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Stoppage Time: Bayern ready to assume the throne

Bayern Munich has been by far the most dominant team in Europe this season, walking to the Bundesliga title and brushing aside both Juventus and Barcelona among others on its way to the Champions League final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.Bayern will be favored to beat fellow Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund in club soccer's showpiece event this weekend, and the team has the chance to become the first German side to capture the treble.But the Bavarians' dominance this season didn't happen overnight, rather it is the culmination of a process that began with a humbling defeat to Barcelona four years ago.At that time, Bayern was just beginning to turn the corner after a fourth- place finish in the Bundesliga during the 2006-07 campaign, leaving the club without a place in the Champions League for the first time in more than a decade.Signing players like Franck Ribery, Miroslav Klose and Luca Toni helped to turn the tide, and Bayern managed to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions Lea...

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