Bayern captures 22nd Bundesliga title
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April 7, 2013, Sunday
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BAYERN Munich set the record for the earliest Bundesliga title win yesterday when it was confirmed as German champion for the 23rd time with a 1-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt.
Germany star Bastian Schweinsteiger scored the decisive goal to give Bayern its 24th win from 28 league games this season and seal the first major silverware the Bavarian giant has won since May 2010.
With Bayern facing Juventus on Wednesday in the Champions League quarterfinal leading 2-0 from the first leg, the win came despite coach Jupp Heynckes resting several key players.
Second-placed Borussia Dortmund - champion in each of the last two seasons - won 4-2 at home to Augsburg, but could not prevent Bayern from setting a Bundesliga record for the earliest confirmed title win.
With six games left, it has an insurmountable 20-point lead and has won its 22nd Bundesliga title. It is its 23rd national title overall, with the Munich club also winning the old-style German championship in 1932.
Following a frantic start, Bayern defender David Alaba missed a 26th-minute penalty when he fired wide after Thomas Mueller was brought down in the area, but Schweinsteiger's second-half back-heel flick gave it three more points.
Germany star Bastian Schweinsteiger scored the decisive goal to give Bayern its 24th win from 28 league games this season and seal the first major silverware the Bavarian giant has won since May 2010.
With Bayern facing Juventus on Wednesday in the Champions League quarterfinal leading 2-0 from the first leg, the win came despite coach Jupp Heynckes resting several key players.
Second-placed Borussia Dortmund - champion in each of the last two seasons - won 4-2 at home to Augsburg, but could not prevent Bayern from setting a Bundesliga record for the earliest confirmed title win.
With six games left, it has an insurmountable 20-point lead and has won its 22nd Bundesliga title. It is its 23rd national title overall, with the Munich club also winning the old-style German championship in 1932.
Following a frantic start, Bayern defender David Alaba missed a 26th-minute penalty when he fired wide after Thomas Mueller was brought down in the area, but Schweinsteiger's second-half back-heel flick gave it three more points.
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