How Bayern Munich won its 13th Bundesliga title in 14 years
BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich wrapped up another Bundesliga title on Sunday, the club’s 13th in 14 years, after a record-breaking season that could still get better. The Bundesliga is just the first of a potential treble of trophies with Bayern next facing Bayer Leverkusen in the semifinals of the German Cup on Wednesday before it takes on defending champion Paris Saint-Germain in the semifinals of the Champions League. The Bundesliga is seen within the club as the minimum target for the season and this is Bayern’s record-extending 35th German championship.
Apart from the first in 1932, when it was decided by regional champions in a knockout competition, all the others came after the Bundesliga’s formation in 1963. Bayern is always keen to assert its domestic dominance. Leverkusen’s triumph in 2024 was an outlier that spurred Bayern to back-to–back titles and may be the start of another long run.
Bayern bounced back from the trauma of 2012 – when it lost the Champions League final in Munich to Chelsea, as well as the Bundesliga and German Cup final to Borussia Dortmund – by winning the Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup treble the following season under Jupp Heynckes. The Bundesliga this season is just the first step as Bayern chases another treble. Here’s a closer look at how it was won: Goals Bayern smashed its own league record for goals scored in a season by clocking five against St.
Pauli to take its tally to 105 goals last weekend. The previous record was 101 goals scored by Bayern’s 1971-72 team featuring Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller. England forward Harry Kane was among the scorers in the title-clinching 4-2 win against Stuttgart on Sunday to extend the record to 109 goals.
And there are still four rounds remaining. Kane took his tally for the season to 50 against Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinals. It’s 51 now.