Bayern Munich and our Red Bulls are clubs united by previous tussles in the UEFA Champions League as well our meeting on 6 January. Plus a few players who have represented both clubs in the recent past. Time to take a look back...

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He may have played a grand total of two minutes for Bayern, but Louis Ngwat-Mahop makes that list, along with the legendary Alex Zickler. The 2000/01 UEFA Champions League winner celebrated seven German Bundesliga titles and lifted three domestic titles this side of the border. Stefan Maierhofer led the line for both clubs as part of a long CV for the Major - which included a spell in the Premier League. The tall striker was a two-time champion, cup winner and top scorer across his long list of clubs.

19 players have directly transferred between the two teams

Familiar faces in the current Bayern squad for our fans are Konrad Laimer and Dayot Upamecano. Salzburg-born Laimer has made the right-back position his own recently and showed his goal threat too against his former club RB Leipzig just before Christmas. The Frenchman has been a defensive rock for the German league leaders.

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Some other big names to have played for both clubs have since moved on: Marcel Sabitzer and Karim Adeyemi – a former Bayern youngster – are both now at Dortmund, while Sadio Mane has since left for Saudi Arabia.

Adding to the many links are Rene Maric – a former assistant to Marco Rose in Salzburg and now part of Vincent Kompany's staff – along with sporting director Christoph Freund.

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