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Bayern Munich: Team of the Decade

By Kiran Thakare

MUNICH, GERMANY - JUNE 02: Fans of FC Bayern Muenchen celebrate winning the Bundesliga, Champions League and DFB Cup with their team at Marienplatz on June 2, 2013 in Munich, Germany. One day after beating Stuttgart in the DFB Cup Final and a week after winning the Champions League Final against Dortmund Bayern Muenchen celebrated winning the historical treble of two national and one international title. (Photo by Lennart Preiss/Bongarts/Getty Images)
MUNICH, GERMANY - JUNE 02: Fans of FC Bayern Muenchen celebrate winning the Bundesliga, Champions League and DFB Cup with their team at Marienplatz on June 2, 2013 in Munich, Germany. One day after beating Stuttgart in the DFB Cup Final and a week after winning the Champions League Final against Dortmund Bayern Muenchen celebrated winning the historical treble of two national and one international title. (Photo by Lennart Preiss/Bongarts/Getty Images) /
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COLOGNE, GERMANY – MARCH 04: Philipp Lahm of Bayern Munich celebrates victory in front of the fanes after the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Koeln and Bayern Muenchen at RheinEnergieStadion on March 4, 2017, in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Bongarts/Getty Images)
COLOGNE, GERMANY – MARCH 04: Philipp Lahm of Bayern Munich celebrates victory in front of the fanes after the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Koeln and Bayern Muenchen at RheinEnergieStadion on March 4, 2017, in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Bongarts/Getty Images) /

Right-back— Philipp Lahm

The back four will be completed by none other than Philipp Lahm. Joshua Kimmich was also a strong contender for this position, but Lahm’s achievements and consistency wins the race. Lahm is one of the best full-backs the game has ever seen.

After coming through the youth teams at Bayern, Lahm went on to captain Bayern Munich and Germany for a long time. He made 517 appearances for Bayern over 14 years. The German’s small physical stature hardly affected his defensive game.

He was a ferocious competitor on the pitch but also showed a great deal of in clutch situations. The German World Cup winner was composed while going forward as he consistently found forwards in the box. He was also astute defensively and rarely lost his cool on the pitch.

Lahm was a perfect leader. He set the bar by his consistent performances. Hence, he will also lead the team of the decade. The German full-back briefly played in the midfield under Pep Guardiola. The Spanish manager insisted that Lahm was the most clever player he has coached. Lahm’s sudden retirement in 2017 was a shock to everyone as he still had few years left in him. Despite his early retirement, Lahm will be fondly remembered as one of the best defenders to play for Bayern.

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