the second pot and as the second most experienced team in the group, ahead of both Napoli...

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  • Diehard Bayern München supporter @RedRobbery takes a look at Bayern’s dream of playing in the ‘home’ Champions league final at the Allianz Arena in May 2012. Specifically, he talks about how Bayern will sink the yellow submarine, Villarreal. It is a great read. Take us home, Champions League – this...

    Champions League: Villarreal v Bayern München

    Posted on September 13, 2011 | 3 Comments
    Diehard Bayern München supporter @RedRobbery takes a look at Bayern’s dream of playing in the ‘home’ Champions league final at the Allianz Arena in May 2012. Specifically, he talks about how Bayern will sink the yellow submarine, Villarreal. It is a great read. Take us home, Champions League – this...

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  • Transfer Market just came out with their top 20 U-23 players with the most market value. Let’s take a look at the list at hand. 1. Gonzalo Higuaín Forward age 23 (Argentina & Real Madrid) 38.000.000 € 2. Kun Agüero Forward age 22 (Argentina & Atlético de Madrid) 36.000.000 €...

    Player Value: Under 23′s

    Posted on January 8, 2011 | No Comments
    Transfer Market just came out with their top 20 U-23 players with the most market value. Let’s take a look at the list at hand. 1. Gonzalo Higuaín Forward age 23 (Argentina & Real Madrid) 38.000.000 € 2. Kun Agüero Forward age 22 (Argentina & Atlético de Madrid) 36.000.000 €...

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  • Epic fail, is the only statement I can muster after the initial shock of the transfer of Robben, the flying wing to Bayern Munich. I cant even come to think why the hell any one would sell Robben , the player who almost lifted us last season. This hands down...

    Official: Robben to Bayern Munich

    Posted on August 28, 2009 | No Comments
    Epic fail, is the only statement I can muster after the initial shock of the transfer of Robben, the flying wing to Bayern Munich. I cant even come to think why the hell any one would sell Robben , the player who almost lifted us last season. This hands down...

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