Top 10 club football teams of the decade (2010-2019)

FC Barcelona v Real Madrid CF - La Liga
FC Barcelona v Real Madrid CF - La Liga

#3 Bayern Munich (2012/13)

Borussia Dortmund v FC Bayern Muenchen - UEFA Champions League Final
Borussia Dortmund v FC Bayern Muenchen - UEFA Champions League Final

Bayern Munich won a treble of their own in the 2012/13 season, securing the Bundesliga and the DFB Pokal as well as the Champions League in Jupp Heynckes' second season at the club.

The previous season saw the Bavarian giants miss out on both the league and the cup to Borussia Dortmund. Their Champions League campaign also ended in bitter disappointment as they lost to proverbial underdogs Chelsea on penalties. Heynckes had plenty to prove, and so did his squad.

The Bavarians started the season with a bang, scoring 12 goals in their first 3 games. The duo of Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery, nicknamed "Robbery", terrorized German defences as Bayern marched virtually unopposed to yet another Bundesliga title. Bayern Munich amassed an incredible 91 points in the league, winning the trophy by a massive margin over 25 points.

The Champions League yielded similar results, as Jupp Heynckes' efficient German machine plundered goals against the world's best teams at every stage of the competition. Aggregate scores of 4-0 and 7-0 against Juventus and Barcelona respectively showed that the Bavarians meant business, and they set up a fixture with rivals Borussia Dortmund in the final.

Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund had been Bayern Munich's chief tormentors the previous season, and yet again, Heynckes knew that he had a point to prove. Bayern Munich has already edged Dortmund to win a domestic double, but a Champions League victory over their local rivals would make their campaign a whole lot sweeter.

Manuel Neuer took his place as the world's best goalkeeper in this very match, making crucial saves as Robert Lewandowski and Marco Reus peppered Bayern's goal. With the scored tied at 1-1 and a repeat of Bayern's 2012 campaign seeming likelier by the minute, Arjen Robben put all of his team's demons to rest by scoring an 89th-minute winner to hand Bayern Munich the Champions League title and a brilliant treble.

Starting XI: Manuel Neuer; David Alaba, Jerome Boateng, Dante, Philipp Lahm; Javi Martinez, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Thomas Muller; Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben, Mario Mandzukic

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Edited by Vishal Subramanian
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