The widely respected Bayern Munich football club lost the first leg of the UEFA Champion's League last week in an explosive 1-0 semi-final match against their
rivals from Real Madrid, but you would hardly know it from looking at their fans. In fact, the vibrant red of the home Bayern Munich shirt is still being worn proudly by members of the soccer community, all in support of a team that rarely puts on a poor showing.

Just because Bayern Munich lost its first semi-final match in the UEFA Champion's League doesn't mean that the team's impressive season has come to an end. On the contrary, the Champion's League system allows multiple legs and rounds of play, which will give Bayern and its players the opportunity to recover from the Real Madrid loss and mount a "strike back" strategy. In other words, you may yet need your Bayern Munich away jersey 2013 2014 for this year's UEFA tournament, and Soccer Box has it in stock along with various other pieces of gear for the storied German football club.

The Loss

While Bayern Munich is still in contention for the Champion's League title a title that the team claimed for the 2013 2013 season and is undoubtedly keen to reprise this year there is no doubt that the loss against Real Madrid tarnished a bit of the optimism and hope attached to the Bayern Munich shirt.

For one thing, Bayern Munich's loss came early in the semi-finals, setting the team back from the get-go. For another thing, the loss came against Real Madrid, a club who many European soccer fans are rooting for in hopes of seeing the club claim a record 10th Champion's League title. With that much momentum and fan support not to mention the home team advantage it wasn't terribly surprising to see Real Madrid playing in top form and holding the players wearing the Bayern Munich away jersey to a 0-1 defeat.

The Odds

Still, no one is ready to count Bayern Munich out of contention for a second consecutive UEFA Champion's League victory, and for good reason. The match against Real Madrid was the first Champion's League game that Bayern Munich has dropped since December, when the team faced England's Manchester City for a 2-3 loss.

Since then, the Bayern Munich shirt has been a nearly unstoppable sign of football domination on the UEFA stage. The club performed well enough in the group stage to advance to the round of 16, where they defeated Arsenal in one match and drew with them in another. The quarterfinals brought more of the same, with one draw and one victory allowing Bayern Munich to topple England's Premier League titans, Manchester United, out of Champion's League contention.

Today, Bayern Munich will get another chance to face off with Real Madrid. This time, fans will be leaving the Bayern Munich away jersey 2013 2014 at home, as Real Madrid will be playing in the away team position.

Regardless of which team kit is being worn in the stands, however, there is no doubt that Bayern Munich fans will all be rooting for the one result that will allow their team to advance to the finals: an outright victory.

If Bayern Munich wins the second leg of the semi-finals 1-0, the team will get the chance to earn itself a championship berth with a penalty shootout. And if history proves one thing, it's that Bayern Munich can take on Real Madrid when it comes to penalty shots.

In 2012, both teams met in the semi-finals, with Bayern Munich winning the first leg. After Real Madrid battled to a 2-1 victory in the second leg, however, the team fell in a 3-1 penalty shootout, giving Bayern Munich a shot at the championship. The German team lost to Chelsea in the finals, but the team was back in 2013 for a better result, and ultimately landed its fifth UEFA Champion's Cup victory.

Will Bayern Munich claim consecutive titles to make it a grand total of six? Only time will tell, but if you are rooting for that result, you will want to have a Bayern Munich shirt to show your support.