In a becoming finale to their Bundesliga marketing campaign, Bayern Munich closed the season with a powerful 4-0 away victory over Hoffenheim, highlighted by the ultimate membership look of a real German soccer icon — Thomas Muller.
The 35-year-old Bayern legend, who has been the face of consistency and loyalty in Bavarian soccer, walked off the pitch after his 503rd Bundesliga look, inserting him twelfth on the league’s all-time look record. Having scored 248 targets and secured 13 Bundesliga titles alongside two Champions League trophies, Muller’s farewell was laced with emotion, if not targets.
He began the match and performed an hour earlier than being changed by Harry Kane, who capped his debut Bundesliga season with one other aim — his twenty sixth within the league — including a closing flourish to a dominant Bayern show.
Magic From Olise and a Missed Probability by Kramaric
The scoring started within the thirty third minute by way of a second of brilliance from Michael Olise, who curled a surprising free-kick simply contained in the submit, opening his Bayern account in model.
Regardless of a historical past of tormenting Bayern, Hoffenheim’s Andrej Kramaric, essentially the most prolific energetic Bundesliga scorer towards the champions with eight targets, didn’t capitalize on a golden one-on-one alternative towards Manuel Neuer, firing straight on the veteran goalkeeper early within the second half.
Kimmich, Gnabry, and Kane Seal It
Bayern rapidly punished that miss. Joshua Kimmich doubled the lead when his close-range effort took a deflection that wrong-footed Hoffenheim keeper Oliver Baumann. The guests prolonged their benefit additional when Serge Gnabry fired low from the sting of the world, earlier than Kane struck late to seal a commanding win.
The match additionally marked the ultimate Bayern look for Eric Dier, who is ready to affix Monaco on a free switch this summer time. In the meantime, winger Leroy Sane made a short look from the bench amid hypothesis about his personal doable departure within the coming switch window.
Champions in Command
Bayern Munich’s marketing campaign ends on a excessive notice, ending 13 factors clear of nearest rivals Bayer Leverkusen, reaffirming their dominance in German soccer. Regardless of the defeat, Hoffenheim steered away from relegation hazard, helped partly by Heidenheim’s loss to Werder Bremen.
For Bayern, it’s not simply the tip of one other title-winning season, however the shut of a legendary chapter. As Muller exits the stage, he leaves behind a legacy few in soccer — not to mention in Bavaria — will ever match.
