Bayern Munich had a historic 2020 and The Guardian acknowledged as much by selecting 13 Bavarians for its Top 100 list. Below are the Bayern Munich players, who were honored:
1. Robert Lewandowski
11. Joshua Kimmich
14. Thomas Muller
15. Manuel Neuer
16. Serge Gnabry
17. Thiago Alcantara (now with Liverpool)
23. Alphonso Davies
31. David Alaba
40. Leon Goretzka
47. Kingsley Coman
75. Leroy Sané (spent most of 2020 injured and with Manchester City…curious!)
81. Philippe Coutinho (now with FC Barcelona)
97. Jerome Boateng
Not a bad haul for Bayern Munich.
The Top 10 is as follows:
1. Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich
2. Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona
3. Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus
4. Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City
5. Sadio Mané, Liverpool
6. Erling Braut Haaland, Borussia Dortmund
7. Kylian Mbappé, Paris Saint-Germain
8. Mohamed Salah, Liverpool
9. Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain
10. Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool
Some other notables (Bundesliga, German national team, Linked to Bayern Munich…or just generally crazy):
25. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, AC Milan
29. Jadon Sancho, Borussia Dortmund
30. Timo Werner, Chelsea (formerly RB Leipzig)
42. Toni Kroos, Real Madrid
48. Marc-André ter Stegen, FC Barcelona
50. Kai Havertz, Chelsea (formerly Bayer Leverkusen)
52. Dayot Upamecano, RB Leipzig
68. Marcel Sabitzer, RB Leipzig
76. Achraf Hakimi, Inter Milan
79. Frenkie De Jong, FC Barcelona
91. Robin Gosens, Atalanta
96. Dominik Szoboszlai, Red Bull Salzburg (officially moving to RB Leipzig in January)
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