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The beer flowed as Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga title on Sunday after a lacklustre 0-0 draw at VfL Wolfsburg gave them the precious point to be crowned German champions for the 21st time.

The stalemate in Wolfsburg puts Bayern on 67 points - ten more than second-placed Werder Bremen - and with only three games left this season, Munich can not be caught.

Bayern have now won the league, German Cup and German League Cup this season.

“It’s a special achievement. There was a lot of expectation and the pressure was enormous but now we’ve done it,” said coach Ottmar Hitzfeld.

The Bavarian club’s 20th title since the Bundesliga era began in 1963 follows their German Cup final victory over Borussia Dortmund in Berlin last month.

Their only other German Championship success came back in 1932.

Bayern played poorly on Sunday against Wolfsburg, who missed the chance to keep them waiting for the title when Grafite burst through on goal in the final minute only to shoot five metres wide.

With 31 games played, Bayern lead with 67 points, followed by Werder on 57 after their 2-0 win over Energie Cottbus on Saturday. Schalke 04 are two points further back in the third and final Champions League place after a 1-1 draw at home to Hanover 96.

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BAYERN MUNICH’S HONOURS German Champions: 21 (record) 1931/32, 1968/69, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1973/74, 1979/80, 1980/81, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1993/94, 1996/97, 1998/99, 1999/2000, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2007/08

German Cup: 14 1957, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008

League Cup: 6 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007

German Supercup: 3 1982 (Unofficial), 1987, 1990

Intercontinental Cup: 2 1976, 2001

UEFA Champions League/European Cup: 4 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001

European Cup Winners Cup: 1 1967

UEFA Cup: 1 1996

GERMAIN LEAGUE WINNER 2008 - Bayern Munich 2007 - VfB Stuttgart 2006 - Bayern Munich 2005 - Bayern Munich 2004 - Werder Bremen 2003 - Bayern Munich 2002 - Borussia Dortmund 2001 - Bayern Munich 2000 - Bayern Munich 1999 - Bayern Munich 1998 - Kaiserslautern 1997 - Bayern Munich 1996 - Borussia Dortmund 1995 - Borussia Dortmund 1994 - Bayern Munich 1993 - Werder Bremen 1992 - VfB Stuttgart 1991 - Kaiserlautern 1990 - Bayern Munich

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