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Jupp Heynckes’ side wrapped up the German title with six games to spare on Saturday, becoming the fastest champions in the 50-year history of the Bundesliga, two weeks earlier than the previous mark set by Bayern in 1972-73 and 2002-03.
“I never became a champion at such chilly temperatures, neither as a player nor as a coach,” Heynckes said after Bayern’s 1-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt in 6 degrees Celsius.
It was the third time Heynckes led Bayern to the title in his third stint in charge, following back-to-back wins in 1989 and 1990 from his first spell.
The accolades from his rivals poured in quickly. “Nobody deserves the title more than Jupp Heynckes,” said Frankfurt coach Armin Veh.
“Jupp, that was an extraordinary season,” said Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp. “Your team did almost everything right.”
Heynckes won four Bundesliga titles as a player with Borussia Moenchengladbach in the 1970s, but his latest triumph will be remembered for the team’s sheer dominance from the beginning of the season. After defeating Dortmund in the curtain-raising German Supercup, Bayern made the best ever start to a Bundesliga season with eight straight wins.
It followed up by becoming the fastest team to earn the unofficial title of “autumn champion” with three matches to spare before the winter break. And it will have their name all over the record books when the season is over.
Bayern have dropped points just four times in 28 games so far, with only one defeat, having scored a colossal 79 goals and conceded 13. Their goal difference is already better than the previous season best of plus-64, while they look certain to break the record of 21 for fewest goals conceded in a Bundesliga season.
Bayern have kept the opposition scoreless on 18 occasions, putting the season’s record of 19 easily within reach, while they already hold the record for 18 wins without conceding.
The side’s away form has been better than at home, with just two goals conceded on the road – the record low is 10 – while 12 clean sheets away from home is already a new mark.
Saturday’s win at Frankfurt was the 13th away win of the season — also a record. Bayern have scored in each of their last 31 Bundesliga games and are bearing down on their own best of 36 straight set between 1973 and 1974.
Heynckes’ side are on a run of 11 consecutive wins — also a record within a Bundesliga season.
And Bayern, on 75 points, remain on course to smash Dortmund’s mark of 81 set last year. — AFP.
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