Bayern Munich secures 23rd Bundesliga title with tough win

Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes is set to give way to Pep Guardiola A dreamy backheel from midfield lynchpin Bastian Schweinsteiger was enough to give Bayern Munich the victory they needed over Eintracht Frankfurt and become the earliest ever Bundesliga champions. Bayern Munich have a record six games to parade their 23rd Bundesliga title, after they became the earliest ever champions on Saturday thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 victory away to fifth-placed Frankfurt.
David Alaba missed Bayern's best chance to take the lead in the first half, after a clumsy challenge on Thomas Müller brought the champions-in-waiting a penalty. But the Austrian midfielder's spot-kick merely glanced the right-hand post.
It was only in the second half that Bayern seized the initiative, through local hero Bastian Schweinsteiger. The lynchpin of the Bayern side - who was briefly injured in the first half and almost substituted - got on the end of an inch-perfect Philipp Lahm cross and pulled off a startling back-heeled volley to clip the ball into the net.
Frankfurt did all they could to prevent Bayern from being crowned in their home town, and went close three times in the last few minutes, but it wasn't enough to prevent the wild celebrations on the touchline as the whistle blew. Their last few league games will now presumably be devoted to breaking more records, and providing a fitting send-off to outgoing coach Jupp Heynckes.