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On November 4^th 2015, Bayern Munich thrashed Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal by five goals to one in a Champions League group stage clash. At that point, nobody had seen the Gunners capitulate quite like that as Pep Guardiola’s men ran riot from start to finish.

Less than 18 months later, it happened again; the Bavarians scored four goals in the space of 25 minutes in the second half to all but eliminate Arsenal at the last-16 stage of the competition.

Bayern Munich’s winning run in the Bundesliga came to an end after a 1-1 draw against Hoffenheim.

Manager Carlo Ancelotti felt that Bayern Munich did everything to overcome the stubborn defence of the away team. For the sheer number of chances that they created in the game, he felt that Bayern should have won all three points. Bayern had almost 70% possession and had 11 shots on target compared to just four from the opposition. There were also numerous other opportunities for the home team to find the back of the net.

Bayern Munich has lost their 100% start to the season by dropping their first points in the game against Cologne.

The draw followed the defeat against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League and seemed to expose the weakness of the German champions.

On February 1st, Manchester City finally announced that current Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola will replace Manuel Pellegrini at the Etihad Stadium at the end of the season.

It ended weeks of speculation and allowed Bayern, who had previously announced that Carlo Ancelotti will be the next manager, to begin preparing for the Italian’s impending arrival.

One of the biggest tasks for Ancelotti next season will be his performance in the transfer window. In recent years, Bayern haven’t necessarily got it right with their dealings and the Bundesliga outfit need to press on as Borussia Dortmund continue to improve and climb the German league table. Here are four potential targets for Bayern this summer.

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Xabi Alonso reckons that Pep Guardiola is ahead of his time. The Bayern Munich midfielder has seen enough of the manager in the last few years to make this bold statement.

Guardiola is already regarded as one of the greatest managers in the last few decades. He could quite possibly be the best manager of all-time of having inspired a number of teams across the world to try and replicate the style at Barcelona.

Bayern Munich will have to respect to the decision of manager Pep Guardiola, who has decided to leave the club, according to defender Juan Bernat. The 22-year-old was brought to the Bavarian club by Guardiola back in 2014.

Bayern Munich have recently strengthened their midfield by signing Arturo Vidal from Juventus in a £ 30 million deal.

The Chilean has grown in stature over the last few years and his performances helped Juventus win the double last season. It also saw them reach the Champions League final where they lost to Barcelona in narrow circumstances.

It appears that Bayern Munich are retraining their faith in manager Pep Guardiola despite yet another poor campaign.

ArjenRobben is still suffering from stomach muscles which started affecting him during Bayern Munich’s match against BorussiaMönchengladbach. The Dutch winger had to be removed from this game at the 24th minute and has not returned to the pitch ever since then.

No return date for Robben has been announced as the player still has not fully recovered from this condition.

Pep Guardiola and Bayern Munich continue their journey of securing the treble in this season after taking out Bayer Leverkusen in the quarter-finals of the DFB Pokal.

After an intense penalty session, Bayern Munich emerged as the victorious side as they have advanced into the semi-finals of the German Cup.