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Meanwhile, Barcelona, still the reigning champions in spirit, tiki-taka’d their way past Spartak Moscow, Celtic, and Benfica. Lionel Messi scored five in one game. They looked inevitable.

Bayern, drawn with Valencia, Lille, and BATE Borisov, cruised. Thomas Müller scored. Toni Kroos orchestrated. And a new signing from Athletic Bilbao, Javi Martínez, gave them steel. champions league 12 13

The stage was set for a German revolution. No one in England, Spain, or Italy saw it coming. Bayern, drawn with Valencia, Lille, and BATE Borisov,

Bayern vs. Juventus. The Old Lady hadn’t lost in 18 European games. Bayern beat them 2–0 in Turin—then 2–0 again in Munich. Juve, so solid, looked slow. Bayern looked like machines. And a new signing from Athletic Bilbao, Javi

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The match itself was a war.

The last 20 minutes were pure chaos. Neuer saved from Lewandowski with his foot. Robben hit the post. Subasic (on the bench) held his head. Then, – Ribery, on the left, backheeled the ball into Robben’s path. Arjen Robben, the man who had missed the penalty in the 2012 final against Chelsea, ran onto it, rounded Weidenfeller, and slid the ball into the empty net.