After falling at the final hurdle of the 2011-12 season. Bayern Munich bettered their result in the next season, lifting the Champions League trophy in 2012-13 after defeating their German rivals Borussia Dortmund in the final.
Grouped with Valencia, BATE Borisov and Lille in Group F. Bayern progressed to the knock-out rounds as group winners. Even though they were tied at 13 points with second-placed Valencia with four wins, a draw and a loss from their six games, they won their group due to a superior head-to-head record.
Bayern defeated English side Arsenal in the Round of 16, but it wasn’t easy. After both sides finished 3-3 on aggregate, the difference came down to the away goal Bayern scored in London in the first leg.
The quarter-final against Italian giants Juventus was much more straightforward as 2-0 wins in both legs gave them a 4-0 aggregate and a semi-final berth against Spanish superpower Barcelona.
Bayern dominated the semis, winning the two matches 4-0 and 3-0 for an astounding 7-0 aggregate.
In the final against fellow German side Borussia Dortmund, Bayern emerged victorious with a 2-1 win. The victory allowed them to win the competition for a fifth time overall.
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Before winning the Champions League in 2019-20, the last time Bayern Munich won the tournament was in 2012-13.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who was playing for Real Madrid that season, was the top goal scorer of the tournament with 12 goals. Borussia Dortmund’s Robert Lewandowski (10 goals) and Bayern Munich’s Thomas Mueller (8 goals, tied with two others) came second and third.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, playing then for Paris Saint-Germain, had the most assists in the tournament with seven.
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