FC Bayern are the 2022 Bundesliga champions for a record tenth time in succession after beating their closest rivals, Borussia Dortmund, 3-1, in front of a frenzied 75,000 crowd at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
A chance of winning the league title in Der Klassiker was too good to pass up for Die Bayern and it was a convincing win in the end, as first half goals from Serge Gnabry and Robert Lewandowski put the Bavarians firmly in charge. BVB’s Emre Can halved the lead from the penalty spot, early in the second half, but Jamal Musiala removed all doubt when he restored the two goal lead on 83 minutes. The pick of the goals was Gnabry’s as he took a touch on the edge of the penalty area before releasing an unstoppable volley which left Dortmund keeper Marwin Hitz rooted to the spot.
The old and trusted combination of Thomas Muller and Lewandowski doubled the lead when Muller fed the Pole who slid the ball through the legs of Hitz for his 33rd goal of the campaign as Muller became the first player to win 11 German league titles.
The Bundesliga 2022 betting odds have backed the Bavarians from the very start of the campaign and they confirmed a decade of dominance, much to the continued frustration of Die Schwarzgelben who were the last team to deprive Bayern of the title back in 2013. Bayern have now won a record 31 Bundesliga titles since the league’s inception in 1963.
This weekend’s Bundesliga 2022 headlines were always going to be written in Munich, but there was more drama and action on Saturday at both ends of the table.
Goodbye Greuther
As the curtain falls on a tough season in the top flight Greuther Furth say goodbye to Bundesliga One after relegation was confirmed following a 4-1 defeat at home to high flying Bayer Leverkusen. Greuther have been at the bottom of the league table for much of the campaign and that is where they’ll finish as they sit nine points behind Arminia Bielefeld with three games to play. There was brief hope for the strugglers when Dutch wingback Jetro Willems gave them a fifth minute lead and Greuther’s passionate fans raised the roof. But their joy was short lived when Patrick Schick levelled just four minutes later, and goals from Sardar Azmoun, Paulinho and Exequiel Palacios made it a thumping win for Die Werkself who climbed to third in the table and now have a great chance of a top four finish. Schick is the second top scorer in the league, with 21 goals, and he should finish as runner up to Lewandowski in the chase for the Golden Boot, with Erling Braut Haaland three behind on 18.
Stefan Leitl’s Greuther were promoted in second place from Bundesliga Two last summer and they will be hopeful of a return in 12 months time, but they never recovered from a slow start this time around, losing 13 of the first 14 league games.
Greuther will be joined by one or two of Bielefeld, Stuttgart, Hertha Berlin and FC Augsburg as the second relegation spot and the play-off place are still to be filled.
Revenge for Union Berlin
Leipzig’s home fixture against Union Berlin was one of the SBOTOP matches of the week and it didn’t disappoint as Union Berlin came from behind to beat Red Bull 2-1, reversing the score from the German Cup semi final last Wednesday when the Bulls ran out 2-1 winners. It seemed like the hosts were on the way to another valuable three points in their quest to confirm Champions League football for 2022/23, when Yussuf Poulsen gave them the lead a minute after half time. And it stayed that way until Berlin launched a stunning fight back in the last five minutes. Substitute Sven Michel was the hero as he levelled on 86 minutes before setting up the 89th minute winner for Kevin Behrens with a cheeky back heel assist.
It was a bitter pull for Die Roten Bullen to swallow as it ended a 15 match unbeaten run in all competitions and they were forced to swap places with Leverkusen and drop to fourth in the last Champions League qualification place.
Luckily for Leipzig SC Freiburg were held at home in a 3-3 draw with Borussia Monchengladbach and so they are still two points behind in fifth place. Freiburg so nearly won all three points after coming back from two goals down to lead 3-2, but Lars Stindl’s injury time leveller halted SC’s top four charge.
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