Although the German championship is already wrapped up, FC Bayern Munich will not let up in the final four matchdays of the Bundesliga. In addition to the tension that needs to be kept high in the decisive weeks of the season, several potential records will provide additional motivation.
At the press conference on Friday, Vincent Kompany once again emphasized that FC Bayern have no reason to fear a drop in excitement after winning their 35th German championship last Sunday and reaching the cup final in Leverkusen on Wednesday. “We’re going all-in for this game,” promised the Belgian ahead of the match in Mainz and announced a little rotation for the game with the Rheinhessen side.
It would not be the first time in this long season that Kompany has resorted to this measure, which benefits not only the reserves but also the many young players in Munich’s extended squad. Should one of the Bayern teenagers make his late (season) debut against FSV, the record champions would set a Bundesliga record.
It would be one of several records that still beckon for Munich – and should provide additional motivation for the final four matchdays around the two Champions League semi-finals against Paris St. Germain. An overview.
Ofli is the tenth teenager
With the substitution of Deniz Ofli against Stuttgart, Bayern equaled Schalke’s record for teenagers from the 1980/81 season. Like Schalke back then, FCB had ten players under the age of 20 in one season. Ofli was also the 32nd player to be used by Bayern this season. Never before had Bayern used so many different players in one season. That is also the highest figure this season. They are followed by opponents Mainz, Wolfsburg and Heidenheim with 30 players each.
Just one week before the Stuttgart game, FC Bayern set a new Bundesliga goalscoring record; the Munich side have now scored 109 goals, pushing them past French record champions Paris St. Germain, who scored 108 goals in 2017/18, in a comparison of the top five European leagues. The record in the five-team comparison is 128 goals, set by Aston Villa almost 100 years ago in the 1930/31 season, although the Villans also played 42 games in England.
Another 18 goals in Bayern games – best in favor of FCB
In Germany, Bayern recently not only set the scoring record, but also produced the highest-scoring games in Bundesliga history if goals conceded are included in the calculation. As things stand, FCB have to share this record with Eintracht Frankfurt, who scored 138 goals in their first 30 matches of the 1981/82 season, as FCB have done so far. The Hessians also hold the season record with 155 total goals, which means that 18 goals must be scored in four of Bayern’s matches for a unique selling point.
However, Munich will certainly be keen to ensure that the majority of these goals are scored on the “right side”. Also to further improve their goal difference. This currently stands at +80 goals. Only once before in Bundesliga history has a team had such a good goal difference: Bayern themselves on matchday 34 in 2012/13, when the score at the end of the season was 98:18 goals.
An (early) goal against would still be needed
For another record, however, a goal would still have to be conceded. In the championship match against Stuttgart, Bayern won for the seventh time this season after trailing, surpassing their club record of six wins after trailing in a season, which the team last achieved in 2020/21. The old and new German champions could now equal Bayer Leverkusen’s Bundesliga record. The Werkself won eight three-pointers in 1999/00 despite trailing at one stage.
Back to the goals: With 49 away goals, Munich have equaled their own Bundesliga record from the 2021/22 season. In addition to the game in Mainz, there is still the game in Wolfsburg to set a new record.
If a goal is scored from a corner in one of the four games, another record would be in the bag. With 13 goals from corners so far, Bayern are now level with the current Dortmund team, while Borussia Mönchengladbach hold the record in the top flight. The colts scored 14 goals from corners in the 2023/24 season, the most since the recording of set pieces in the 2004/05 season.