[3] In the 2013–14 season, Bayern were knocked out of Champions League by eventual winners Real Madrid in the semi-finals, losing 5–0 on aggregate.

[5] Robert Lewandowski,[6] Sebastian Rode,[7] Juan Bernat,[8] Pepe Reina,[9] Medhi Benatia,[10] Xabi Alonso,[11] and Sinan Kurt[12] transferred to Bayern.

[10] Pep Guardiola wanted to sign another player due to Javi Martínez's injury in the German Super Cup.

Lukas Raeder,[15] Alessandro Schöpf,[16] Mario Mandžukić,[17] Toni Kroos,[18] and Diego Contento[19] left the club.

[20] Mandžukić wanted to leave Bayern because the "playing style of coach Pep Guardiola simply does not fit him.

[36] During the tour, on 31 July,[37] they defeated Chivas Guadalajara 1–0 at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey and won the Audi Football Summit Cup 2014.

[41] Pep Guardiola was angry because of "harsh challenges" and didn't shake Caleb Porter's hand after the game.

[46] David Alaba, Holger Badstuber, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Medhi Benatia, and Tom Starke had returned earlier.

[57] Win Draw Loss Bayern defeated VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 on 22 August[61] in the opening match of the Bundesliga season.

Sebastian Rode had a goal wrongly ruled out[63][65] after the assistant referee flagged for offside[63] and Arjen Robben hit the crossbar.

[66] 17 year-old Gianluca Gaudino made his first Bundesliga appearance of his career and 18-year-old Lucas Scholl was on the bench for the first team for the first time.

[97] Then on 26 October, on matchday nine,[98] Borussia Mönchengladbach ended Bayern's six-match winning streak in all competitions[99] with a 0–0 draw.

[113] Then on 22 November, on matchday 12, Bayern defeated 1899 Hoffenheim 4–0 with goals from Mario Götze, Robert Lewandowski, Arjen Robben, and Sebastian Rode.

[122] With the clean sheet, Bayern tied VfB Stuttgart's record of only three goals conceded in the opening 13 Bundesliga matches.

[132] Manuel Neuer had touched the ball 64 times during the match and won a free kick "well outside of the box against Tobias Werner.

[145] Dost gave Wolfsburg a 1–0 league in the fourth minute and added a second in stoppage time in the first half.

[156] On matchday 20, on 7 February,[157] Bayern defeated VfB Stuttgart 2–0 with goals from Arjen Robben and David Alaba[158] to win their first match of 2015.

[187] The loss meant that Bayern's six-match winning streak came to an end[188] and they lost at Allianz Arena for the first time since losing to Real Madrid in April 2014.

[120] Paul Verhaegh hit the post in the subsequent penalty shot[212] and Reina eventually received a two-match suspension for the red card.

[252] Bayern won 4–1 with goals from Mario Götze, Thomas Müller, David Alaba, and Claudio Pizarro.

[276] Prior to Borussia Dortmund scoring, referee Peter Gagelmann denied Bayern a penalty shot.

[292] Sebastian Rode, Gianluca Gaudino, Juan Bernat, and Robert Lewandowski made their debuts for Bayern.

[289] Win Draw Loss Bayern were drawn into Group E with Manchester City, CSKA Moscow, and Roma.

[295] On matchday two of the group stage, on 30 September, Bayern defeated CSKA Moscow 1–0[299] with a goal from a penalty shot from Thomas Müller[300] after Mario Götze was fouled by Mário Fernandes.

[311] In the return match against Roma, on matchday four, on 5 November, Bayern won 2–0[312] with goals from Franck Ribéry and Mario Götze.

[318] On 10 December, Bayern finished the group stage with a 3–0 win against CSKA Moscow[323] with goals from Thomas Müller, Sebastian Rode and Mario Götze.

[334] Xabi Alonso, who played in his 100th Champions League match,[334] was sent-off[333] after receiving a second yellow card.

[352] The free kick was given after Iván Marcano fouled Thiago, in which he was sent-off for a second yellow card for Porto.

[355] Bayern failed to register a shot on target for the first time since October 2009 when they lost to Girondins de Bordeaux.

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