After some initial problems, the team have internalised coach Louis van Gaal's vision and by 2010 are once again able to compete with the best in Europe, culminating in the final against José Mourinho's Inter Milan. The following season, Bayern's engine starts misfiring again, causing disquiet in the club and the surrounding environment. But a new opportunity emerges for an almost forgotten star striker.

• Uli Hoeneß
• Xavi