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2024–25 FC Bayern Munich season
126th season in existence of FC Bayern Munich From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2024–25 season was the 126th season in the history of Bayern Munich, and the club's 60th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal, the UEFA Champions League, and the FIFA Club World Cup.
Following Bayer Leverkusen's 2–2 draw with SC Freiburg on 4 May 2025, Bayern Munich secured the Bundesliga title, their 12th title in 13 seasons, and record-extending 33rd Bundesliga title overall.
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Pre-season
On 1 March 2024, Bayern Munich announced the appointment of German executive Max Eberl as a board member for sport, after Austrian executive Christoph Freund was appointed as the sporting director a season before.[1][2] Together, the pair promised to build a new direction and philosophy for the club, extending the contracts of both Mathys Tel and Alexander Nübel, that would tie them down to Bayern Munich until 2029.[3][4]
After the 2023–24 season concluded, as well as the end of Thomas Tuchel's tenure as head coach, the club announced the signing of new head coach, former professional footballer and Belgian international Vincent Kompany, on 29 May 2024. Eberl and Freund were the two strongest forces behind the signing of Kompany on a three-year contract until 2027; the pair approached him while he was still under contract with English Premier League club Burnley after facing relegation to the EFL Championship, and Bayern paid a compensation fee that was dealt with the English club.
At an official press conference, both Eberl and Freund gave some insights about their direction, strategies and goals for the club within their philosophy along with the new head coach. They asserted that the club was approaching a concrete attacking style of play with and without the ball, and a bigger and closer focus in the reserve team Bayern Munich II, with the objective to make the bridge for young talents to integrate with the senior team more consistent, the transition and development of assembling a senior team with top-class players, as well as to keep on building a stronger youth sector in order to further develop young football talents.[5]
On 14 November 2023, Bayern Munich announced the signing of young Australian talent Nestory Irankunda from A-League Men club Adelaide United. He joined the club in July 2024.[6]
After joining the club on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in January 2024, Eric Dier made a permanent move to Bayern Munich due to a clause in his contract.[7]
Following a similar trajectory to Dier, Bryan Zaragoza signed for the club in February 2024, initially on a six-month loan from Spanish La Liga club Granada.[8]
Both Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Bouna Sarr did not renew their contracts with the club for the 2024–25 season, opting to become free agents.[9]
Bayern Munich signed both attacking midfielder Maurice Krattenmacher (aged 18) and forward Gibson Adu (aged 16), from 3. Liga club SpVgg Unterhaching, immediately loaning Nana Adu back with SpVgg Unterhaching for the 2024–25 season.
On 13 June 2024, Bayern Munich signed defender and Japanese international Hiroki Itō from fellow Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart, on a contract until 2028,[10] after they had triggered his release clause of an estimated €30,000,000.[11]
On 16 May 2024, Bayern Munich extended the contract of young midfielder and German international Aleksandar Pavlović until June 2029.[12]
On 21 June 2024, Bayern Munich officially announced the new staff for the 2024–25 season, which included three new assistant coaches: Aaron Danks, whom they signed from Middlesbrough and previously worked with Vincent Kompany at Anderlecht, René Marić, who was recently appointed as head coach of the under-19 team, and Floribert N'Galula, who followed Vincent Kompany from Burnley. Bram Geers was announced as the new athletic coach, and Rodyse Munienge as an assistant in the organizational area.[13] Days later, the club announced the signing of Walter Gfrerer from fellow Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg, as the new head of performance for all squads, including the senior team, the women's team, the reserve team, and the youth academy teams.[14]
On 27 June 2024, Bayern Munich extended the contract of Croatian international defender Josip Stanišić until 2029, after he returned from his Bayer Leverkusen loan spell, where he won both the 2023–24 Bundesliga and 2023–24 DFB-Pokal titles.[15]
On 1 July 2024, Bayern Munich activated the buy-back option for Armindo Sieb from 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth for a €1.5 million estimated fee; Sieb signed a contract until 2027, before immediately joining fellow Bundesliga club Mainz 05 on a two-year loan. A day later, on 2 July, the contract of Arijon Ibrahimović was extended until 2027.[16]
On 7 July 2024, the club announced the signing of French winger Michael Olise from English Premier League club Crystal Palace for a €55 million estimated fee, on a contract until 2029.[17]
On 11 July 2024, Bayern Munich signed Portuguese international midfielder João Palhinha from English Premier League club Fulham for a €50 million estimated fee, on a contract until 2028.[18][19]
