Bayern Munich secured its 34th German league title on Sunday without kicking a ball after title rival Bayer Leverkusen was held to a 2-2 draw at Freiburg, leaving the leader with an unassailable lead with two games left to play.
Leverkusen needed to win on Sunday to maintain any mathematical chances of claiming the title after Bayern drew 3-3 at RB Leipzig on Saturday.
Freiburg, battling to secure a spot in next season’s Champions League, came out fighting with Leverkusen nowhere to be seen.
The host scored with Maximilian Eggestein’s slightly deflected shot in the 44th minute and was in complete control.
Freiburg struck again four minutes after the restart with Leverkusen’s Piero Hincapie turning the ball into his own net for an own goal after a goal mouth scramble.
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Leverkusen left its comeback until very late and cut the deficit with a Florian Wirtz solo effort and superb finish in the 82nd.
Jonathan Tah then levelled in stoppage time to set up a dramatic finale.
But despite equalling a league record with its 33rd Bundesliga away game without defeat, Leverkusen could not find a third goal in the dying minutes.
Sunday’s result left last season’s champions in second place with 68 points, with Bayern on 76 and sealing its record-extending 33rd Bundesliga title since the introduction of the top league in 1963.
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