Bayern München set the record for the earliest Bundesliga title win on Saturday when they were confirmed as German champions for the 23rd time with a 1-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt. Germany star Bastian Schweinsteiger scored the decisive goal to give Bayern their 24th win from 28 league games this season and seal their first major silverware since May 2010.
"We're a strong team with a great coach, it's fantastic to have won the title," said goal-scorer Schweinsteiger. With Bayern facing Juventus on Wednesday in the Champions League quarter-final leading 2-0 from the first leg, the win came despite coach Jupp Heynckes resting several key players.
"The fact that we have won the title after 28 games is extraordinary, it's simply fantastic," said Heynckes, having been hoisted into the air by his team after the final whistle. "0ne of the things FC Bayern have demonstrated this season is that we're a top side, but we have done it with harmony in the team. We can be confident we will achieve something in the Champions League."
"I don't begrudge Heynckes the title at all," said Frankfurt coach Armin Veh , whose team remain fifth in the league for now. "For me, he is a great role model and I hope that Bayern win more titles." With six games left, München have an unsurmountable 20-point lead and have won their 22nd Bundesliga title. It is their 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 Müller was brought down in the area, but Schweinsteiger's second-half back-heel flick gave them three more points. With Bayern pushing forward, captain Philipp Lahm fired in a pass for his deputy to delicately flick a shot past Frankfurt goalkeeper Oka Nikolov with his heel on 52 minutes for the decisive goal.
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Bayern München set the record for the earliest Bundesliga title win on Saturday when they were confirmed as German champions for the 23rd time with a 1-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt. Germany star Bastian Schweinsteiger scored the decisive goal to give Bayern their 24th win from 28 league games this season and seal their first major silverware since May 2010.
"We're a strong team with a great coach, it's fantastic to have won the title," said goal-scorer Schweinsteiger. With Bayern facing Juventus on Wednesday in the Champions League quarter-final leading 2-0 from the first leg, the win came despite coach Jupp Heynckes resting several key players.
"The fact that we have won the title after 28 games is extraordinary, it's simply fantastic," said Heynckes, having been hoisted into the air by his team after the final whistle. "0ne of the things FC Bayern have demonstrated this season is that we're a top side, but we have done it with harmony in the team. We can be confident we will achieve something in the Champions League."
"I don't begrudge Heynckes the title at all," said Frankfurt coach Armin Veh , whose team remain fifth in the league for now. "For me, he is a great role model and I hope that Bayern win more titles." With six games left, München have an unsurmountable 20-point lead and have won their 22nd Bundesliga title. It is their 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 Müller was brought down in the area, but Schweinsteiger's second-half back-heel flick gave them three more points. With Bayern pushing forward, captain Philipp Lahm fired in a pass for his deputy to delicately flick a shot past Frankfurt goalkeeper Oka Nikolov with his heel on 52 minutes for the decisive goal.
