The 2008-09 campaign was a season of dramatic turmoil and transition for Bayern Munich as Der FCB finished 2nd in the Bundesliga, ultimately falling short of the title to the surprising VfL Wolfsburg. The year began with new manager Jürgen Klinsmann at the helm, but his ambitious, ill-fated tenure ended abruptly in April after a series of painful losses, including a crushing 5-1 defeat to the eventual champions and a humiliating 4-0 loss to Barcelona that saw them exit the Champions League in the Quarter-finals. Leading the attack was the clinical Luca Toni, whose 14 league goals were vital, but the season's great significance for the future was the Bundesliga debut of a young, emerging talent named Thomas Müller. The club secured their Champions League qualification thanks to the stabilizing influence of caretaker Jupp Heynckes in the final weeks of a campaign defined by high drama and an unforgettable, record-breaking aggregate victory over Sporting CP in the European Round of 16.