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Bayern Munich’s 4-2 win over VfB Stuttgart enabled the German record champions to clinch their 35th Bundesliga title. The Bavarians were able to officially secure the Meisterschale in front of their hometown fans on Sunday afternoon. Having secured the 2025/26 Bundesliga crown, Bayern have now finished first in the German top flight in 13 of the last 14 years.
The crowd at the Allianz Arena were quieted early when Stuttgart’s Chris Führich initially put the Bavarians behind with a 21st-minute 0-1 opener. The mighty German giants nevertheless quickly responded by scoring three goals in the space of six minutes before the first half was out.
Goals from Raphaël Guerreiro, Nicolas Jackson, and Alphonso Davies between the 31st and 37th minutes enabled Bayern to head into the tunnel with a 3-1 halftime lead. With the issue essentially beyond all doubt, the party was on all across the stadium and in the famous SüdKurve.
Harry Kane – who once again did not start in a league fixture – came on at the half and added a fourth goal in the 52nd-minute. As expected, the chorus of famous German footballing anthem “Oh wie ist es schön” rang out in the stands at the Allianz Arena as full time approached.
A late consolation goal from Chema Andres naturally didn’t dampen spirits much.
Bayern Munich’s 35th title never in much doubt
Vincent Kompany’s FCB arithmetically clinched the title on matchday 30, but the 2025/26 Bundesliga title race was declared effectively over after Bayern defeated their nearest challengers Borussia Dortmund on matchday 24 at the end of February. For many Bundesliga journalists, Bayern’s record breaking undefeated streak at the beginning of the season made it fully clear that this year’s Bayern couldn’t possibly be dethroned this year.
Bayern won their first 16 competitive fixtures this year before drawing Union Berlin on matchday 10 in November. A 18-match unbeaten run would come to an end when Arsenal defeated Bayern later that month. Bayern would not lose in the Bundesliga until their Bavarian neighbors Augsburg upset them at home on matchday 19 in late January.
To date, this is the only loss Bayern have incurred in the Bundesliga this year. Just last week, this historic incarnation of Bayern broke the all-time record for goals scored in a single season. With four matchdays remaining, it stands to reason that Kompany’s team will pad this record quite a bit. It may take several more decades for it to be broken.
Bayern remain on the hunt for the treble
Still alive in both the DFB Pokal and UEFA Champions League, there’s plenty more history for Kompany’s FCB to chase. Kompany’s team already secured the Franz Beckenbauer DFL Supercup, beating last year’s Bundesliga runners up Stuttgart away on the league’s on the “soft opening weekend” before the Bundesliga campaign officially started.
Bayern’s dominance in the league is somewhat underscored by the fact that they haven’t won the domestic cup since Hansi Flick’s side defeated Leverkusen at the end of the 2019/20 season. Flick’s team also secured the UCL crown later that same year; the last time that Bayern took European Club Football’s ultimate prize.
