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Bayern Munich, who won the continental treble last season, are arguably the best team in club football at the moment.
This season too, Bayern Munich have looked like the team to beat; they are leading the Bundesliga by seven points and also look good for a deep run in the Champions League.
Five best Bayern Munich players in 2020-21:
Bayern Munich boast some of the finest players in their ranks and have an embarrassment of riches in almost every position.
On that note, let us have a look at the five best Bayern Munich players this season.
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#5 Manuel Neuer
Bayern Munich only have the fifth-best defensive record in the Bundesliga this term. Though they have conceded 25 goals in 18 games, they have already scored a whopping 53 goals, which is 18 more than any other side in the division.
Despite their defensive frailties, Bayern Munich's number one Manuel Neuer has been their standout player. His reflexes have been sharp as ever between the sticks; he has been left exposed by his defenders at times but has managed to keep the Bayern Munich citadel intact on most occasions.
The 2014 FIFA World Cup award winner, arguably one of the finest shot-stoppers of all time, continues to be a crucial cog in the Bayern Munich juggernaut. Unsurprisingly, Neuer has also clocked the most minutes for his club this season.
#4 Joshua Kimmich
Despite being out for almost a month, Joshua Kimmich has been one of the best players in the German top flight this season.
The 25-year-old Bayern Munich midfielder is one of the most versatile players in world football and has proven himself as world-class in not one but two positions. His defensive awareness, combined with his top-notch ball-distribution prowess makes him a very valued asset at the club.
Coming off the bench against Bayer Leverkusen after his injury layoff, Kimmich provided the assist for Robert Lewandowski's 90th-minute winner.
He has scored a goal and picked up three assists in four Bundesliga appearances since that game to take his tally for the season to two goals and nine assists.
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#3 Kingsley Coman
When it comes to underrated players, Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman is right there at the top of the list.
The 24-year-old Frenchman has already won 21 titles, doing so with three of Europe's elite clubs - Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Bayern Munich.
Though the fleet-footed forward is not a prolific goal-scorer, he tends to make an impact in big games.
He scored the only goal for Bayern Munich in the Champions League final last season against PSG. In the process, Coman became the first player in the history of the competition to score against a former club in the final.
This season, after a spell in the sidelines after testing positive for COVID-19, Kingsley Coman has been in fine form in front of goal. He has scored five goals and bagged ten assists in 18 appearances in 1170 minutes across all competitions.
#2 Thomas Muller
Thomas Muller, the self-proclaimed Raumdeuter or interpreter of space, has been his usual brilliant self this season.
This season, apart from his contributions up front, Muller has also made his presence felt in the Bayern Munich defensive third.
Muller has scored ten goals and provided as many assists across all competitions. Against Freiburg, he had a hand in both Bayern Munich goals to help his side open up a lead atop the Bundesliga table.
Muller has stepped up in the injury-enforced absence of Kimmich. He has had 1.8 tackles per game this season, which is more than that of two defensive midfielders - Barcelona's Sergio Busquets and Real Madrid's Casemiro.
#1 Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski is arguably the best goal-scorer in the game at the moment.
The Bayern Munich striker is miles ahead in the race for this season's European Golden Shoe, having netted 23 times already.
With five Bundesliga assists, he has been involved in a league goal roughly every 50 minutes this campaign.
Considering his blistering goal-scoring exploits this season, Lewandowski is well on course to break Gerd Muller's nearly five-decade-old record of most goals (40 in 1971-72) in a Bundesliga campaign.
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