A weird case was Bayern in the 70s. They won the Bundesliga in 72, 73 and 74. UCL in 74, 75 and 76. In 76 they finished third place in Bundesliga and in 75 they finished in tenth place and even fought against relegation! They also were victim of some embarrassing big defeats, like the 4-1 defeat against Borussia Monchengladbach, the team that dominated Bundesliga while Bayern dominated Europe.
Bayern's dominance in the 70s was weird...
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Sounds like real life Football Manager, some odd seasons and results by Bayern in the 70’s.
Not to be pedantic but they didn’t win the CL in the 1970’s. They won the European Cup.
My mate likes to tell me Liverpool have won 6 Champions League titles. Nope they won two.
Not to be pedantic but they didn’t win the CL in the 1970’s. They won the European Cup.
My mate likes to tell me Liverpool have won 6 Champions League titles. Nope they won two.
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I don't distinguish between both competitions. European titles from before the UCL era don't have less valueSounds like real life Football Manager, some odd seasons and results by Bayern in the 70’s.
Not to be pedantic but they didn’t win the CL in the 1970’s. They won the European Cup.
My mate likes to tell me Liverpool have won 6 Champions League titles. Nope they won two.
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I don't know any Liverpool fan who says that. We tend to say we have six European Cups. And I've rarely, if ever, encountered a Manc on here or in real life who quibbles with that designation.Sounds like real life Football Manager, some odd seasons and results by Bayern in the 70’s.
Not to be pedantic but they didn’t win the CL in the 1970’s. They won the European Cup.
My mate likes to tell me Liverpool have won 6 Champions League titles. Nope they won two.
The holy trinity 68
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I know a fair few Liverpoo fans (unfortunately), that do it.I don't know any Liverpool fan who says that. We tend to say we have six European Cups. And I've rarely, if ever, encountered a Manc on here or in real life who quibbles with that designation.
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So... what's weird about it?
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When they dominated in Germany, they were bad in Europe and vice-versaSo... what's weird about it?
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One of our resident Bayern fans made a good post about that a while ago.A weird case was Bayern in the 70s. They won the Bundesliga in 72, 73 and 74. UCL in 74, 75 and 76. In 76 they finished third place in Bundesliga and in 75 they finished in tenth place and even fought against relegation! They also were victim of some embarrassing big defeats, like the 4-1 defeat against Borussia Monchengladbach, the team that dominated Bundesliga while Bayern dominated Europe.
...we won 4 league titles in the 6 seasons between 68/69 and 73/74 and finished 2nd twice, losing the league to a sensational Gladbach team. Only after the European Cup and World Cup win in '74 and after three league titles in a row (72-74), the team struggled to stay motivated for league games. With Breitner off to Madrid and Hoeneß struggling with his injury, two key players were also gone and the rest just couldn't be arsed anymore outside of big games. Add a few internal fights and Lattek getting fired during the season to it, and you have an ageing team with two all time greats that showed up in European Cup games to get the job done but didn't care about the weekly matches anymore. Don't think there's much more to the story than that.