Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Bayern's Robben eager to seize the day

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Friday, April 30, 2010

Hero Olić shares Bayern acclaim

Ivica Olić shared the acclaim after his hat-trick sent FC Bayern München to the UEFA Champions League final, noting: "It was a dream, but the whole team played great football."

Asked whether he was in the best form of his life, FC Bayern München striker Ivica Olić replied "it looks like it" following the hat-trick at Olympique Lyonnais that sent Louis van Gaal's side to the UEFA Champions League final.

A beaten UEFA Europa League semi-finalist with Hamburger SV last season, the 30-year-old hogged the limelight on Tuesday with goals in the 26th, 67th and 78th minutes as Bayern built on a 1-0 first-leg lead to book a meeting with either FC Barcelona or FC Internazionale Milano in the 22 May decider at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.

Now with seven UEFA Champions League goals to add to the ten he has registered in the Bundesliga, the Croatian international did his best to remain cool after being asked about his awesome form. Asked whether he was in the form of his life, he replied: "Well, it looks like it, but I think my team are also in their best form; an attacker just has to play his part and score goals."

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Tymoshchuk's Bayern make own luck

He may have worn the same T-shirt under his top for ten years but superstitious midfielder Anatoliy Tymoshchuk insists FC Bayern München's improved form is a question of quality, not luck. FC Bayern München fans have experienced a roller-coaster ride this season, but midfielder Anatoliy Tymoshchuk is convinced the team's early jitters are behind them as they look to maintain their upward curve. Bayern's struggles during the first part of the campaign are well documented. The vibes from the Bavarian giants' camp are positive now, though, as they prepare for a UEFA Champions League first knockout round decider at ACF Fiorentina. "We are in very good physical condition and we believe in ourselves," Tymoshchuk told UEFA.com. "We need to be sharp in attack. I think we are strong enough to beat them."

That confidence seemed in short supply ahead of the Matchday 6 meeting with Juventus in December, when Bayern needed a win in Turin to reach the knockout phase. "We knew how important that game was for us, because everything depended on it," said Tymoshchuk, a former FC Shakhtar Donetsk stalwart who captained FC Zenit St. Petersburg to 2008 UEFA Cup glory. "Our future in the Champions League depended on it. We played well because we concentrated on winning. You could feel the spirit." What followed was a resounding 4-1 victory at the home of one of Europe's top clubs. Tymoshchuk made a key contribution as a substitute, keeping his side's advantage intact before extending it in added time. "That was my first goal for Bayern and I was very excited. When I got on the pitch I felt the responsibility on my shoulders because the score was 2-1. The coach expected me to at least protect that scoreline. I went out and was lucky enough to score the fourth goal."

A genuine football enthusiast, Tymoshchuk has collected more than 200 shirts from matches, including "lots of memorable ones" – none more so than that of the former Bayern notable who inspired him as a youngster. "Lothar Matthäus is one of the greatest. It was the 1990 World Cup in Italy when I started to follow his career. I especially liked the way he played, how he acted on the field." Ticket4football.com provides the fans to get Bayern Munich Tickets online at relatively cheaper price you can also buy Champions league tickets and champions league final tickets for the other teams of the League. Further more football tickets for other events are available at ticket4football.com like world cup tickets and World cup football tickets. Tickets for world's most favourite teams are also available, like England World Cup Tickets, Brazil World Cup Tickets, Arsenal Tickets, Chelsea Tickets, Real Madrid Tickets and many more. Just click and get the football tickets for your favourite teams or events without any headache and wastage of time.

Monday, January 18, 2010

From FC Breitnigge to FC Hollywood (1979–98)

The 1980s were a period of off-field turmoil for Bayern, with many changes in personnel and financial problems. On the field, Paul Breitner and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, termed FC Breitnigge, led the team to Bundesliga titles in 1980 and 1981. Apart from a DFB-Pokal win in 1982, two relatively unsuccessful seasons followed, after which Breitner retired and former coach Udo Lattek returned. Bayern won the 1984 cup, then went on to win five championships in six seasons, including a double in 1986. However, European success was elusive during the decade; Bayern only managed to claim the runners-up spot in the European Cup in 1982 and 1987.

Jupp Heynckes was hired as coach in 1987, but after two consecutive championships in 1988–89 and 1989–90 Bayern's form dipped. After a second place in 1990–91 the club finished just five points above the relegation places in 1991–92. Success returned when Franz Beckenbauer took over for the second half of the 1993–94 season, winning the Championship again after a four year gap. Beckenbauer was then appointed club president.

His successors as coach, Giovanni Trapattoni and Otto Rehhagel both finished trophyless after a season, not meeting the club's high expectations. During this time Bayern's players frequently appeared in the gossip pages of the press rather than the sports pages, resulting in the nickname FC Hollywood. Franz Beckenbauer briefly returned at the end of the 1995–96 season as caretaker coach and led his team to victory in the UEFA Cup 1995–96, beating Bordeaux in the final. For the 1996–97 season Giovanni Trapattoni returned to win the championship. But in the following season Bayern lost the title to the just promoted 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Trapattoni had to take his leave for the second time.

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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Golden years (1965–79)

In their first Bundesliga season Bayern finished third and also won the cup. This qualified them for the following year's European Cup Winners' Cup, which they won in a dramatic final against Scottish club Rangers, when Franz "the Bull" Roth scored the decider in a 1–0 extra time victory. In 1967 Bayern retained the cup, but slow overall progress saw a new coach, Branko Zebec take over. He replaced Bayern's offensive style of play with a more disciplined approach, and in doing so achieved the first league and cup Double in Bundesliga history, using only 13 players throughout the season.

