2013–14 FC Bayern Munich season

Background information

Jan Kirchhoff, Mario Götze, and Thiago transferred to Bayern Munich and Mitchell Weiser returned to Bayern after finishing his loan with 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Jan Kirchhoff, Mario Götze, and Mitchell Weiser officially joined Bayern when the transfer window opened on 1 July. Thiago joined Bayern on 14 July. Nils Petersen, Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, Maximilian Riedmüller, Dale Jennings, Mario Gómez, Emre Can, and Luiz Gustavo all left the club. Nils Petersen made his loan spell permanent. He was on loan to Werder Bremen. Tymoshchuk's contract expired. Riedmüller was released. Dale Jennings, Mario Gómez, Emre Can, and Luiz Gustavo were all sold. Dale Jennings didn't make any first team appearances for Bayern. Pep Guardiola was hired as new head coach of Bayern, signing on 16 January 2013, and he took over on 26 June. Guardiola's contract runs until 30 June 2016. He kept Hermann Gerland as assistant coach, and Domenec Torrent was brought in as an assistant coach. Lorenzo Buenaventura was appointed as a fitness trainer, and Lars Kornetka was appointed to do game and video analysis and research reports. Peter Hermann left Bayern and became an assistant coach at Schalke 04. Bayern made two failed bids for Robert Lewandowski. Pre–season started on 26 June.

August

Bayern faced Borussia Mönchengladbach on 9 August in the first round of play in the Bundesliga. Bayern won 3–1. Arjen Robben, Mario Mandžukić and David Alaba scored for Bayern. Dante scored an own goal to put Borussia Mönchengladbach on the board. The first matchday finished with Bayern tied with Bayer Leverkusen for third place in the league table. Bayern faced Eintracht Frankfurt on matchday two on 17 August. Bayern won 1–0 from a Mario Mandžukić goal. Thiago made his Bundesliga debut. After the second matchday was completed, Bayern were again tied with Bayer Leverkusen and had moved up to second place in the table. Bayern's matchday three opponent was 1. FC Nürnberg on 24 August. Nürnberg used "massive defending" tactics in the match. Josip Drmić and Daniel Ginczek were the main attacking players for Nürnberg. Bayern ended up getting goals from Franck Ribéry and Arjen Robben in the second half, and the result was a 2–0 victory. Despite the win, Bayern dropped to third place. Thiago picked up an injury during the match. On matchday four, Bayern faced SC Freiburg, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Xherdan Shaqiri gave Bayern a 1–0 in the 33rd minute. Nicolas Höfler scored in the 86th minute to equalize for Freiburg. Bayern moved up to second place. Bastian Schweinsteiger sprained his ankle in the match.

September

The next match was matchday 5 against Hannover 96 on 14 September, which Bayern won 2–0. Mario Mandžukić and Franck Ribéry scored for Bayern. Schweinsteiger made a "brief comeback" against CSKA Moscow. Schweinsteiger ended up starting the match on 21 September and was substituted in the 78th minute. Bayern defeated Schalke 04 4–0 on matchday six with goals from Schweinsteiger, Mario Mandžukić, Franck Ribéry, and Claudio Pizarro. Pep Guardiola considered this match "our best Bundesliga performance of the season so far." After the match and with Borussia Dortmund's 1–1 draw against 1. FC Nürnberg, Bayern and Borussia Dortmund were equal with 16 points each, but Bayern remained second due to an inferior tiebreaking situation. Bayern faced VfL Wolfsburg on matchday seven on 28 September. and won 1–0 with a goal from Thomas Müller. Bayern ended September in second place in the Bundesliga table

October

Bayern faced Bayer Leverkusen on matchday eight on 5 October. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. Toni Kroos scored for Bayern Munich and Sidney Sam scored for Bayer Leverkusen. Bayern Munich finished the matchday in first place. Bayern faced 1. FSV Mainz 05 on 19 October. Bayern won 4–1. Arjen Robben, Thomas Müller, and Mario Mandžukić scored for Bayern. Thomas Müller scored two goals. Shawn Parker scored for Mainz. Bayern finished the matchday in first place. Bayern faced Hertha BSC on 26 October. Bayern won 3–2. Mario Mandžukić and Mario Götze scored for Bayern. Mario Mandžukić scored two goals. Adrián Ramos and Änis Ben-Hatira scored for Hertha BSC. Bayern finished the matchday in first place.

