FC Bayern earliest champion ever
FC Bayern Munich dominates the competition throughout the whole season and finished it in style as they will be the teams to be crowned champion at the earliest point of the campaign. After matchday 27 Pep Guardiola´s team had sealed the deal by defeating Berlin 3:1. Schalke and Dortmund meanwhile only drew 0:0 while the highest tension is still to be found in relegation struggle.
Players of FC Bayern Munich were able to celebrate the championship after matchday 27 already.
It was the only logical consequence after a dominant season that seeks its kind vainly. FC Bayern Munich sealed the championship just after 27 matchdays. As early as now team ever did before. Germany´s record title holder had not lost a single match over the whole season, winning all but two and staying unbeaten for over 50 matches overall. The incredible dominance led to their current 25 point advance towards Dortmund that only drew 0:0 despite being the far better team in Revierderby with Schalke 04.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen meanwhile were able to turn their horrible run around as they scored their first victory after nine games. Against FC Augsburg the team of coach Sami Hyypiä won 3:1 to secure fourth place for the moment and approaching Schalke on third.
Relegation struggle at its best
The current situation in relegation struggle in Bundesliga sees several clubs being threatened of relegation as positions 17 and 14 are only separated by two points. Hamburger SV and SC Freiburg drew 1:1 on matchday 27 while 1. FC Nuremberg beat VfB Stuttgart 2:0 and Eintracht Braunschweig won 3:1 against Mainz 05. Therefore Braunschweig are still lastplaced with 21 points, Stuttgart and HSV with 24 points each are sitting on 17 and 16 while SC Freiburg and 1. FC Nuremberg both have 26 points.
SV Werder Bremen lost 1:3 against VfL Wolfsburg while Eintracht Frankfurt beat Borussia Moenchengladbach with 1:0 to leave the danger zone for the moment as they have 32 points now. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim won 3:1 against Hanover 96 which led to Hanover and Bremen are still not saved yet as they only have 29 points each.
