Bayern Munich clinch their 11th consecutive German title in extremis

Thanks to its success (2-1) in Cologne on Saturday May 27, Bayern Munich is once again German champion. Some, bored, may only retain this information before moving on to something else. However, the force of habit should not spoil the value of a finish accompanied by such dramaturgy. This season, Thomas Tuchel’s players have won the championship crown on goal difference.

Bayern, on the heels of Borussia Dortmund for several weeks, had to win… and crossed their fingers that their best enemy did not win. The ideal scenario has unfolded! At home, Borussia, led 2-0 by Mainz, woke up too late to reverse the match and had to settle for a draw (Guerreiro in 69th, Süle in 90th +5).

Provisionally champion after the goal of the Frenchman Kingsley Coman (8th), the Bavarian club however believed to lose everything when Cologne equalized from the penalty spot ten minutes from time. It was finally Jamal Musiala who freed the Munich residents by scoring the winning goal in the 89th minute. An achievement synonymous with the 11th title in a row for Bayern, the 33rd in its history.

Oliver Kahn and Hassan Salihamidzic removed from office

Only a few minutes after this coronation acquired on the wire, Bayern Munich has decided to part ways with its sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic, and its chairman of the management board Oliver Kahn. The two emblematic leaders paid for a tumultuous season with an elimination in the quarter-finals of the Champions League against Manchester City and an ultimately unexpected German championship title.

In the rest of the matches of this 34th day of the Bundesliga, Union Berlin took the opportunity to win the last ticket for the Champions League, accompanying Bayern Muncih, Dortmund and Leipzig. At the bottom of the table, Schalke 04 did not create the feat and are relegated with Hertha Berlin. After their draw against Hoffenheim, Stuttgart is a play-off.