Tragic defeat

Bayern: The mega trauma of 1999 became REAL again

Trauma 1999 (left): Lothar Matthäus and Carsten Jancker refuse to believe it. Trauma 2024 (right): Jamal Musiala and Joshua Kimmich are devastated.(Bild: AFP/APA/Thomas COEX, AP)

And suddenly Bayern fans felt transported back to 1999 and what was probably the biggest trauma in the club's history: back then, the Munich team lost the Champions League final in a minute, and this time the Champions League semi-final was just as dramatic.

In 1999, Bayern led 1-0 in the final in Barcelona thanks to a free-kick goal from Mario Basler, before Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær scored within one (!) minute of the 90th to make it 2-1 and plunge Bayern into a valley of tears.

Symbol for 1999: Bayern defender Sammy Kouffour on the ground(Bild: AP)

Tragic hero Neuer
On Wednesday evening, also in Spain, but in Madrid at Real, it was a very similar spectacle: Alphonso Davies had given Bayern a 1-0 lead with a dream goal. In the 89th minute, Manuel Neuer tragically made a crucial mistake and Bayern conceded the equalizer - and just two minutes later (after all, there was one minute more in between than in 1999) 1-2, with Joselu scoring both times.

Emblematic of 2024: Müller, Kim and Choupo-Moting no longer understand the world.(Bild: AP)

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Victory after a double strike: The Real players don't know what to do with their emotions.(Bild: AP)

The drama was perfect. And Bayern's mega-trauma of 1999 was real again in the truest sense of the word.