Thiago Alcantara says Bayern Munich were able to "refresh ourselves and start from zero" in 2020, putting their poor first half of the season behind them in order to re-emerge as a major force on both domestic and European fronts.
When asked to offer an insight into Bayern's recent revival, Thiago said: "When you stop in December, you have time to look back with a lot of perspective at the things you did wrong, but also the things you did well.
"So, I think we had that time to prepare ourselves for the start of the league, refresh ourselves and start from zero. I think that was the point. We started from zero with no regrets from before. I think it was awesome.”
Thiago has contributed three goals to Bayern's Bundesliga cause this season, including a stunning individual effort during a 3-1 win away at Mainz on February 1.
The 28-year-old left three defenders for dead before firing an unstoppable shot into the bottom corner of the net, capping a superb all-round display which helped Bayern move back to the top of the table on goal difference.
"It was a really nice goal – I think one of the most beautiful ones I've scored in my life," Thiago said of his superb strike against Mainz. "But at the moment when you’re playing, you’re so focused, so into it that you just try to do the things that in the moment, in less than one second, you think you have to do.”