The German soccer giants lifted the prestigious and most cherished piece of silverware in European football for the sixth time after French international and former PSG recruit Kingsely Coman scored the lone and winning goal in the 59th minute of the title clash.
Bayern Munich who accomplished an unbeaten season with 11 straight wins in the 2020 Champions League edition, broke a plethora of records in their emphatic march to the title clash.
Here are five major records Bayern Munich FC broke in their title winning campaign in the 2020 UEFA Champions Leagues season
The Perfect Season - Unbeaten Title Campaign With 11 straight wins on the trot
Bayern Munich have become the first ever champions in the history of the flagship UEFA club tournament in Europe to win every game of the title winning campaign. The Bavarian giants won a record eleventh consecutive matches, with the last coming in their title winning finale over PSG in the final (1-0).
Second Football Club FC After Barcelona To Annex The Treble In Same Season
FC Bayern (2013 and 2020) became only the second European football club club besides Barcelona (2009 and 2015) to have won annexed the much famed Treble twice, winning their national league, national cup and UEFA Champions League titles in a single season.
Sixth UEFA Champions League Title To Draw Level With Liverpool FC On 3rd Place For Most Titles
Bayern Munich's win in the UEFA Champions league final gave the German giants an astounding sixth European Cup/Champions League title. The Munich-based club drew level with England' club Liverpool FC who also have won six titles at the biggest stage of them all.Munich now stand behind only Spanish powerhouses Real Madrid (with 13 titles) and AC Milan (seven).
3. Winning Goal In Finals Also The 500th Goal For Champs In Their UEFA Campaign History
Kingsley Coman's solitary strike in the 59th minute which also happened to be the winning goal against PSG in the 2020 UEFA Champions League final also happened to be FC Bayern's 500th goal since the Champions League was established. Hence, a sixth title also came with another herculean milestone being by the German club.
4. A Record Breaking 43 goal scoring fest to win title
It indeed was a goal scoring fest by the German champions all through the Champions League season as they finished the 2020 edition with a record breaking 43 goals - 18 more than any other team in the competition. Meanwhile the losing finalist, Paris Saint-Germain, were a distant second scored 25 goals. The average of 3.9 goals per game scored by Bayern has never been matched by any other team in the history of the Champions League.
5. Robert Lewandowski Ends Season As The Champions League Top Goal Scorer with 15 goals
Robert Lewandowski spearheaded Bayern's successful campaign with a goalfest all through the 2019-2020 season as he netted 15 goals to end up as the UCL top scorer. The Polish goal poacher also became the first Champions League top scorer not from Real Madrid or Barcelona since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2007-2008 for Man United .