On 12 July 2024, the club extended the contract of Matteo Pérez Vinlöf until 2027, and sent him on a season-long loan to Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Wien for further development.[20]
On 9 August 2024, Bayern Munich sent Bryan Zaragoza to La Liga club Osasuna on a season-long loan.[21]
On 13 August 2024, both defenders Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui were permanently transferred to English Premier League club Manchester United for an estimated combined fee of around €60 million, reuniting with head coach Erik ten Hag, whom they worked together previously at Dutch Eredivisie club Ajax.[22]
On 30 August 2024, the club extended Gabriel Vidović contract until 2026, and sent him to fellow Bundesliga club Mainz 05 on a season-long loan.[23]
Mid season
After the winter break Frans Krätzig's season-long loan was early cut off short after just six months with VfB Stuttgart, with whom he barely had minutes of playing time, returning to Bayern Munich on 2 January 2025.[24] The next day on 3 January 2025, he joined fellow Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim on a sixth-month loan until the end of the 2024–25 season, reuniting with fellow academy graduate Paul Wanner.[25]
Shortly after, on 4 January 2025, Nestory Irankunda joined Swiss Super League club Grasshopper Club Zurich, on a sixth-month loan until the end of the season, after he only managed to perform with Bayern Munich II on the Regionalliga Bayern during his first six months with the club.[26]
On 13 January 2024, academy graduate forward Arijon Ibrahimović moved back to Italy and joined Serie A club Lazio on a six-month loan until the end of the season, with an option to make the move permanent.[27]
Bajung Darboe signed with Bayern Munich from MLS Next Pro club Los Angeles FC 2, and was presented as a new player on 15 January 2025, immediately joining the reserve team, although the signing was initially reported months back in November 2024.[28][29]
On 21 January 2025, Tom Bischof agreed to join Bayern Munich ahead of the 2025–26 season, when his contract with TSG Hoffenheim expires, he signed a four-year contract through June 2029 once becoming a free agent.[30]
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Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
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- Total spending:
€140.6M
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- Total income:
€76.6M
- Notes
- ^a Signed as part of an exceptional registration window from 1 to 10 June 2025 for clubs participating in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.[104]
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Pre-season and friendlies
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Bayern met Regionalliga side 1. FC Düren for a friendly match in their neighbouring town of Jülich.[105] On 3 and 10 August 2024, Bayern faced Tottenham Hotspur twice in friendly matches.[106][107] Bayern played a friendly against Grasshopper at FC Bayern Campus on 20 August.[108]
24 July 2024 Friendly | FC Rottach-Egern ![]() | 1–14 | ![]() | Rottach-Egern, Germany |
18:30 CEST |
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Stadium: Stadion am Birkenmoos Attendance: 2,750 Referee: Michael Bacher (Germany) |
28 July 2024 Friendly | 1. FC Düren ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Jülich, Germany |
15:30 CEST |
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Stadium: Karl-Knipprath-Stadion Attendance: 9,500 Referee: David-Markus Koj (Germany) |
3 August 2024 Coupang Play Series | Bayern Munich ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Seoul, South Korea |
20:00 KST | Report | Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 63,496 Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea) |
10 August 2024 Visit Malta Cup | Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | London, England |
17:30 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 61,084 Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England) |
13 August 2024 Friendly | Bayern Munich ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Unterhaching, Germany |
18:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Sportpark Unterhaching Attendance: 9,531 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
20 August 2024 Friendly | Bayern Munich ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Munich, Germany |
11:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: FC Bayern Campus Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Michael Bacher (Germany) |
6 January 2025 Friendly | Bayern Munich ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Munich, Germany |
11:30 CET | Stadium: FC Bayern Campus | |||
Note: Bayern Munich made alterations to their plans for the winter break due to the impact of injuries on the squad and the need to manage workloads. As a result, the scheduled friendly match against Greuther Fürth was cancelled.[109] |
6 January 2025 Friendly | Red Bull Salzburg ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Salzburg, Austria |
18:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 26,107 Referee: Markus Hameter (Austria) |
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Overall record
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Bundesliga
League table
Source: Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[110]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[110]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
