It was supposed to be a football festival for the whole city. A game to remember, a historic win, a red and white party. However, when Didier Drogba threw in his penalty at 11:29 p.m. on May 19, 2012 after almost three hours of nerve-wracking, FC Bayern’s dream turned into a nightmare.
Schweinsteiger: “The faces of the fans can still be seen”
“I blamed myself the most,” said Schweinsteiger, who missed a penalty on penalties, in the German record champions’ member magazine “51”. “I can still see the faces of the fans today.”
The morning after the unfortunate loss of the final, after a walk to the bakery, he headed for the Isar “and kept his feet in the water”. This defeat was “the biggest defeat of my career,” said Schweinsteiger. “There was a dead silence in the city.”
Chelsea won the penalty shootout 4-3 and secured the Champions League title. In “the most important game in the club’s history” (Uli Hoeneß), Bayern had lost their nerve. And so the German record champions only got second place – just like in the championship and in the DFB Cup.