Bayern become earliest champions in 51 yrs
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E-mail CNTV, March 27, 2014
Bayern Munich have completed the defence of their Bundesliga title with seven games to spare. Last year's treble winners won three one at Hertha Berlin to take title in record quick time. The champions have already amassed 77 points and had a goal difference of plus 66.
Pep Guardiola's team were on an 18-match winning streak in the league and had an unbeaten run stretching to 51 games. Joyous occasion for the team from the south win it in the capital, victory at Hertha would complete the job and after just five minutes or so it seemed inevitable. Thomas Muller Toni Kroos' 1-0 and Bayern looked well on course for a routine win.
The defending champions extended the lead to two goals after 14 minutes. Bastien Schweinsteiger crosses from the right, and Mario Goetze heads in with ease. Bayern assume total control, and no one's going to stop them. Hertha won a penalty in the 65th. Adrian Ramos steps up from the spot to trim the lead to one goal. Ramos scored his 16th goal of the campaign.
Bayern showed no signs of holding back and consolidated their lead with 11 minutes left. a goal the typifies them in-form Goetze with a great run finds Franck Ribery make is three one. Bayern cruised to the 3-1 victory, their 10th consecutive victory away from home, Pep Guadiola celebrates.
Their season league record reads so played 27 won twenty five lost none, a twenty fourth title. The win ensured the Bavarians wrapped up the title with seven games to spare, to beat the mark set in last year's record-breaking campaign by one game.
"We had many new players, a new coach and last summer we won the treble and said that we wanted seamlessly to go further, but we knew it was going to be hard, knew we had to have motivation to make it possible and we had to believe in our game." Bayern Munich Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said.
"We must naturally now concentrate on the Champions League and the German Cup, but the Bundesliga games will still be good games for us and we want to go further." Bayern Munich Defender Jerome Boateng said.
