Bayern Munich’s heartwarming and well-deserved victory against Arsenal FC was accompanied by a wave of records for the Rekordmeister – which means we’re back with another edition of the Rekordmeister Records!
Long-awaited triumph
Believe it or not, Bayern Munich’s win over Arsenal was their first home Champions League quarter-final victory since 2016.
Today’s victory was Bayern’s first victory at the Allianz Arena in a Champions League quarter-final since their 1-0 victory over Benfica in 2016 (!)
2017: 1-2 against Real Madrid
2018: 0-0 against Sevilla
2019: Eliminated in RO16
2020: Final 8 in Lisbon
2021: 2-3 against PSG
2022: 1-1 against Villarreal
2023:… pic.twitter.com/vE5RFQheIQ– Bayern and Germany (@iMiaSanMia) April 17, 2024
The victory also meant it would be the first time since 2019/20 that Bayern had advanced to the last four in Europe, following three consecutive years of going from last 16 to quarter-finals. This has been a long time coming.
Thomas Tuchel, the record holder
Since Tuchel has been at Bayern, he has certainly broken a few records, both positive and negative. The match against Arsenal, however, was more positive for the manager as he became the first German manager to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League with three different teams: PSG, Chelsea FC and now Bayern Munich.
It is worth mentioning, however, that although he has previously played in Germany, notably at Borussia Dortmund, Bayern are the first German team he has taken to this stage of the Champions League.
Never too much Manu clean sheets
Manuel Neuer recorded his 58th Champions League clean sheet against Arsenal, putting him ahead of Iker Casillas as the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets in UCL history.
This is a new record. Or rather a Neue(r) record?
Looking for more thoughts and analysis on Bayern Munich’s massive 1-0 win over Arsenal FC to advance to the Champions League semi-finals? Well, Marcus and Chuck have you covered with the Bavarian Works – Postgame Show podcast! Check it out on Spotify or below:
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