Manuel Neuer confidently declared that Bayern Munich s current crop is better than the treble-winning side of 2012-13 following Wednesday s Champions League semi-final win over Lyon.
The Germany goalkeeper is better placed than most to offer such an opinion given he is one of the handful of figures remaining from Jupp Heynckes all-star cast, which defeated Borussia Dortmund in the European showpiece at Wembley in May 2013 to make history.
It is certainly a claim that has merits and one that will have even more credence should Bayern defeat Paris Saint-Germain in Sunday s Champions League final in Lisbon to repeat the feat under Hansi Flick.
Ahead of the blockbuster clash at the Estadio da Luz, we have attempted to compare Bayern s team now against their treble wi…