{"id":56345,"date":"2026-04-17T07:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T07:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=56345"},"modified":"2026-04-17T07:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T07:42:20","slug":"red-hot-bayern-on-cusp-of-bundesliga-title-as-perfect-week-rolls-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/17\/red-hot-bayern-on-cusp-of-bundesliga-title-as-perfect-week-rolls-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-hot Bayern on cusp of Bundesliga title as perfect week rolls on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>A win for Bayern on Sunday guarantees the title regardless of how second-place Borussia Dortmund fare at Hoffenheim a day earlier.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>ust days after eliminating European giants Real Madrid to reach the Champions League semi-finals, Bayern Munich can continue their perfect week by lifting the Bundesliga title on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Already 12 points clear with five games left, Bayern\u2019s 35th Bundesliga crown is a mere formality but the Bavarian giants will get to do so in front of their home fans with a win against Stuttgart on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong> Real Madrid slam \u2018unbelievable\u2019 red card after Bayern defeat<\/p>\n<p>A win for Bayern on Sunday guarantees the title regardless of how second-place Borussia Dortmund fare at Hoffenheim a day earlier. Should Dortmund lose, a point will be enough for Bayern.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh from the best achievement of his still young coaching career, Bayern coach Vincent Kompany may be tempted to rest some of his key starters \u2014 particularly with a German Cup semi-final at Bayer Leverkusen three days later.<\/p>\n<p>The league leaders may be on track for a 13th title in 14 years but they have not made the German Cup final since 2020, which is a relative drought in Bayern\u2019s modern history.<\/p>\n<p>But while another league title may be a foregone conclusion, Stuttgart\u2019s form means a win on Sunday is by no means guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>Since going down to Bayern in December in the reverse fixture, Stuttgart have lost just two of 16 games in the league to rise to third.<\/p>\n<p>It might not be the last time the sides clash this season, either.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern opened the season with a 2-1 win at Stuttgart in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup in August.<\/p>\n<p>With Stuttgart taking on Freiburg on Thursday in their German Cup semi-final, the two sides could be set for a fourth meeting this season in the German Cup final in Berlin in late May.<\/p>\n<p>Stuttgart forward Jamie Leweling, who has an impressive seven goals and seven assists in the league this season, said his team would play front-foot football in the league leaders\u2019 backyard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to play with courage,\u201d Leweling told the Bundesliga website on Friday. \u201cYou have to be very brave, but not reckless, because they punish every mistake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou mustn\u2019t lose your head, you need to play with courage.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-one-to-watch-nbsp-luka-vuskovic-hamburg\">One to watch: Luka Vuskovic (Hamburg)<\/h2>\n<p>On a season-long loan from Premier League strugglers Tottenham, Hamburg defender Luka Vuskovic has been incredible in his first season in the Bundesliga.<\/p>\n<p>Still a teenager, his efforts in key matches have been a major factor in promoted Hamburg\u2019s chances of beating the drop.<\/p>\n<p>Hamburg face northern rivals Werder Bremen on Saturday and can all but secure their Bundesliga status for next season with a win.<\/p>\n<p>Vuskovic, 19, is a key part of the HSV defence. The Croatian is coming back from a knee injury but coach Merlin Polzin said Wednesday he would take a risk in the high-stakes clash.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuka is in the rehabilitation process but I remain optimistic\u2026 Given the importance of the game and Luka\u2019s importance to us, we will take a small risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-stats\">Key stats<\/h2>\n<p>78 \u2013 Bayern\u2019s goal difference is 78, which is two greater than their points tally this season of 76. No team in Bundesliga history has ever won the league with a better goal difference than points tally.<\/p>\n<p>36 \u2013 Borussia Dortmund had scored in 36 consecutive Bundesliga games until last week\u2019s 1-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen.<\/p>\n<p>3 \u2013 Second-last Wolfsburg have picked up just three points in 12 games since their last victory, a 2-1 win over St Pauli in January.<\/p>\n<p>Fixtures (1330 GMT unless stated)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>St Pauli v Cologne (1830)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bayer Leverkusen v Augsburg, Hoffenheim v Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen v Hamburg, Union Berlin v Wolfsburg, Eintracht Frankfurt v RB Leipzig (1630)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Freiburg v Heidenheim, Bayern Munich v Stuttgart (1530), Borussia Moenchengladbach v Mainz (1730)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p>Add The Citizen as a Preferred Source on Google and follow us on Google News to see more of our trusted reporting in Google News and Top Stories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Redhot #Bayern #cusp #Bundesliga #title #perfect #week #rolls<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A win for Bayern on Sunday guarantees the title regardless of how second-place Borussia Dortmund fare at Hoffenheim a day&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56345"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56347,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56345\/revisions\/56347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}