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Bayern’s Harry Kane reacts during a Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern and Stuttgart in Munich, Germany, Sunday, April 19, 2026.<\/p>\n
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Bayern’s Harry Kane, left, Dayot Upamecano, center, and Josip Stanisic celebrate with their kifds celebrate after their team clinched the German league title after during a Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern and Stuttgart in Munich, Germany, Sunday, April 19, 2026.<\/p>\n
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Bayern players celebrate after their team clinched the German league title after a Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern and Stuttgart in Munich, Germany, Sunday, April 19, 2026.<\/p>\n
Matthias Schrader\/AP<\/p>\n
Bayern players celebrate after their team clinched the German league title after a Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern and Stuttgart in Munich, Germany, Sunday, April 19, 2026.<\/p>\n
Matthias Schrader\/AP<\/p>\n
Bayern’s coach Vincent Kompany celebrates after winning the German championship at the end of the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern and Stuttgart in Munich, Germany, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Tom Weller\/dpa via AP)<\/p>\n
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BERLIN (AP) \u2014 Bayern Munich wrapped up another Bundesliga title on Sunday, the club\u2019s 13th in 14 years, after a record-breaking season that could still get better.<\/p>\n
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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.<\/p>\n
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The Bundesliga is seen within the club as the minimum target for the season and this is Bayern\u2019s 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\u2019s formation in 1963.<\/p>\n
Bayern is always keen to assert its domestic dominance. Leverkusen\u2019s triumph in 2024 was an outlier that spurred Bayern to back-to\u2013back titles and may be the start of another long run.<\/p>\n
Bayern bounced back from the trauma of 2012 \u2013 when it lost the Champions League final in Munich to Chelsea, as well as the Bundesliga and German Cup final to Borussia Dortmund \u2013 by winning the Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup treble the following season under Jupp Heynckes.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The Bundesliga this season is just the first step as Bayern chases another treble. Here\u2019s a closer look at how it was won:<\/p>\n Goals<\/p>\n 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\u2019s 1971-72 team featuring Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd M\u00fcller.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Kane took his club tally for the season to 50 against Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinals. It\u2019s 51 now. He has 32 goals in 27 Bundesliga games so far.<\/p>\n New signing Luis D\u00edaz chipped in 15 and Michael Olise has 12, but Bayern\u2019s goals came from all over the team with Leon Goretzka getting the record-breaking 102nd goal against St. Pauli.<\/p>\n Including the win over Stuttgart, Bayern scored four goals or more in 14 league games starting on the opening day with a 6-0 rout of Leipzig.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Rivals<\/p>\n Bayern again has no rival capable of challenging its dominance. Borussia Dortmund came closest this season but it was long clear it couldn\u2019t provide a match for Bayern, which ended any notions of a contest at the end of February by winning 3-2 in Dortmund.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have an 11-point advantage,\u201d Joshua Kimmich said at the time, \u201cwe\u2019re not going to give it away.\u201d<\/p>\n Dortmund opened the way for Bayern to clinch the title on Sunday by losing two consecutive games.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n None of Stuttgart, Leipzig or Leverkusen could even keep up with Dortmund.<\/p>\n Kompany<\/p>\n Though he was far from first choice, Bayern coach Vincent Kompany has proven an inspired appointment for a team that was misfiring and underachieving with Thomas Tuchel.<\/p>\n In his second season at Bayern, Kompany has more than steadied the ship, promoting young players like Lennart Karl \u2013 who looks set to become a star \u2013 while thoughtfully rotating the squad to keep all his players involved and happy while minimizing the likelihood of injuries.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Kane has had his sights on breaking Robert Lewandowski\u2019s season record of 41 Bundesliga goals but Kompany decided to manage his star forward\u2019s playing time to rest him for key games in the Champions League and German Cup.<\/p>\n Kompany also earned praise for speaking up against racism after Jos\u00e9 Mourinho blamed Real Madrid star Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior for provoking the abuse he receives, and he welcomed the appointment of Marie-Louise Eta as the first female coach in the Bundesliga last week.<\/p>\n Kompany has brought harmony to Bayern, a club previously known as \u201cFC Hollywood\u201d for all the tabloid headlines it generated.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/a>
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