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In Most Unusual of Circumstances, Bayern Munich All But Ensures a Usual Finish

Unusual circumstances, familiar result: The Bundesliga title will, surely, for an eighth season in a row, go to Bayern Munich.

For the fourth year running in a late-season game, Bayern beat Borussia Dortmund. It might not have been a thrashing as it had been on those previous three occasions but Joshua Kimmich’s first-half chip on Tuesday was enough. A 1-0 win leaves Bayern seven points clear at the top of the table with six games remaining, a 30th title in its history all but a certainty.

After the excitement that football was being played again, this was the first game that really felt like it mattered.