Robert Lewandowski's only goal helped Bayern Munich affirm their monopoly in the Bundesliga when they won the championship for the 8th consecutive time and the 30th time in the club's history.
The journey to the 8th championship
Bayern's path to glory in the 2019/20 season is much more thorny than in previous seasons. The proof was a 2-2 draw at home to Hertha Berlin on the opening day of the tournament. It was not until round 6, after the victory over Paderborn, that Kovac and his team took the No. 1 spot on the rankings.
However, in the next match, the "Gray Tigers" unexpectedly lost at home to Hoffenheim, drew with Augsburg and then suffered a 1-5 defeat to Frankfurt... "A drop of overflowing water" caused Kovac to " fly away" and assistant Hansi Flick to take over the interim team.
Flick made an impressive debut with a 4-0 win over rivals Dortmund but lost 2/3 of his matches afterwards. After 14 rounds, Bayern is in 7th place, the "Gray Tigers" position is not familiar in the 7 years of dominating the top. When self-respect is hurt, it is also the time for the "giant" to wake up.
Werder Bremen was the first "prey" of the "Gray Tigers" with a 6-1 victory in round 15. The winning streak was extended to 6 to help Bayern return to the top after round 20 with 42 points, 1 point more than Leipzig. And from now on, no team can block them.
Despite more than 3 months of absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bayern still returned to form with a light 2-0 victory over Union Berlin and Joshua Kimmich's superb tire hit Dortmund in round 28 helped everyone understand that the Bundesliga silver plate in the 2019/20 season has a owner, even with 6 rounds left. And on the night of July 17, Robert Lewandowski's only goal was enough for Bayern to win the championship for the 8th consecutive time.
Flick, Lewy's mark...
On his glorious journey, Robert Lewandowski is the name that received the most compliments and thanks. With the only goal against Bremen, Lewy has 31 goals/32 matches, contributing to 1/3 of the total number of goals that the "Gray Tigers" currently have (93 goals). This goal also marked the first time Lewy has reached the milestone of 31 goals/season in the highest tournament in Germany. This achievement can also be increased when the Bundesliga has 2 rounds left.
In addition to Lewy's impressive numbers, captain Hansi Flick also made a special mark when he and Bayern won 25/28 matches, surpassing Pep Guardiola (23/28)'s record when he was in charge of the "Gray Tigers".
This success is largely due to Flick's use of people. The most regrettable is the "reuse" of Thomas Mueller, who was left unmerited and unmerited on the bench at the beginning of the season. Mueller returned to the starting lineup and excelled in the role of assist creator. He has 9 goals and 20 assists for his teammates, leading the list of "ball making kings", 4 times more than Dortmund's Sancho.
Flick also discovered many young talents such as Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, Serge Gnabry... to create a strong, united team and can completely confidently create a strong empire for themselves, with the foundation being the Bundesliga championship 2019/20.