November–December

Bayern faced 1899 Hoffenheim on 2 November. Bayern won 2–1. Mario Mandžukić and Thomas Müller scored for Bayern and Niklas Süle scored for Hoffenheim. The win meant that Bayern equaled Hamburger SV's 30-year-old record of 36 consecutive matches without a loss. Bayern finished the matchday in first place. Bayern faced FC Augsburg on 9 November. Bayern won 3–0 with goals from Jérôme Boateng, Franck Ribéry, and Thomas Müller. With this win, Bayern are undefeated in 39 consecutive league matches. Bayern ended the matchday in first place. Bayern faced Borussia Dortmund on 23 November. Franck Ribéry was ruled out of the match. Bayern won 3–0 with goals from Mario Götze, Arjen Robben, and Thomas Müller. Bayern finished the matchday in first place. Bayern finished November against Eintracht Braunschweig on 30 November. Bayern won 2–0 with two goals from Arjen Robben. Bayern finished the matchday in first place. Bayern faced Werder Bremen on 7 December. Bayern won 7–0 with goals from Assani Lukimya-Mulongoti (own goal), Daniel Van Buyten, Franck Ribéry (2 goals), Mario Mandžukić, Thomas Müller, and Mario Götze. Bayern finished the matchday in first place.

January–February

Bayern started the second half of the season with matchday 18 on 24 January against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Bayern were without Bastian Schweinsteiger for the match. There were issues with Franck Ribéry, Javi Martínez, Arjen Robben, and Philipp Lahm. Franck Ribéry had pain in the legs and Javi Martínez didn't practice the few days leading up to the match and Pep Guardiola "had already had little hope" of participating in the match and didn't get into the matchday squad. Arjen Robben was still not completely over his injury, however, he isn't likely to start the match. Arjen Robben didn't start the match and came into the match in the 79th minute. Philipp Lahm had a knee irritation but was likely to play in the match and he started the match. Mario Mandžukić was not in the matchday squad due to poor performances in training. Bayern won the match 2–0 with goals from Mario Götze and Thomas Müller. Bayern finished the matchday in first place. Bayern played VfB Stuttgart on matchday 17 on 29 January; 1 month and 7 days after the last match in matchday 17. The match was rearranged because of Bayern's participation in the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup. Mario Mandžukić was back in the squad; but wasn't in the starting line–up. Bayern won the match 2–1. Claudio Pizarro and Thiago scored for Bayern and Vedad Ibišević scored for Stuttgart. Vedad Ibišević gave Stuttgart a 1–0 in the 29th minute. Bayern were trailing in the 76th minute when Claudio Pizzaro equalized. Thiago scored in stoppage time to win the match. Bayern are now 13 points clear of second place and, with the win, has a 43–match undefeated streak. Bayern finished January in first place. Bayern faced Eintracht Frankfurt on matchday 19 on 2 February. Bayern won 5–0 with goals from Mario Götze, Franck Ribéry, Arjen Robben, Dante, and Mario Mandžukić. David Alaba was substituted off for the first time this season in the 75th minute. Thiago's 185 touches of the ball is a new league record. Bayern finished the matchday in first place. Bayern faced 1. FC Nürnberg on matchday 20 on 8 February. Bayern won 2–0 with goals from Mario Mandžukić and Philipp Lahm. This was Lahm's first goal in over three years for Bayern. Bayern finished the matchday in first place and are 13 points ahead of second place Bayer Leverkusen. Bayern faced SC Freiburg on matchday 21 on 15 February. Bayern won 4–0 with goals from Dante, Xherdan Shaqiri (2 goals), and Claudio Pizarro. Xherdan Shaqiri picked up an injury in the match. Bayern finished the matchday in first place. Bayern faced Hannover 96 on matchday 22 on 23 February. Bayern won 4–0 with goals from Thomas Müller (2 goals), Thiago, and Mario Mandžukić. The win was Bayern's 14th consecutive win and 47th consecutive match undefeated. Thomas Müller picked up a hamstring injury against Hannover and was out for five days before he could jog again. Bayern finished the matchday in first place and are 19 points ahead of Bayer Leverkusen.

