Bayern Munich’s 25/26 season has been, without a doubt, a season for the ages. The Bavarians have broken all records in the Bundesliga as they have now scored 105 goals in a single season. The most goals scored in a single season in the League, a record that has stood since 1972.
Add to that, they are also in the semi-finals of the DFB Pokal for the first time since 2020, the year they completed a historic sextuple.
All things considered, there wasn’t much that could have sweetened the pot for Bayern fans, but that too happened on Wednesday.
Bayern were due to take on Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The problem, however, was that they hadn’t beaten Los Blancos since 2012.
Going into the doubt, both sides were high on confidence, as the first leg in Bernabeu ended 2-1 in favour of Bayern.Their first win in Madrid since 2001.
The second leg was heavily anticipated, with Madrid fans hoping for a comeback or, for our football purists, a remontada. Bayern fans were hoping not just for a win but also maybe a humiliation for the years of heartbreak.
The game was an absolute rollercoaster as Madrid, with the help of Arda Guler and Kylian Mbappe, was able to score 3 goals in the first half. Bayern were able to respond in the same half with 2 of their own. A cagey second half followed after that, which ended in a red card for substitute Eduardo Camavinga, a goal in the 89th Minute from Luis Diaz to give Bayern the lead and Michael Olise scoring in the 94th Minute to put the tie to bed.
Despite the absolute theatrics of this match, there was one thing that fans noticed and have noticed with Bayern home matches since 2020. The music that comes on when they score a goal.
Every club has their own version of it. Real Madrid has their anthem, which sings “Hala Madrid, Y Nada Mas”, and AC Milan is famous for playing Jump by Van Halen.
Seeing all this you might imagine that Bayern too had something that is linked to the club’s identity or something that has been historically relevant for them. However, they have chosen the song “Yabba Dabba Doo”. The song has been derived from the animated cartoon The Flintstones.
Bayern Munich's goal song at the Allianz Arena
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) April 15, 2026
"YABBA DABBA DOOOOO!"pic.twitter.com/X7xks7tJSm
The music that follows the Yabba Dabba Doo is the Can-Can music. Despite the odd choice of the music, the song has a historic significance as the Goal song or torhymne for many German clubs in the past, including Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt.
Bayern in particular used the song as their first torhymne at the Olympiastadion in Berlin from 1972 to 2005, just before they shifted to their current fortress in the Allianz Arena.
Bayern’s goal music in history has changed many times over the years, with songs like Chelsea Dagger and Let Me Entertain You by Robbie Williams. The change to the current song came in 2020, with many suspecting that the ever-present jokester Thomas Müller had a hand in choosing the song.
Despite the many changes to their song, according to a Bayern fan website, Mia San Rot, the reason for bringing back the Can Can was due to the fact that it left quite an impression on the fans and according to them, perfectly combined joy and mocking.
Indeed, when you look at how Bayern fans see the song as one of absolute jubilation when they score a goal or multiple goals, like the 8 they scored vs Wolfsburg this season or the most recent 4 they scored against Madrid.
For the opponents, however, it is something on par with psychological warfare when you consider how they have to listen to what has been on many occasions deemed “circus music” every time they concede a goal. When you consider the mental toll, it is easy to see how quickly conceding 1 to 2 quick goals can get on your nerves even more than usual.
Fans on Twitter especially echoed this feeling, talking about how jarring it must be for a team to concede goals like that and have to listen to music such as that.
The stupid music they put when Bayern scores 😭
— 🈴️ (@RegistaCall) April 15, 2026
They used to play Seven nation army, so much better than this disney music
— 🏮 (@tomi_xix) April 15, 2026
Imagine hearing that 8 times in a match
— That Barca guy💙❤️ (@_barcaguy) April 15, 2026
Exactly why I hate playing against Bayern in fifa
— RMWhiteWall (@AfolabiAl) April 16, 2026
Mbappe getting knocked out of the champions league in the 90th minute and all he hears is YABA DABA DOOOOO 😭😭
— Uselessdr1nk (@TheMart269) April 16, 2026
Such ragebait music
— $wank 🇱🇨 (@DevonSwank) April 15, 2026
All things considered, the song is an absolutely iconic part of Bayern’s history, and a home game at The Allianz Arena would simply feel incomplete without it. Bayern fans will hope to hear the song many, many more times as they keep working towards a historic third treble.
Bayern’s next game will be against Stuttgart, and Bayern will head into that game with a chance to potentially secure their 2nd bundesliga title in a row, depending on Dortmund’s result. Regardless of whether they win the title on sunday or not, there is no doubt that Bayern fans will be treated to the sounds of the Can Can once again.
