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In his final game at the Allianz Arena, Thomas Müller celebrates winning his 13th Bundesliga title ... More with Bayern Munich. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
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The Bundesliga title is back in Munich. On Saturday, Bayern Munich received the Meisterschale after officially securing the title last Sunday following a 2-2 draw by second-placed Bayer Leverkusen against SC Freiburg. The result opened the door for Bayern to receive the title in what was the last home game for club icon Thomas Müller.
Indeed, Leverkusen's draw against Freiburg last week meant that Bayern had secured the title before their 2-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach. As a result, the game very much had the atmosphere of a testimonial for Müller rather than a proper Bundesliga game.
It also didn’t help that earlier results meant that there wasn’t much on the line for Gladbach either. Six points out of Europe ahead of kick-off, the Foals had nothing to play for and at times it showed as Bayern won in front of 75,000 fans at a sold-out Allianz Arena thanks to goals by Harry Kane (31’) and Michael Olise (90’).
Olise, in fact, was by some distance the best player on the pitch. Not for the first time either this season. Signed for just €53 million ($59.6 million) from Crystal Palace ahead of the season, the French winger has scored 11 goals and 17 assists in the Bundesliga and was perhaps Bayern’s best player this season.
When it comes to filling the Müller void in the future, Olise will certainly play a major role. In fact, his goal, after a fabulous assist by Leroy Sané, was almost Mülleresque. But Olise alone won’t be able to replace the Bayern icon, which is why the Rekordmeister is now working hard on bringing in Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen.
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