(C) Champions
Results summary
Source: kicker.de
Results by round
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 4 July 2024.[111]
25 August 2024 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–3 | Bayern Munich | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
1 September 2024 2 | Bayern Munich | 2–0 | SC Freiburg | Munich |
17:30 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Christian Dingert |
14 September 2024 3 | Holstein Kiel | 1–6 | Bayern Munich | Kiel |
18:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 15,034 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
21 September 2024 4 | Werder Bremen | 0–5 | Bayern Munich | Bremen |
15:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
28 September 2024 5 | Bayern Munich | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Munich |
18:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
6 October 2024 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–3 | Bayern Munich | Frankfurt |
17:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
19 October 2024 7 | Bayern Munich | 4–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Munich |
18:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
27 October 2024 8 | VfL Bochum | 0–5 | Bayern Munich | Bochum |
15:30 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Florian Exner |
2 November 2024 9 | Bayern Munich | 3–0 | Union Berlin | Munich |
15:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
9 November 2024 10 | FC St. Pauli | 0–1 | Bayern Munich | Hamburg |
15:30 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Timo Gerach |
22 November 2024 11 | Bayern Munich | 3–0 | FC Augsburg | Munich |
20:30 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
30 November 2024 12 | Borussia Dortmund | 1–1 | Bayern Munich | Dortmund |
18:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
7 December 2024 13 | Bayern Munich | 4–2 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Munich |
15:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Sören Storks |
14 December 2024 14 | Mainz 05 | 2–1 | Bayern Munich | Mainz |
15:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 33,305 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
20 December 2024 15 | Bayern Munich | 5–1 | RB Leipzig | Munich |
20:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
11 January 2025 16 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–1 | Bayern Munich | Mönchengladbach |
18:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 54,042 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
15 January 2025 17 | Bayern Munich | 5–0 | TSG Hoffenheim | Munich |
20:30 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Timo Gerach |
18 January 2025 18 | Bayern Munich | 3–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Munich |
15:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
25 January 2025 19 | SC Freiburg | 1–2 | Bayern Munich | Freiburg |
15:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 34,700 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
1 February 2025 20 | Bayern Munich | 4–3 | Holstein Kiel | Munich |
15:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Florian Exner |
7 February 2025 21 | Bayern Munich | 3–0 | Werder Bremen | Munich |
20:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Sören Storks |
15 February 2025 22 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–0 | Bayern Munich | Leverkusen |
18:30 CET | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
23 February 2025 23 | Bayern Munich | 4–0 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Munich |
17:30 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
28 February 2025 24 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–3 | Bayern Munich | Stuttgart |
20:30 CET | Report | Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
8 March 2025 25 | Bayern Munich | 2–3 | VfL Bochum | Munich |
15:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Christian Dingert |
15 March 2025 26 | Union Berlin | 1–1 | Bayern Munich | Berlin |
15:30 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Florian Exner |
29 March 2025 27 | Bayern Munich | 3–2 | FC St. Pauli | Munich |
15:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
4 April 2025 28 | FC Augsburg | 1–3 | Bayern Munich | Augsburg |
20:30 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
12 April 2025 29 | Bayern Munich | 2–2 | Borussia Dortmund | Munich |
18:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Tobias Welz |
19 April 2025 30 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 0–4 | Bayern Munich | Heidenheim |
15:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
26 April 2025 31 | Bayern Munich | 3–0 | Mainz 05 | Munich |
15:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
3 May 2025 32 | RB Leipzig | 3–3 | Bayern Munich | Leipzig |
15:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 47,800 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
10 May 2025 33 | Bayern Munich | 2–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Munich |
18:30 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
17 May 2025 34 | TSG Hoffenheim | 0–4 | Bayern Munich | Sinsheim |
15:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: PreZero Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
DFB-Pokal
The first round draw was held on 1 June 2024.[112]
