Hansi Flick’s arrival sparked a spectacular and decisive upturn as Bayern Munich made it eight Bundesliga titles in a row
It ended not with arrogance or effortlessness, but with spirit and defiance. After Manuel Neuer pulled off the last-gasp save from Yuya Osako to prevent Werder Bremen making Bayern Munich wait to be confirmed as champions, the goalkeeper chest-bumped with David Alaba. There was little hint of assumption, give or take the prepared T-shirts with the figure 8 on the chest.
In the all-but-empty stands, Bayern’s CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and president Herbert Hainer briefly ditched the three-seat social distancing protocol to hug in celebration. “Celebrating without fans is difficult,” Robert Lewandowski told Sky after striking the winning goal that sealed an eighth successive Bundesliga title, but the sense of satisfaction was unmistakable.
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How about this for a title-clinching save?!
Manuel Neuer. Wow.
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