{"id":77560,"date":"2022-04-24T13:59:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T13:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=77560"},"modified":"2022-04-24T13:59:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T13:59:18","slug":"bayern-down-dortmund-to-win-10th-straight-bundesliga-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=77560","title":{"rendered":"Bayern down Dortmund to win 10th straight Bundesliga title"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Sports Desk:<\/strong> Bayern Munich were crowned Bundesliga champions for the 10th consecutive season on Saturday after a 3-1 home win over second-placed Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n

First-half goals by Serge Gnabry and Robert Lewandowski put Bayern in control at a sold-out Allianz Arena before Emre Can converted a penalty after the break for Dortmund.<\/p>\n

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But teenager Jamal Musiala fired in a late goal to spark early celebrations in the home crowd.<\/p>\n

This is the first time a club has won 10 straight titles in one of Europe's top five leagues.<\/p>\n

“The year wasn't that easy. That's why I'm happy that we crowned it with the championship title,” said Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann, who was drenched in beer by his players.<\/p>\n

The Bavarian giants' eighth successive win over Dortmund leaves Bayern an unassailable 12 points clear with three games left.<\/p>\n

The title capped an up-and-down season for Bayern, who were dumped out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals by Villarreal earlier this month.<\/p>\n

“It was important that we finished things off after being knocked out by Villarreal,” said Bayern captain Manuel Neuer.<\/p>\n

“Everyone wanted it, that's what's special in our team.”<\/p>\n

Thomas Mueller, who claimed a record-breaking 11th Bundesliga winner's medal, said: “We were able to get a few things off our chest. Now it's wonderful.”<\/p>\n

Bayern dominated the opening half and Gnabry fired a magnificent volley into the top corner from the edge of the box to give them a 15th-minute lead.<\/p>\n

Gnabry had a second effort disallowed before Lewandowski doubled the advantage 11 minutes before half-time.<\/p>\n

It was the Poland striker's 27th goal in 26 matches against Dortmund, who he left for Bayern in 2014.<\/p>\n

But his future is in doubt, with Lewandowski's contract up next year and Barcelona reportedly interested in taking him to the Camp Nou.<\/p>\n

“Something will happen soon. The only thing I know is that there will be a meeting (with Bayern)”, he told Sky.<\/p>\n

Dortmund responded early in the second half as Can converted a penalty after Marco Reus was brought down in the area.<\/p>\n

The visitors had their appeals for another spot-kick waved away with 30 minutes left when Lucas Hernandez brought Jude Bellingham down in the area.<\/p>\n

Lewandowski won the battle of the Bundesliga's star strikers as Erling Haaland, who has been linked with big-money move to Manchester City, failed to score despite forcing Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer into two late saves.<\/p>\n

Musiala put the result beyond doubt when he slotted home seconds after his initial shot was saved by Dortmund keeper Marwin Hitz.<\/p>\n

– Late Union goals stun Leipzig –<\/p>\n

Earlier, Union Berlin scored two late goals to poach a 2-1 win at RB Leipzig, which kept alive their Champions League qualification hopes.<\/p>\n

Bayer Leverkusen thumped bottom club Greuther Fuerth 4-1 to take third place from Leipzig and move three points clear of fifth-placed Freiburg in the race for the top four.<\/p>\n

Freiburg missed the chance to draw level on points with Leipzig, conceding a late equaliser in a 3-3 draw with Borussia Moenchengladbach.<\/p>\n

Union are just two points further back in sixth, with five clubs, including seventh-placed Cologne, separated by just six points with three games remaining in the battle to reach next season's Champions League group stage.<\/p>\n

Yussuf Poulsen put Leipzig ahead early in the second half to put the hosts on course for their second win in four days over Union, who they beat 2-1 in the German Cup semi-finals on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

However, Union avenged the cup defeat as substitutes Sven Michel and then Kevin Behrens scored in the 86th and 88th minutes.<\/p>\n

Union are bidding to reach the Champions League for the first time in just their third season since being promoted to the Bundesliga.<\/p>\n

Freiburg, also hoping for a maiden appearance in Europe's premier competition, looked set to pile the pressure on Leipzig as they fought back from 2-0 down at half-time to lead Gladbach.<\/p>\n

But Lars Stindl struck for the away side in the third minute of injury time.<\/p>\n

Fuerth were finally relegated after their loss to Leverkusen, having been last in the table since September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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