(Martin Meissner/ Associated Press ) - Bayern head coach
Jupp Heynckes is celebrated by his team after the German first division
Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich in
Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Bayern Munich wrapped up
the German title in record time by winning 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt on
Saturday with six rounds left in the season, an unprecedented feat in
50 years of the Bundesliga.
Bayern Munich (24-1-3), the first team to clinch this season in a major European league, maintained a 20-point lead over second-place Borussia Dortmund (16-5-7), which rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat visiting Augsburg 4-2 as former American under-20 team defender Neven Subotic scored the go-ahead goal. Dortmund had won the previous two league titles.
“It was a long road and I think it was totally deserved,” Bayern defender Phillip Lahm said. “If you look at the statistics for the season, you can see we were clearly the best side.”
Schweinsteiger scored with a backheel to deflect Lahm’s cross past goalkeeper Oka Nikolov, and Bayern extended its league winning streak to 11 games.Bayern has won a record 23 German league titles; no other club has more than 10. It is has 75 points, six shy of the Bundesliga record set by Dortmund last season.
“It’s fantastic. Above all, I’m happy for my players, who put in tremendous work all season,” said Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes, who will be replaced by Pep Guardiola for next season.Schalke won 2-0 at Werder Bremen. The visitors were without American midfielder Jermaine Jones, who has missed two league games since spraining his left ankle against Costa Rica during a World Cup qualifier on March 22.
In the Austrian Bundesliga, U.S. forward Terrence Boyd scored his 12th goal of the season in Rapid Vienna’s 1-1 draw against Wacker Innsbruck.
Boyd has 16 goals in all competitions.
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MANCHESTER, England — Arsenal won for the sixth time in seven games and moved into fourth place in the Premier League — England’s final Champions League berth — with a 2-1 win at West Bromwich Albion on two goals by Tomas Rosicky.
Rosicky scored in the 20th and 50th minutes. Gunners defender Per Mertesacker received a red card in the 70th minute for fouling Shane Long, and James Morrison converted the penalty kick.
“It was very difficult in the end and we had to show another aspect of our strength at the moment — resolve, spirit and fighting attitude,” said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, hoping for his team’s 16th straight Champions League appearance.
Arsenal (16-7-8) is one point behind Tottenham (17-8-6), which hosts Everton on Sunday, and one ahead of Chelsea (16-7-7), which is home versus Sunderland.Manchester United (25-3-2) has a 15-point lead over second-place Manchester City (18-4-8) with eight games left going into their meeting Monday night at Old Trafford.
Aston Villa (8-15-9) and American goalkeeper Brad Guzan moved three points above the relegation zone with a 3-1 win at Stoke. Matthew Lowton scored the tiebreaking goal in the 87th minute on a 35-yard volley and Christian Benteke added a goal in the first minute of injury time.
Southampton won 2-0 at last-place Reading (5-19-8), which trails Queens Park Rangers (4-16-11) on goal difference. Wigan (8-16-6), which is at QPR on Sunday, trails 17th-place Sunderland (7-14-10) by one point for the last safe position.
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