Although Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga title was clinched weeks ago, the German Rekordmeister was able to properly celebrate this weekend after a 5-1 win over FC Köln ended what’s well and truly been a remarkable league campaign for Vincent Kompany’s side. A hat-trick from Harry Kane and goals from both Tom Bischof and Nicolas Jackson rounded out the scoring for Bayern at the Allianz Arena as it was pretty much party mode from start to finish.
Leon Goretzka and Raphaël Guerreiro were both given moments
of recognition in front of a home crowd as they played their final Bundesliga matches with Bayern this season before they leave the club in the summer. Manuel Neuer was also given a standing ovation when he exited the pitch in the second half for Jonas Urbig just under 24 hours after it was announced he’d signed a one-year extension at Bayern.
For Kompany, perhaps the only thing missing from the win over Köln was a clean sheet, but Said El Mala spoiled that with his brilliant solo effort in the first half. Still, the party atmosphere was never truly dampened in any way, shape, or form for Bayern and it’s more positive momentum to carry into next weekend’s DFB-Pokal final.
After the win, Bischof couldn’t mask his jubilation at having celebrated his first ever Bundesliga title and how much he admires the team’s never quit, never stop mentality. “I’d love to go completely wild. I just said it: ‘Give me the trophy right now!’ It feels incredible. I’ve come here to win titles, and I’m incredibly happy. We never stop. We were 5-1 up when Michael told me: ‘Hey, quick, we need the ball.’ This will to keep scoring more goals and winning more games is one of our incredible strengths. It’s a shame we didn’t make it to the Champions League final. But this team spirit really helps us to stick together. Now I’m looking forward to celebrating with the lads today,” he enthused during the celebrations (FC Bayern).
For Bischof personally, he’ll be drinking every bit of this in having secured his first ever title since joining from Hoffenheim last summer. With injuries elsewhere in the squad, the 20-year-old has been a luxury player for Kompany with his ability to play left back even though he’s a central midfielder by trade. There arguably was not an expectation for him to fill in as a left back as often as he did, but it showed the versatility he has, having played there for the majority of his 37 appearances across all competitions, adding 3 goals and 3 assists along the way, the most recent of which was his superb finish in the win over Köln.
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