The 2008/09 season was one of the most tumultuous in Bayern's recent history: Jürgen Klinsmann was dismissed in April 2009 after an inconsistent campaign that left the club second in the Bundesliga and eliminated in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals by Guardiola's Barcelona—the treble-winning team—with a resounding 4-0 aggregate score. A season of crisis that accelerated the arrival of Louis van Gaal and the start of a new cycle. The third kit, used primarily in European matches, retains the official UEFA Champions League patches sewn onto the sleeves as a testament to Bayern's run in that edition of the tournament.
FC Bayern München third kit from the 2008/09 season, manufactured by Adidas with official UEFA Champions League patches on the sleeves.
