Bayern Munich vs. RB Leipzig: a brief history of the Bundesliga's most exciting new rivalry
RB Leipzig's meteoric rise from the fifth tier to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals and back-to-back DFB Cup winners has caught the attention of the footballing world, including that of German juggernauts Bayern Munich, who have seen a new rival quickly establishing themselves in the Bundesliga and beyond.
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Few teams have been able to keep pace with Bayern in the Bundesliga down the years. Borussia Mönchengladbach did it during the 1970s, Hamburg managed it for parts of the 1980s and, more recently, Borussia Dortmund have regularly challenged the imperious authority of the Munich giants.
Leipzig, though, came equipped to push the record champions from the very start and for the foreseeable future.
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