Another routine title — Bayern are champions of Germany!

As expected, routine, almost at half throttle — Bayern confirmed their status as the absolute rulers of Germany. The throne that Bayer Leverkusen briefly shook under Xabi Alonso is once again solid, stable, and reserved only for them.

Vincent Kompany has claimed his second trophy with the Bavarians, the 35th in the club’s history and one of the most dominant since the competition began, thus achieving the first of three objectives. Stuttgart came to play and go toe-to-toe with the powerful hosts, and in the end can take pride in a respectable, honorable 2–4 defeat.

From the very start, it was clear that Bayern would not allow anything like what happened to Borussia Dortmund three years ago — when they let a title slip from their grasp in the final round. Neither Stuttgart’s early lead nor their brave and solid first-half performance could shake Kompany’s side.

Even with a rotated lineup featuring six fringe players (Urbig, Kim, Ito, Goretzka, Guerreiro, Jackson), the team still exuded authority, confidence, and control. It was only a matter of time before the home side’s onslaught began.

In Munich, there is no championship euphoria. As previously announced, the beer, songs, and celebrations are reserved for later, for the final matchday. The players celebrated modestly, wore specially designed shirts, greeted the fans, and were given the evening off — and that was it.

Tomorrow, preparation already begins for the away trip to Leverkusen. Bayern have not won the DFB Pokal in six years, so the domestic double is in some way an obligation, and with the Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain just eight days away, it is clear that everything at Sabener Strasse is focused on maintaining concentration during the most important part of the season.

In reality, this is only 2/4 of their targets (having already won the German Super Cup at the start of the season). In Munich, no one is hiding it anymore — this year’s goal is the treble, meaning the two remaining trophies. With that in mind, tonight is not really about celebrating the league title, but about the return to form of two “golden cogs” of Bayern — Jamal Musiala and Alphonso Davies.

What Musiala hinted at with his backheel against Real Madrid, after which Luis Diaz put the Spanish giants on their knees, he further elevated over 45 minutes against Stuttgart. It was as if fear had finally disappeared from his game, enough to remind everyone of his best days — dribbles, slaloms, creativity, assists…

And it could not have come at a better moment, almost like luck in misfortune. Less than 24 hours after the club announced that Serge Gnabry is out for the rest of the season, Musiala seemed to say: don’t worry, I’m ready to step in.

The same applies to Alphonso Davies. It finally seems his injuries are behind him, that he is ready for 90 minutes — even though Kompany took him off early — and that he can once again have his usual influence on Bayern’s game.

Without doubt, a fit Davies will be crucial for the PSG double-header, both offensively and defensively, especially due to his pace, which should serve as the final line of defence behind Kompany’s high defensive line.

There is not much to say about the match itself. Stuttgart briefly looked competitive in the opening minutes and even took the lead through Chris Fuhrich. But Bayern quickly responded, shifted gears, stepped on the gas, and within five or six minutes had already scored three times past Alexander Nubel.

For 1–1, Musiala set up Guerreiro. For 2–1, Luis Diaz assisted Nicolas Jackson, and then the Colombian provided Davies with his first goal of the season.

At halftime, Vincent Kompany decided to leave both Diaz and Musiala on the bench, bringing on Harry Kane and Michael Olise. One can only imagine how Stuttgart’s players and fans felt at that moment — trailing by two goals and now facing Europe’s best scorer and best playmaker.

Sebastian Hoeness and his side were fortunate that Olise was not at his sharpest tonight. Kane did find the net once, but Bayern stopped there.

This is the 13th Bundesliga title for the Munich giants in the last 14 seasons.

BUNDESLIGA - MATCHDAY 30

Friday

St. Pauli - Koln 1-1 (0-0)

/Mets 69 - Waldschmidt 86 pen/

Saturday

Hoffenheim - Borussia Dortmund 2-1 (1-0)

/Kramaric 41 pen, 90+8 pen - Guirassy 87/

Bayer Leverkusen - Augsburg 1-2 (1-1)

/Schick 12 - Rieder 15, 90+7 pen/

Union Berlin - Wolfsburg 1-2 (0-1)

/Burke 85 - Wimmer 11, Pejcinovic 46/

Werder - Hamburger 3-1 (1-1)

/Stage 37, 57, Puertas 90+1 - Glatzel 41/

Eintracht Frankfurt - RB Leipzig 1-3 (1-1)

/Larsson 34 - Diomande 27, Nusa 70, Harder 81/

Sunday

Freiburg - Heidenheim 2-1 (1-0)

/Manzambi 24, Eggestein 83 - Zivzivadze 58/

Bayern - Stuttgart 4-2 (3-1)

/Guerreiro 31, Jackson 33, Davies 37, Kane 52 - Fuhrich 21, Andres 88/

Monchengladbach - Mainz IN PROGRESS