There is no doubt that Bayern Munich are one of the most successful European football clubs around. From their 23 German Bundesliga titles to their 5 victories in the UEFA Champions League, Bayern have shown that they can go up against any team that comes their way. In 2013, the team won the Bundesliga, UEFA Champions League, and DFB-Pokal titles and became the first German team to win the treble (winning three trophies in a single season). Now Bayern Munich look to break a 30 year old record for the longest unbeaten run in the top flight of German football. The German giants can claim this new record of 37 unbeaten matches if they avoid defeat at home on Saturday to their Bavarian neighbors Augsburg. Hamburg were the last team to go 36 undefeated matches back in January 1983, but now Bayern, who equaled that record with a 2-1 win at Hoffenheim last weekend, are now looking to go one better.
Augsburg are ranked 13th in the league with 13 points. Based on Bayern’s performance so far this season, I believe that they will get the win and break the record that has stood the test of time. Much of the success towards breaking this 30 year old record goes to former manager Jupp Heynckes, who handed over a 25 match unbeaten streak to Pep Guardiola. The last time Bayern Munich were beaten was back in October 2012 at Bayer Leverkusen. Bayern already passed another record this week when they equaled Barcelona’s 2002-2003 season record of nine consecutive Champions League wins with a 1-0 win over Viktoria Plzen which also confirmed their place in the knockout phase of the tournament.
There is one problem though, Bayern continue to be plagued with injuries and on Friday one very important player had been ruled out for an unknown period of time. Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger is set to undergo another operation on his right ankle. The 29-year-old underwent surgery on the same ankle back in July but failed to recover as well as was expected. According to Bayern’s team doctor, increasing ossification was observed in the ankle and it led to tendinitis, an inflammation of the tendon which links the muscle to the bone. Schweinsteiger has played in each of Bayern’s 11 Bundesliga games so far this season, but has failed to provide the same level of performance he achieved in Bayern’s successful season last year. Schweinsteiger’s injury will be a true test of strength for Bayern as they try to continue their success, not only in the Bundesliga, but in the Champions League as well. Although injuries have caused problems to the Bayern lineup, the team has a great manager and backup players to help them get that 37th straight undefeated match. And who knows what else could be over the horizon, as new manager Pep Guardiola could set records all of his own during his time with Bayern Munich.
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