Five talking points: Bayern Munich 0 - 4 Real Madrid

An encounter which was envisioned to be an epic clash ended as a one sided affair when Real Madrid humbled Bayern Munich in front of their home fans. Allianz Arena witnessed its biggest home defeat in a European tournament as Real won comfortably with a 4-0 scoreline on the night (5-0 on aggregate) to seal their place in the Champions League final in Lisbon.While Real were excellent on the night, Bayern looked clueless in attack and were vulnerable defensively which is something we usually don't see with German sides. What went wrong for the Bavarians and why was Real a superior force in the tie? We take a look at the five talking points from the last night's game that might give us an answer

#1 Bayern need to find their German roots back

Sounding like a tape recorder can get annoying so I have decided not to repeat what you might have read all season long about Pep Guardiola's tactics. His tiki-taka philosophy has failed in recent times and people have learned to neutralize his style- blah blah. But the most important aspect from Bayern's point of view that we do want to discuss is Where is the team created by Jupp Heynckes? Isn't this the same Bayern Munich who won the Champions League last year? 

Jupp Heynckes had created one of the powerful sides in Europe who brushed aside any challenge thrown at them. The team was a perfect combination of skill,speed and strength. There wasn't an opposition who could penetrate their defence with possession game and none was strong enough to dismantle them with direct football. They were an intimidating force while attacking and an unbreakable unit while defending. All these qualities reflect the style we usually associate with one breed of footballers- the Germans.

And to see that same side concede through set pieces and fall prey to counter attacks with a fragile backline was somewhat ludicrous. It was heartbreaking for the supporters in Allianz Arena to witness their team experience what they did to Barcelona last season. The management board in Munich will have a lot to think about but they should primarily focus on getting Bayern's fearsome German roots back.