 |
| Manuel Neuer, captain of FC Bayern Munich lifts the UEFA Champions League Trophy following his team's victory in the UEFA Champions League Final match between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica on August 23, 2020 |
Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at the Estádio da Luz to win the Champions League and seal a second treble in their history.
Here are some of the incredible stats behind their incredible season.
- Bayern Munich have won the European Cup/Champions League for a sixth time (level with Liverpool) and for the first time since 2012-13. Only Real Madrid (13) and AC Milan (7) have been crowned champions on more occasions.
- Bayern Munich are the first team in European Cup/Champions League history to win every game en route to winning the competition (11 wins).
- Bayern Munich are the first team in European Cup/Champions League history to win 11 games in a row in the competition.
- On only four previous occasions has a manager older than Bayern Munich boss Hans-Dieter Flick (55y 181d) won the Champions League (Goethals with Marseille in 1993 - 71, Heynckes with Bayern Munich in 2013 - 68 and Alex Ferguson with Man Utd in 1999 and 2008 – 57 and 66).
- Bayern Munich became just the third side in UEFA Champions League history to hit the 500-goal mark in the competition (500 goals in total), after Barcelona (517) and Real Madrid (567).
- Bayern Munich attacker Kingsley Coman became the fifth Frenchman to score in a UEFA Champions League final (Benzema 2018, Zidane 2002, Desailly 1994 and Boli 1993).
- Manuel Neuer has now kept a clean sheet in both a World Cup final and Champions League final.
- Kingsley Coman has won his 20th major trophy in his professional career at the age of just 24.
- Hansi Flick has now won three trophies since becoming Bayern manager in November 2019, averaging a trophy every 12 games.
Comments
Post a Comment