Bayern Munich were pronounced German champions for the 25th time on Sunday as Wolfsburg’s 1-0 defeat at Borussia Moenchengladbach meant Pep Guardiola’s Bavarians can no longer be reached.
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Gladbach’s Germany striker Max Kruse sent the title to Munich as his 90th-minute winning goal at Borussia Park saw Bayern finish the weekend with an unassailable 15 point-lead with four games left.
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Bayern had picked up their 24th victory in 30 league games on Saturday when Bastian Schweinsteiger’s late goal sealed a 1-0 home win over Hertha Berlin at the Allianz Arena.
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“It’s already something just to have defended the title,” Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who promised a “big celebration” when the season is over, told FCBayern.de.
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“But I have to compliment the coach and the team, they did a great job in the season after a World Cup, in which many of our players were involved.”
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The Bavarian giants have now won three consecutive German league titles with Guardiola winning the Bundesliga title in each of his two seasons in charge.
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The Spaniard has won a total of 19 titles as a coach, after lifting 14 trophies during four years as Barcelona boss, and has already claimed five more since joining Bayern in July 2013.
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There is no time for Bayern to rest on their laurels, however, as they face a busy few weeks and are still in the running to repeat their 2013 treble of European, league and cup titles.
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They host arch-rivals Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday in the German Cup last four clash for a place in the final at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on May 30.
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With the league secure, Guardiola’s Bayern face a mouth-watering Champions League semifinal, first-leg at his ex-club Barcelona on May 6, with the return leg six days later.
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