The UEFA Champions League returns Tuesday night after a three-week break, with Bayern Munich vs.
Former champions Bayern Munich will start their campaign with a tie against Portugal's Belenenses.
It doesn't help that Chelsea and Bayern Munich are so loathed within their own countries.
Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich has a four-goal advantage on Barcelona ahead of Wednesday's game.
Real have also been heavily linked to Bayern Munich's 26-year-old French international midfielder Frank Ribery.
Bayern Munich claimed on their website that they'd poached David Beckham from Real Madrid.
"Our chances of winning the World Cup are big, " said Brazil's Bayern Munich defender Dante.
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Bayern Munich stuffs Stuttgart 6-1 with all the goals coming in the first 51 minutes.
Bayern Munich loses to Bayer Leverkusen and with it their unbeaten record in the Bundesliga.
Bayern Munich, considered soccer royalty, are the Yankees of Germany and the fourth-wealthiest team in the world.
On Saturday, Bayern Munich became champion of Germany for the 23rd time, winning 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt.
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He took charge of the quarter-final return leg between Manchester United and Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
And the last opponent any club would choose to face while needing a confidence boost is Bayern Munich.
Chelsea wins the Champions League on penalty kicks after a dramatic 1-1 draw against Bayern Munich in Munich.
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The same, perhaps, could have been uttered when Chelsea inflicted more heartache in 2012 in Bayern Munich's own stadium.
With two injury time goals, it overturned a 1-0 deficit in the 1999 Champions League final against Bayern Munich.
Ludovic Sane headed just wide and Hugo Lloris saved Wendel's header as Lyon earned a meeting with Bayern Munich.
The game match two teams from Germany - Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
Just as Dortmund was cementing its place as a serious contender on the European stage, Bayern Munich stepped in.
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Bayern Munich's goal-scoring duo of Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery (known as Robbery) can make defenders dizzy as well.
The Algerian netted a famous back-heel in 1987 which contributed to FC Porto's narrow 2-1 triumph against Bayern Munich.
Unlike most elite clubs, the star attraction on the Bayern Munich team isn't a player, but a double act.
Milan, Arsenal and Bayern Munich in brand value to rank third among soccer teams and fifth overall.
Matthias Sammer, director of Bayern Munich, told German sports news agency SID that they were aware of the situation.
Germain, Barcelona and Bayern Munich already have a wealth of options in Willian's position.
Last year's final in which Bayern Munich lost to the English club Chelsea drew a television audience of 167 million.
Mourinho's men face Bayern Munich in their last four clash with Chelsea earning a semifinal match-up against reigning champions Barcelona.
In 2010 Uli Hoeness, Bayern Munich president, predicted that English clubs would struggle in Europe because of the financial crisis.
Real Madrid pair Michael Owen and David Beckham and Bayern Munich's Owen Hargreaves will arrive for the second game only.
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