🤯 22 years on, Bayern still hold this incredible CL record | OneFootball

FC Bayern kicked off the new Champions League season with a 3:1 victory over Club World Champions Chelsea. Not only did the Munich team secure their first three points, but they also continued an impressive streak.

This is already the 22nd season in a row in which FCB has started the Champions League with a win. You can't get much more consistent than that.

The last time they lost at the start of a CL season was in the 2002/03 season, when they were defeated 2:3 by Deportivo La Coruna on the first matchday at the Munich Olympic Stadium and ultimately also eliminated from the group. The hat-trick scorer for Deportivo that day was a certain Roy Makaay, whom Bayern signed just a year later.

For comparison: Players like Oliver Kahn, Jens Jeremies, Michael Ballack, Zé Roberto, and Willy Sagnol were in the starting lineup for Bayern. Hasan Salihamidzic and Giovane Elber couldn't prevent this defeat with their goals. It's simply crazy how long ago that was!

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