Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article 0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterFour Four TwoGet FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Become a Member in Seconds Unlock instant access to exclusive member features.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.You are now subscribedYour newsletter sign-up was successfulWant to add more newsletters?Five times a weekFourFourTwo DailyFantastic football content straight to your inbox! From the latest transfer news, quizzes, videos, features and interviews with the biggest names in the game, plus lots more.Signup +Once a week...And its LIVE!Sign up to our FREE live football newsletter, tracking all of the biggest games available to watch on the device of your choice. Never miss a kick-off!Signup +Join the clubGet full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards.Explore An account already exists for this email address, please log in.Subscribe to our newsletterBayern Munich have become a formidable attacking force under Vincent Kompany, regularly putting teams to the sword in Germany and in European competition.Their Bundesliga title was confirmed with a 4-2 win over Stuttgart in mid-April, a victory that saw their goals tally for the league season climb to 109 in just 30 games.Bayern score goals, a lot of them, and many of them come at the Allianz Arena: in 15 Bundesliga home games this season, they have netted 60 times, an average of four per game. You may like How to watch Bayern Munich vs Atalanta How to watch Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid: Streams and TV info How to watch Atalanta vs Bayern Munich Why do Bayern play the can-can after scoring?Given they score so often, Bayerns goal music has become a talking point in 2025/26.They put four past Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final last week, and after each goal, the can-can music blared through the speakers.The can-can is associated with Jacques Offenbachs opera, Orpheus in the Underworld, a 19th-century piece of music.Many German clubs play classical music after scoring, often based on their regions.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.Bayern began playing the can-can after goals in the early 1990s, when they played at the Olympiastadion.The reason that particular piece of music is played is not entirely clear, other than the fact it has a jaunty and celebratory feel.For the team on the receiving end of the goal, too, it can be a slightly jarring sound, almost mocking if they find themselves on the receiving end of a thrashing (not uncommon at the Allianz).Other German clubs have used the can-can as their goal music, including second-tier side Bochum and Bayerns rivals Borussia Dortmund for a period in the '90s.Regardless of the history behind it, the can-can has become synonymous with Harry Kane, Luis Diaz and co. plundering goals at the Allianz Arena.European champions Paris Saint-Germain will hope they are not hearing it play when they face Bayern in their Champions League semi-final.TOPICSHarry KaneLuis DiazBundesligaChampions LeagueCallum Rice-CoatesCallum is a football writer who has had work published by the likes of BBC Sport, the Independent, BT Sport and the Blizzard, amongst various others. A lifelong Wrexham fan, he is hoping Ryan Reynolds can lead his hometown club to the promised land.
