Bayern’s Mario Mandzukic loses his Champions League medal

Bayern Munich are the champions of Europe, they have every reason to get excited.

After the Champions League victory, the German squad was going crazy and partying like it was 2001. Striker Mario Mandzukic was jumping up and down just a bit too hard, however, as he lost his Champions League gold medal in the celebration.

Thankfully, Franck Ribery was there to provide yet another assist as he recovered his teammate’s medal. It makes you wonder just how durable those medals really are.

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Bayern cruises past Arsenal in first leg

Bayern Munich underscored its Champions League title aspirations with a comfortable 3-1 win at the Emirates, all but sealing Arsenal’s fate and earning Bayern its first ever win in London.

Toni Kroos opened the scoring in the 7th minute with what would stand up as the goal of the game. Check out Thomas Muller’s fine cross to set up Kroos, who one-times it beautifully past Wojciech Szczęsny.

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Muller scored one of his own in the 21st minute, making him the first ever German player with a goal and an assist in a UCL match in England. Lukas Podolski’s header briefly gave Arsenal hope in the second half, but then this happened:

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Mark that one down as the oddest goal of the season!