Or the 277 appearances made between 20 by Sagnol, an intelligent right-back with great distribution who quickly became a fan favourite, winning five Bundesliga titles, four DFB Cups and the Champions League.
Admittedly not spared by injuries, Papin scored only six goals in 40 senior appearances for Bayern – one of them a stunning bicycle kick against Uerdingen.Ĭompare that to the 273 outings Lizarazu made for the club between 19, on his way to lifting 17 trophies. Yet while he helped the Bavarians land the UEFA Cup in 1995/96, his two-season stint in Germany was underwhelming, especially for a man who had previously notched 175 goals in 266 games for Marseille. Lizarazu and Sagnol may have inspired Bayern's love affair with France, but they were not actually the first players to shrug on the famous red jersey – that honour goes to a certain Jean-Pierre Papin, one of the best strikers of his generation and winner of the 1991 Ballon d'Or. We're very satisfied with all our Franzosen." Because of their mentality and style of play, French players suit Bayern well. "It all started with Bixente Lizarazu and Willy Sagnol, who were pioneers in some respect, and key wide players for us.
"We're proud of this tradition," Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge enthused in a recent interview with France Football. Pavard and Hernandez both started the final against Croatia, and the former even netted the goal of the tournament, rifling in an absolute thunderbolt in the round-of-16 win over Argentina. Fast forward to the present and three of Bayern's current crop of 'Gallicos' – Benjamin Pavard, Lucas Hernandez and Corentin Tolisso – were part of the France squad who got their hands on the 2018 World Cup trophy in Russia, and a fourth, Kingsley Coman, would surely have been there if not for injury.
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