Bayern Munich, founded in 1900 and based at the Allianz Arena, remain one of Germany’s defining clubs. Their squad was valued at around £823.5m by Transfermarkt, with 50 players and an average age of 24, a blend of scale and youth that underlines the resources behind the operation.
The completed campaign showed the familiar attacking weight. Bayern averaged four goals at home while conceding 1.1, and were scarcely modest away either, scoring 3.2 per match and conceding one. Harry Kane’s 61 goals led the way, with Luis Díaz, Michael Olise, Nicolas Jackson and Serge Gnabry also reaching double figures.
Their closing league run was strong rather than flawless: five wins and a draw from the final six noted fixtures, including a 5-1 win over Cologne, a 5-0 away win at St Pauli and a 3-3 home draw with Heidenheim. They scored inside the first 20 minutes in six of 20 league matches, a reminder that their control often starts early.
For Celtic supporters, Bayern are a high-resource German opponent with heavy scoring power, depth, and recent form to match. Any meeting with them is defined by the need to withstand pressure and use possession carefully.
