Bayern’s Harry Kane, pours beer on Bayern’s Joshua Kimmich as they rejoice the Bundesliga title at the tip of the soccer match between Bayern and FC Cologne in Munich, Germany, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Bayern Munich finally got hold of the Bundesliga trophy after extending its goals record with a Harry Kane hat trick on Saturday.
Kane’s fourth hat trick this season lifted his tally to 36 goals — five shy of Robert Lewandowski’s league record from 2020-21 — in Bayern’s 5-1 rout of Cologne within the last round.
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Tom Bischof and Nicolas Jackson also scored.
Bayern finished with 122 goals, easily surpassing the previous Bundesliga record haul of 101 by the 1971-72 Bayern team with the likes of Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller.
Leon Goretzka, who’s leaving the club after eight seasons, scored the goal that broke the record with five rounds still to play.
“Now we have an important group, an important togetherness, and to rejoice success with that’s awesome,” Bayern board member for sport Max Eberl said after his second league title with the club.
Except for Bayer Leverkusen’s remarkable unbeaten domestic season in 2024, Bayern has won every Bundesliga since Borussia Dortmund won back-to-back titles in 2012.
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French winger Michael Olise, who chipped in 15 goals and arrange 22 more over 32 appearances, was named Bundesliga player of the season on Saturday, which become a day of celebration for the Bavarian powerhouse.
Vincent Kompany’s team wrapped up the title with 4 rounds to spare however the players had to attend until Saturday before getting their hands on the “salad bowl” trophy.
Manuel Neuer, the captain who prolonged his contract with the club for one more 12 months on Friday, gave the trophy to Goretzka to hoist skyward, prompting an explosion of confetti and the ever present Queen hit “We Are The Champions” to be blared because the celebrations got underway.
The normal beer showers quickly followed as giant pitchers filled with beer were dropped at the sector and anyone unlucky enough to be dry became a goal. Bayern defender Dayot Upamecano doused Kompany before the soaked coach managed to affix his members of the family on the sideline.
“I’d say today it’s OK to rejoice somewhat,” Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich said. “Then we now have per week after which we’ll be fully focused on the cup final.”
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Bayern plays defending champion Stuttgart within the German Cup final in Berlin’s Olympiastadion next Saturday.