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Mission 35 accomplished! FC Bayern Munich is the champion
With four games remaining in the German Bundesliga, FC Bayern Munich has once again clinched the championship!
The record champions defeated VfB Stuttgart 4-2 (3-1) in Munich on Sunday, thereby securing their successful title defense. With a 15-point lead, the team led by Austrian national team player Konrad Laimer of Borussia Dortmund can no longer be caught. For Bayern, it is the 35th men’s title in the club’s history.
Coach Vincent Kompany left numerous starters, such as goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, goal-scorer Harry Kane, and Laimer, on the bench at the start. That seemed to backfire at first, as VfB took the lead in the 21st minute with a low shot by Chris Führich.
From 0-1 to 3-1 in six minutes
But then Bayern turned it on, with Raphael Guerreiro (31'), Nicolas Jackson (33'), and Alphonso Davies (37') scoring within six minutes to give the Reds a 3-1 halftime lead. Kane, who came on as a substitute at the start of the second half, sealed the deal with the 4-1 goal in the 52nd minute.
Laimer came on for Davies in the 62nd minute and was able to see out the final stages on the pitch. Stuttgart’s Chema Andres’ goal (88th) was nothing more than a consolation.
Neuer Now a Record Champion with the Record Champions
Neuer celebrated his 13th championship with Bayern, tying him with record champion Thomas Müller. For Kompany’s team, which celebrated its 50th victory in his 64th Bundesliga match with Bayern, the dream of the treble—the league title, the Cup, and the Champions League—lives on. In three days, the DFB Cup semifinal against Bayer Leverkusen is already on the schedule. At the end of the month, they’ll face defending champions Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semifinals. That’s not the only reason Kompany ruled out a wild party on Sunday before the final match of the championship.
“It’s extremely special. We’re having a very good Bundesliga season, especially this year,” said Joshua Kimmich on DAZN. “It wasn’t a season of ups and downs; we were very consistent. We haven’t managed that very often at this level. We’re very, very proud.” A downer amid the celebrations is the serious adductor injury sustained by Serge Gnabry, which the German national team player suffered during the final training session. He will be out “for an extended period,” it was subsequently reported. The 30-year-old’s participation in the World Cup is also highly questionable.
Mass brawl before kickoff
Even before the match began, rival fan groups had engaged in a mass brawl outside the Allianz Arena. As a police spokeswoman confirmed, several people were injured in the incident, including police officers.
A large contingent of law enforcement officers used batons and pepper spray to separate the groups. According to the police, the officers managed to quickly bring the situation under control.
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