Liverpool vs Bayern Munich Tickets

With six European Cup/UEFA Champions League wins each, as of 2023, Liverpool and Bayern Munich are among the most successful sides ever in the competition, which has been running since 1955.

The two sides mirror each other in many ways in terms of their respective histories in the competition.

It was Bayern Munich who first won the European Cup, doing so in 1973/74 when they beat Atletico Madrid 4-0 in Brussels after a replay. Goal machine Gerd Muller netted twice in the final, and sweeper/captain Franz Beckenbauer played a key role in the club’s strong run of form over the decade.

The following season they reached the final again and eased past Leeds United in Paris 2-0, Muller once again scoring a key goal.

In 1976 they edged out in-form French side Saint-Etienne in Glasgow, with Franz Roth scoring the only goal of the game.

The following year it was Liverpool’s turn to shine, with Bob Paisley's side beating Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 in the final. The Anfield side made it back-to-back successes in the competition when they defeated Club Brugge the following year.

Paisley earned his, and Liverpool’s, third European Cup title in 1981 with a close-fought win over Real Madrid, and in 1984, Joe Fagan’s side defeated AS Roma on penalties to grab their fourth.

Then both teams suffered lengthy periods without winning the competition. Both teams suffered losses in the final over that period. Liverpool to Juventus in 1985 and Bayern Munich to Aston Villa and FC Porto in 1981 and 1987, respectively.

They also lost their first UEFA Champions League final in 1999, losing out to Manchester United in disastrous fashion, with their 1-0 lead obliterated in injury time.

Ottma Hitzfeld’s side took the lead early on through Mario Basler and were well in control before Sir Alex Ferguson brought on two subs late on. The referee’s assistant had already put up his board to denote three minutes of injury time would be played, and United threw keeper Peter Schmeichel into the penalty area; such was their dire need.

David Beckham’s corner pinged around the box before Ryan Giggs’s tame effort was redirected goalwards by substitute Teddy Sheringham.

His goal stunned Bayern Munich, and barely 30 seconds from the restart, Manchester United won another corner, this time Beckham’s delivery was met by Sheringham’s head, and the ball fell to fellow sub Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and the Norwegian fired home to clinch an astonishing win for the Premier League side.

Bayern Munich broke their drought first by beating Valencia in 2001, whilst Liverpool’s wait was a little longer, with Rafa Benitez’s side defeating AC Milan in famous circumstances in 2005 in Istanbul.

On that iconic night, AC Milan found themselves cruising at half-time with two goals from Hernan Crespo and an opener from Paolo Maldini, putting Carlo Ancelotti’s side in complete control.

Second-half efforts from Steven Gerrard, Vladimir Smicer, and Xabi Alonso made it three apiece, but still, AC Milan should have won it, with multiple shots on goal expertly saved by Jerzy Dudek.

The Polish keeper then provided additional heroics, saving two penalties, as Liverpool completed an outstanding comeback to win on spot-kicks.

Bayern Munich also lost finals in 2010 and 2012 before beating Borussia Dortmund at Wembley in 2013.

2018/19 saw Jurgen Klopp’s side make it six top-tier European titles with a 2-0 win over Tottenham, and the following season, Bayern Munich reached the same milestone of half a dozen successes when they beat Paris Saint-Germain in 2020.

Liverpool vs Bayern Munich Head-to-Head

Liverpool and Bayern Munich have played each other a number of times, with their first European meeting coming in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1971, with Liverpool winning 4-1 on aggregate.

In 1971 they met again, this time in the now-defunct UEFA European Cup Winners’ Cup, with Bayern Munich winning 3-1 over the two legs.

In 1981 they were drawn against each other in the European Cup Semi-Finals, and Die Bayern would have felt they had the upper hand after returning from Anfield with a goalless draw. Unfortunately, Liverpool had other ideas as they managed to secure a 1-1 draw in Munich, meaning they went through on away goals.

In 2001 the two teams battled it out for the European Super Cup in Monaco, with Liverpool storming into a 3-0 lead thanks to John Arne Riise, Emile Heskey, and Michael Owen. In response, Bayern Munich pulled goals back through Hasan Salihamidzic and Carsten Jancker but couldn’t find an equalizer, meaning the trophy headed to Merseyside.

In 2018/19, Jurgen Klopp’s side faced Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League for the first time. The Round of 16 tie started with a 0-0 draw at Anfield before Liverpool produced a memorable display at the Allianz Arena, with Sadio Mane scoring twice as part of a thumping 3-1 away win.

Liverpool vs Bayern Munich Connections

A large number of world-class stars have taken to the field for both teams, including Sadio Mane, Xabi Alonso, Pepe Reina, Dieter Hamann, Markus Babbel, Emre Can, Christian Ziege, Philippe Coutinho, Thiago Alcantara, Xherdan Shaqiri and Alou Diarra.