Even the greatest teams suffer. Mention 1991/92 to Bayern Munich fans and they’ll shudder about a year of minnow defeats and mediocrity

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Even the greatest teams suffer. Mention 1991/92 to Bayern Munich fans and they’ll shudder about a year of minnow defeats and mediocrity
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