Koln 1-2 Bayern Munich: Thomas Tuchel’s side snatch Bundesliga title on the final day
Cologne 1-2 Bayern Munich: Thomas Tuchel’s side clinch Bundesliga title on final day as dramatic late winner Jamal Musiala sees them capitalize on Borussia Dortmund’s draw with Mainz
- Kingsley Coman put the visitors ahead after eight minutes with a nice finish
- Leroy Sane thought he had doubled the lead after VAR ruled he had the ball in his hands in the build-up
- Dejan Ljubicic equalized from the penalty spot in the 81st after a Serge Gnabry handball
- Jamal Musiala then scored the crucial winning goal for his side with a brilliant strike in the 89th minute
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Jamal Musiala’s 89th-minute goal saw Bayern Munich win their 11th consecutive Bundesliga title as they snatched it from rivals Borussia Dortmund on a dramatic final day.
Dortmund would have claimed their first title since the 2011–12 season had they beat Mainz at home, only to draw 2–2 and only leveled in the sixth minute of stoppage time, with Musiala’s late goal giving Bayern a 2 -1 win in Cologne. take credit on goal difference.
Dortmund, for whom England midfielder Jude Bellingham was an unused substitute after injury, quickly got the feeling that this was not going to be their day.
They fell behind through Andreas Hanche-Olsen’s header in the 15th minute and saw Sebastian Haller’s penalty saved moments later before Karim Onisiwo doubled Mainz’s lead in the 24th minute.
Raphael Guerreiro offered hope to the hosts when he headed in a cross from Gio Reyna in the 69th minute.
And soon after, Dortmund were back at the top of the standings when Dejan Ljubicic’s 81st-minute penalty nullified Kingsley Coman’s early curling strike to make it 1-1 in Cologne, Dortmund leading by one point at the time.
But there was one final twist when Serge Gnabry, guilty of conceding that late penalty, brought in Musiala to shoot in the winner.
Niklas Sule scored added deep in time for Dortmund, but it wouldn’t make a difference if Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern clinched the title.
