Sammy Kuffour took the stadium microphone and sang his well-known “Rot-weiße Trikots” chant, prompting fans inside the Allianz Arena to join in. The moment connected old acquaintances and briefly made time feel still. Twenty-five years after Bayern’s 2001 Champions League triumph, the 2001 squad reunited ahead of the final match of the season against Köln. Honorary president Uli Hoeneß later described the invitation of the 2001 players as a great idea. On 23 May 2001, Bayern beat Valencia 5-4 on penalties in the Champions League final at the San Siro, with Oliver Kahn as the hero. Many of those involved gathered again in Munich, with club museum items commemorating the achievement. Players from that team attended the pitch event, and several expressed happiness at seeing important friends again.
"The following players from 25 years ago were on the pitch on Saturday: Antonio Di Salvo, Bernd Dreher, Stefan Effenberg, Giovane Élber, Owen Hargreaves, Michael Henke, Carsten Jancker, Jens Jeremies, Oliver Kahn, Samuel Kuffour, Thomas Linke, Sepp Maier, Patrick Mölzl, Hasan Salihamidžić, Roque Santa Cruz, Thomas Strunz, Michael Tarnat, Stefan Wessels, Michael Wiesinger and Alexander Zickler. “I'm really happy to see friends who are very important to me again today,” said Santa Cruz, for example."
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