16 August 2024 First round | SSV Ulm | 0–4 | Bayern Munich | Ulm |
20:45 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 17,400 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
30 October 2024 Second round | Mainz 05 | 0–4 | Bayern Munich | Mainz |
20:45 CET | Report | Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 33,305 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
3 December 2024 Round of 16 | Bayern Munich | 0–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Munich |
20:45 CET | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Harm Osmers |
UEFA Champions League
League phase
The league phase draw was held on 29 August 2024.[113] The fixture list was announced on 31 August 2024.[114][115]
17 September 2024 1 | Bayern Munich ![]() | 9–2 | ![]() | Munich, Germany |
21:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain) |
2 October 2024 2 | Aston Villa ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Birmingham, England |
20:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 38,991 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
23 October 2024 3 | Barcelona ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Barcelona, Spain |
21:00 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 50,312 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) | |
Note: The match was played at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, instead of Barcelona's regular stadium, the Camp Nou, which was being renovated.[116] |
6 November 2024 4 | Bayern Munich ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Munich, Germany |
21:00 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
26 November 2024 5 | Bayern Munich ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Munich, Germany |
21:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
10 December 2024 6 | Shakhtar Donetsk ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
21:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 57,079 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) | ||
Note: Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Shakhtar Donetsk were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[117] |
22 January 2025 7 | Feyenoord ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
21:00 CET | Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 43,106 Referee: François Letexier (France) |
29 January 2025 8 | Bayern Munich ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Munich, Germany |
21:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal) |
Knockout phase
Knockout phase play-offs
The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 31 January 2025.
12 February 2025 First leg | Celtic ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Glasgow, Scotland |
20:00 GMT |
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Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,406 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
18 February 2025 Second leg | Bayern Munich ![]() | 1–1 (3–2 agg.) | ![]() | Munich, Germany |
21:00 CET |
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Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 February 2025.
5 March 2025 First leg | Bayern Munich ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Munich, Germany |
21:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
11 March 2025 Second leg | Bayer Leverkusen ![]() | 0–2 (0–5 agg.) | ![]() | Leverkusen, Germany |
21:00 CET | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
Quarter-finals
The draw for the order of the quarter-final legs was held on 21 February 2025, after the draw for the round of 16.
8 April 2025 First leg | Bayern Munich ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Munich, Germany |
21:00 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
16 April 2025 Second leg | Inter Milan ![]() | 2–2 (4–3 agg.) | ![]() | Milan, Italy |
21:00 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 75,625 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
FIFA Club World Cup
Bayern qualified for the tournament via their four-year UEFA club ranking between 2021 and 2024.[118]
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 5 December 2024.
15 June 2025 1 | Bayern Munich ![]() | 10–0 | ![]() | Cincinnati, United States |
12:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 21,152 Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal) |
20 June 2025 2 | Bayern Munich ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Miami Gardens, United States |
21:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium Attendance: 63,587 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia) |
24 June 2025 3 | Benfica ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Charlotte, United States |
15:00 EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 33,287 Referee: François Letexier (France) |
Knockout stage
29 June 2025 Round of 16 | Flamengo ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | Miami Gardens, United States |
16:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium Attendance: 60,914 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
5 July 2025 Quarter-finals | Paris Saint-Germain ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Atlanta, United States |
12:00 EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 66,937 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
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