Bayern’s the boss
German powerhouse win eighth straight Bundesliga
Bremen (Germany): June 17: Bayern Munich secured its eighth successive German league title with two games to spare after beating Werder Bremen 1-0 with a goal from Robert Lewandowski.
The win on a wet night in Bremen put Bayern 10 points clear of secondplace Borussia Dortmund, which can earn a maximum nine points from its three remaining games.
Werder kept Bremen at bay for most of the first half but the champions still found a breakthrough.
Jerome Boateng played a perfectly weighted ball over the defence in the
43rd minute for Robert Lewandowski to control on his chest and hit past the goalkeeper for his 31st Bundesliga goal this season.
Bayern finished with 10 men after a second yellow card for Alphonso Davies in the 79th minute.
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer made a crucial late save to stop Yuya Osako’s header.
Bayern powered to its
30th German title with a perfect record of seven wins in the Bundesliga since it resumed last month in empty stadiums amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Hansi Flick has coached Bayern to 26 wins from 29 games in all competitions since he took over in November. Bayern is chasing a possible triple.
UNION BERLIN FANS CHEER FROM TREES
A small group of Union Berlin fans cheered their side on from the trees outside the stadium on Tuesday as it secured another season in the Bundesliga.
The supporters couldn’t see inside, but they sang and chanted anyway as Union defeated fellow promoted side Paderborn 1-0 to move 10 points clear of the relegation zone.
It wasn’t quite a party to match the occasion as Union secured one of its biggest achievements since winning the East German Cup in 1968. “It’s no small thing that we’ve managed,” Union coach Urs Fischer said. — AP