Two Bayern fans live out their Champions League dream
Two Bayern fans live out their Champions League dream Bayern fans travel from all over to support their team at away matches – even if it means travelling hundreds of kilometres by motorway or rail, across oceans and through deserts. We want to get to know those who spare no effort or expense to see their beloved Bayern away from the Allianz Arena a little better. These are our away fans with their special stories, their love and their passion for Bayern Kevin and Moritz will be right in the thick of it, rather than just watching from the sidelines when Bayern take to the pitch at the Bernabéu this Tuesday.
For these two fans, this trip to Madrid isn’t just another Champions League away fixture, but a moment they’ve been eagerly anticipating for years – full of memories, big matches and that special sense of excitement that only such European nights can bring. Kevin is 33, Moritz 32 – both are from Cologne, and both grew up supporting Bayern. And both know what it feels like to grow up as a Bayern fan in a city where Köln is everywhere.
For Kevin, it all began in 1999, with the dramatic Champions League final against Manchester United. Back then, he was a young boy, just beginning to discover football for himself. His father played football for fun, and that’s where his love for the sport first took root.
But on that evening, it became something more. The family sat together in front of the TV, supporting “Bayern as the German team”, and Kevin suffered along with them. The images of Oliver Kahn and Mehmet Scholl, sitting dejected by the goal, are still vivid in his mind today.
“I grew to love the commitment, the passion and the team,” he says. Sympathy turned into closeness, and closeness into a bond. How childhood memories turned into a love for the team Moritz’s Bayern history also dates back to his childhood.
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