The league title was not the biggest expectation for Bayern this season, to a large extent, because winning the title was a habit.
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Bayern Munich's formalities for winning the German Bundesliga title were completed on Sunday. This is the 13th time Bayern has won the German league in the last 14 years. This time's performance is more than a record. This season could be very good for Bayern. The team has the potential to win three titles this season. The Bundesliga is one of them.
Bayern is facing Bayer Leverkusen in the German Cup semi-final on Wednesday. Then the team will face defending champion Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the European Champions League semi-final. This season, the league title was not the biggest expectation for Bayern to a large extent. Because winning the title was a habit. In particular, this is the record 35th time that Bayern has won the league.
Bayern usually has a one-sided dominance in German domestic football. 2024 was the exception, when Leverkusen won the league that season. Bayern had a similarly poor season in 2012, when they were defeated by Chelsea in the Champions League final. They lost both the domestic league and cup to Borussia Dortmund. The following season was a great one.
Under coach Jun Henkep, Bayern won the Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup. It was a treble. The question may be, will history repeat itself this season? For now, we will take a look at how Bayern won the Bundesliga. Naturally, after Bayern won the league, the team has to score more goals.
Bayern have already set a league goal record this season, a feat achieved against St. Pauli. After that game, Bayern's league goals this season reached 105. The previous record was from 1971–72, when Unas scored 101 goals. The team's star players were Frank Beckenbauer and Gerd Muller. With four rounds of matches left in the league, Bayern's goal tally will increase.
Harry Kane is at the forefront of this. He has already scored 32 goals in the league, 51 in total. Having said that, one fact is certain, Bayern did not find a rival team this season that could present a strong challenge to the team. Bayern's closest opponent was Dortmund. Bayern currently has a 15-point lead over this team.
Stuttgart, Leipzig and Leverkusen have not come close to Bayern. One of the main reasons for Bayern's current success is coach Vincent Kompany. He must be given as much credit as possible. He was not the first choice when he was signed, but this coach did what his previous coach Thomas Tuchel could not achieve. Bayern had a difficult time under Tuchel.
Kompany is currently in his second season at Bayern. He has given young players like Lennart Karl a chance in the team. On the other hand, he has given the team players a chance in turn and saved them from injuries. Kane has a chance to surpass Robert Lewandowski by setting a personal goal record. But Kompany wanted to give him a rest when he needed it. It has finally worked.
Not only that, he has also reduced the racist behavior of the fans who are accused of being in Bayern. Otherwise, Jose Mourinho would have made similar allegations against Bayern. Especially since Kompany came, Bayern has become stable. It has stopped being a reason for bad news. At one time, Bayern was also called FC Hollywood, because it was constantly at the top of the news for reasons outside football. That is no longer the case.
