On 19 May 2012 only one team played: FC Bayern, who took the lead through Thomas Müller shortly before the end and then gave it away through Didier Drogba's headed goal from a corner.
In extra time they proceeded to practise missing penalties — Arjen Robben squandered the match point and was denied by Petr Čech. Ominous signs. In the shoot-out they had the advantage again, even though takers were in short supply and even Manuel Neuer had to step up (and scored).
Ivica Olić and, last of all, Bastian Schweinsteiger missed, plunging the club into days of deepest gloom.
The fateful Finale dahoam crowned the horror season of 2011/12. In the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal, too, they had to settle for second place. It became the catalyst for Bayern's dominance in German football that endures to this day. They never wanted to experience something like that again, and that is why they brought in Matthias Sammer as sporting director.