Udo Lattek took charge in 1970. After winning the cup in his first season he led Bayern to their third German championship. The deciding match in the 1971–72 season against Schalke 04 was the first match in the new Olympic Stadium, and was also the first live televised match in Bundesliga history. Bayern beat Schalke 5–1 and thus claimed the title, also setting several records, including points gained and goals scored. Bayern also won the next two championships, but the zenith was their triumph in the European Cup final against Atlético Madrid, which Bayern won 4–0 after a replay. During the following years the team was unsuccessful domestically, but defended their European title by defeating Leeds United in the final when Roth and Müller secured victory with late goals. A year later in Glasgow, AS Saint-Étienne were defeated by another Roth goal and Bayern became the third club to win the trophy in three consecutive years. The final trophy won by Bayern in this era was the Intercontinental Cup, in which they defeated Brazilian club Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte over two legs. The rest of the decade was a time of change and saw no further titles for Bayern. In 1977 Franz Beckenbauer left for New York Cosmos and in 1979 Sepp Maier and Uli Hoeneß retired while Gerd Müller joined the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.

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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Early years (1900–65)

FC Bayern Munich was founded by members of a Munich gymnastics club (MTV 1879). When a congregation of members of MTV 1879 decided on February 27, 1900 that the footballers of the club would not be allowed to join the German Football Association (DFB), eleven members of the football division left the congregation and on the same evening founded FC Bayern Munich. Within a few months FC Bayern Munich achieved high-scoring victories against all local rivals and reached the semifinals of the 1900–01 South German championship. In the following years the club won some local trophies and in 1910–11 FC Bayern Munich joined the newly founded "Kreisliga", the first regional Bavarian league. They won this league in its first year, but did not win it again until the beginning of World War I in 1914, which halted all football activities in Germany.

In the years after the war, FC Bayern Munich won several regional competitions, before winning their first South German championship in 1926, an achievement repeated two years later. Their first national title was gained in 1932, when coach Richard "Little Dombi" Kohn led the team to the German championship by defeating Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 in the final.

The advent of the Hitler regime put an abrupt end to Bayern's development. The president and the coach, both of whom were Jewish, left the country. Many others in the club were also purged. Bayern was taunted as the "Jew's club" and as a semi-professional club Bayern was also affected by the ruling that football players had to be full amateurs again. In the following years Bayern could not sustain its role of contender for the national title, achieving mid-table results in its regional league instead.

After the war Bayern became a member of the Oberliga Süd, the southern conference of the German first division, which was split five ways at that time. Bayern struggled, hiring and firing 13 coaches between 1945 and 1963. In 1955 they were relegated, but returned to the Oberliga in the following season and won the DFB-Pokal for the first time, beating Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–0 in the final. The club struggled financially though, verging on bankruptcy at the end of the 1950s. Manufacturer Roland Endler provided the necessary funds and was rewarded with four years at the helm of the club. In 1963 the Oberligas in Germany were consolidated into one national league, the Bundesliga. Five teams from the Oberliga South were admitted. Bayern finished third in that year's southern division, but another Munich team, 1860 Munich, had won the championship. As the DFB preferred not to include two teams from one city, Bayern was not chosen for the Bundesliga. They gained promotion two years later, fielding a team with young talents like Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, and Sepp Maier — who would later be collectively referred to as the axis. Now you can bur Bayern Munich tickets online from ticket4football, Further more ticket4football also provides you with the facility to buy Champions League tickets and Champions League final tickets for other teams of the Champions League.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Bayern Munich History

Lets have a look on the recent history of the club. From 1998–2004 Bayern were coached by Ottmar Hitzfeld. In Hitzfeld's first season, Bayern won the Bundesliga and came close to winning the Champions League, losing 2–1 to Manchester United in injury time after leading for most of the match. The 1999–2000 season resulted in Bayern winning their third league and cup double. A third consecutive Bundesliga title followed in 2001, won in a finish on the final day of the league season. Days later, Bayern won the Champions League for the fourth time after a 25 year gap, defeating Valencia on penalties. The 2001–02 season began with a win in the International Cup, but ended trophyless otherwise. A season later Bayern won their fourth double, leading the league by a record margin. Hitzfeld's reign ended in 2004, with Bayern underperforming, including a cup defeat by second division Alemannia Aachen.

On 11 January 2008 Jürgen Klinsmann was named as Hitzfeld's successor, taking charge on 1 July 2008. He signed a two year contract. During the first half of the 2008–09 Bundesliga season, Bayern got off to a rocky start, winning just two games until day six, but started to catch up afterwards. Bayer Leverkusen eliminated Bayern Munich in quarter-finals of the DFB-Pokal. In the Champions League Bayern also reached the quarter-finals. They were eliminated by FC Barcelona after winning Group F and defeating Sporting CP in the first knockout round, achieving a Champions League record aggregate of 12–1. On April 27, two days after a home defeat against FC Schalke 04 which saw Bayern drop to the third place in the table, Klinsmann was fired. This was preceded by several disappointing results such as a 5–1 aggregate loss to Barcelona in the Champions League, and a 5–1 loss to the would-be champions VfL Wolfsburg. Former coach Jupp Heynckes was named as caretaker until the end of the season. Bayern eventually finished second, thus qualifying directly for the Champions League in 2009–10.

FC Bayern then signed Louis Van Gaal for the 2009-10 season from AZ. While under speculation due to a strand of poor results, Van Gaal managed to advance Bayern through to the round of 16 with a convincing 4-1 display over Juventus in Turin. Now you can bur Bayern Munich tickets online from ticket4football, Further more ticket4football also provides you with the facility to buy Champions League tickets and Champions League final tickets for other teams of the Champions League.