The 2011–12 season of

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began on 27 June with their first training session. In the yearly

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, Bayern Munich were ranked the fifth-most valuable team in the world.

Review and events

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became the first official signing of Bayern's 2011–12 season. The next two signings were

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goalkeeper

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followed shortly thereafter by former Schalke right-back

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(after having spent one season at

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). On 27 June 2011, it was announced that

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's Japanese teenage prodigy Takashi Usami would be joining Bayern on a one-season loan (with an option to make the switch permanent). Usami became the first Japanese player ever to play for Bayern. On 14 July, Bayern confirmed the signing of the defender

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from

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, following drawn-out negotiations. In light of the signing of Neuer, goalkeeper

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departed for newly promoted

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also joined Hertha.

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joined

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, while

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opted to join

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after negotiations with Bayern over a new contract failed. All these players left on free transfers.

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joined

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for €5 million. On 1 August, Bayern played their first competitive match of the season against

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. The match was the competitive debut for Manuel Neuer, Jérôme Boateng and Rafinha. The match saw the beginning of

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' third stint in charge of the club. Bayern won the match with goals from

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and

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. Bayern finished runners-up to

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side in both the Bundesliga and the

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. They also reached the

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of the 2011–12 Champions League, where they would face Chelsea. The match was played at the

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, which meant that Bayern were the first team to have home advantage since

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. Neither team would score until Thomas Müller gave Bayern the lead in the 83rd minute. Five minutes later,

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equalised for Chelsea, taking the match into extra time, during which Bayern were awarded a penalty, to be taken by

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. Chelsea goalkeeper

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saved his shot. The game then went into a

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, which Bayern would ultimately lose.

Friendlies

Pre-season

LIGA total! Cup 2011

Bayern played in the 2011 LIGA total! Cup. The tournament was held in the Coface Arena and organized by Bayern's prime sponsor

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. In this tournament matches consisted of two 30 minutes halves each. The Reds faced

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in the first game and

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in the second game.

was the winner of the tournament.

Audi Cup 2011

Bayern played the 2011 Audi Cup at home in the

, with

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and Internacional from Brazil in a four-team, knockout tournament.

Other friendlies

Bayern travelled to

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, in early July to play a

regional XI and the Qatar national team in friendlies. After that, Bayern played Carl Zeiss Jena in a benefit match. Between the

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and the

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, Bayern played the annual Dream Game against two official fan clubs in

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. The season officially started on 1 August with the Round 1 of the DFB-Pokal against

. The first Bundesliga match was against

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on 7 August 2011. After the Bundesliga started, Bayern played a benefit match against the club from

's home town.

Mid-season

Bayern's winter training camp took place in

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, from 2 January until 9 January 2012. There, Bayern played against Al-Sailiya S.C., the " African Club of the Century" Al-Ahly S.C. from

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and a local U-19. After that, they played the Audi Football Summit in

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against the India National Team and Rot-Weiß Erfurt in a benefit match.

Post-season

Bayern played against the Netherlands national team in a compensation match for

's injury during the

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Competitions

Bundesliga

The

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campaign began on 7 August when Bayern played in the opening game of the season against

League table

DFB-Pokal

Bayern kicked off the

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against

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, where they advanced to the second round with a 3–0 victory.

UEFA Champions League

Bayern Munich qualified for the play-off round of the

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by finishing third in the Bundesliga in

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Play-off round

Group stage

Knockout phase

=Round of 16

=Quarter-finals

=Semi-finals

=Final

Overall record

Squad information

Goal scorers

;All competitions ;

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;

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;

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Penalties

;All competitions ;

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Bookings

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Minutes played

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Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Total spending: €43.8 million

Transfers out

Total income: €5 million

Players

Management and coaching staff

References

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