Last-second goal gives Bayern the Bundesliga title.

Reuters || Shining BD

Published: 5/28/2023 4:44:50 AM
Bayern Munich's players celebrate with the trophy after the German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Cologne and FC Bayern Munich in Cologne, western Germany on May 27, 2023. Photo: AFP

Bayern Munich's players celebrate with the trophy after the German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Cologne and FC Bayern Munich in Cologne, western Germany on May 27, 2023. Photo: AFP

Jamal Musiala's 89th-minute goal gave Bayern Munich a 2-1 victory at Cologne on Saturday, snatching the championship from Borussia Dortmund and giving them their 11th straight Bundesliga title.

The tightest league race in years saw Bayern overtake Dortmund after they stumbled to a 2-2 draw against Mainz 05 in the season's final match. Dortmund had entered the game in first place.
In a dramatic season finale, Bayern was celebrating what turned out to be an unexpected title win, while Dortmund's hopes of winning their first league trophy since 2012 were dashed when they fell behind Mainz 2-0 early on before battling back to draw 2-2, despite the fact that they needed to win to win the title.

Bayern finished with 71 points, beating Dortmund on goal differential. Third and fourth-place finishers RB Leipzig and sensational Union Berlin will both play in the Champions League the following year.

Schalke 04 and Hertha Berlin were demoted, and VfB Stuttgart will participate in the relegation playoff.

Early on, Kingsley Coman calmed Bayern's jitters by giving them the lead with a beautifully curled shot into the top corner.

The Bavarians controlled the first half without taking too many risks because Dortmund had fallen behind after the first half.

Just before the break, Leroy Sane did make a substitution, but a VAR review for handball meant that his attempt did not count.

Dejan Ljubicic converted a penalty for Cologne in the 80th minute to tie the score as Bayern club managers anxiously checked their phones for the score in Dortmund.

Sane believed he had missed his team's chance to win the championship when he failed to beat the Cologne goalkeeper in the 88th minute, but Musiala completed the task flawlessly one minute later by curling a low shot into the far post in the thrilling season finale.

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