March

Bayern faced Schalke 04 on matchday 23 on 1 March. Bayern won 5–1. Bayern scored four goals in the first 28 minutes. David Alaba, Arjen Robben (3 goals), and Mario Mandžukić scored for Bayern. Rafinha scored an own goal for Schalke. Schalke were sent down to ten men after Kyriakos Papadopoulos was sent off. Bayern's undefeated streak is up to 48 consecutive matches and have won their last 15 matches in the league. Bayern finished the matchday in first place. Bayern faced VfL Wolfsburg on matchday 24 on 8 March. Bayern won 6–1 and have won their last 16 league matches. Xherdan Shaqiri, Thomas Müller (2 goals), Mario Mandžukić (2 goals), and Franck Ribéry scored for Bayern and Naldo scored for Wolfsburg. Bayern scored five goals in a 17-minute period. Bayern finished the matchday in first place. Bayern faced Bayer Leverkusen on matchday 25 on 15 March. Bayern beat Bayer Leverkusen 2–1. Mario Mandžukić and Bastian Schweinsteiger scored for Bayern and Stefan Kießling scored for Bayer Leverkusen. The win mean Bayern's undefeated streak is at 50 consecutive match. Bayern finished the matchday in first place and has a 23-point lead over Borussia Dortmund. Bayern faced 1. FSV Mainz 05 on matchday 26 on 22 March. Bayern won 2–0 with goals from Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mario Götze. Bayern have scored at least two goals in their last 18 league matches, a league record. Bayern finished the matchday in first place. Bayern faced Hertha BSC on matchday 27 on 25 March. Bayern won the match 3–1. Toni Kroos, Mario Götze, and Franck Ribéry scored for Bayern. Adrián Ramos scored from a penalty kick for Hertha. Bayern won their 24th league championship. Bayern became the first club to clinch the Bundesliga championship in March and won the league with a "record seven games to spare." Bayern faced 1899 Hoffenheim on matchday 28 on 29 March. The match ended in a 3–3 draw. Claudio Pizzaro (2 goals) and Xherdan Shaqiri scored for Bayern and Anthony Modeste, Sejad Salihović, and Roberto Firmino scored for Hoffenheim. Hoffenheim ended Bayern's 19–match winning streak; but failed to end the 52–match undefeated streak. Thiago picked up an injury during the match and is out for two months.

April–May

Bayern started April with matchday 29 against FC Augsburg on 5 April. Augsburg won 1–0 with a goal from Sascha Mölders. Bayern lost for the first time in the league in 53 matches. Their last loss was against Bayer Leverkusen on 28 October 2012. This is the first victory against Bayern for FC Augsburg since the merger to form the club. The last time Augsburg won against Bayern was when BC Augsburg defeated them on 6 August 1961. Ylli Sallahi made his professional debut in the match. Xherdan Shaqiri picked up an injury during the match. Bayern faced Borussia Dortmund on matchday 30 on 12 April. Borussia Dortmund won 3–0 with goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Marco Reus, and Jonas Hofmann. This is the first time that Bayern have lost two straight matches since November 2011. Rafinha was sent–off and eventually received a three–match ban. Manuel Neuer left the match with a calf injury. Bayern faced Eintracht Braunschweig on matchday 31 on 19 April. Bayern won 2–0 with goals from Claudio Pizzaro and Mario Mandžukić. This is Bayern's first victory in four matches. Bayern had only 14 first team players available for the match. Bayern faced Werder Bremen on matchday 32 on 26 April. Bayern won 5–2. Franck Ribéry, Claudio Pizarro (2 goals), Bastian Schweinsteiger, and Arjen Robben scored for Bayern. Theodor Gebre Selassie and Aaron Hunt scored for Werder Bremen. Bayern had a minute's silence before the match because of Tito Vilanova's death the day before.

Bayern faced Hamburger SV on 3 May. Bayern won the match 4–1. Mario Götze (2 goals), Thomas Müller and Claudio Pizzaro scored for Bayern and Hakan Çalhanoğlu scored for Hamburg. Jérôme Boateng was sent–off. Bayern faced VfB Stuttgart on matchday 34 on 10 May. Bayern won 1–0 with a goal from Claudio Pizzaro. Bastian Schweinsteiger picked up an injury during the match and was substituted in the first half.

Fixtures & results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Source:
¹Bayern Munich goals come first.
Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Bayern Munich.
Pos. = Position in league, Pts. = Points, GD = Goal difference, Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

League table