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Borussia Dortmund gift Bundesliga title to Bayern Munich as Jamal Musiala nets last-gasp wonder goal

Bayern Munich made it 11 consecutive Bundesliga titles with the help of an incredible final day Borussia Dortmund collapse.

Jamal Musiala's long-range strike with a minute to play secured a 2-1 win away at FC Koln as Dortmund drew 2-2 at home to Mainz, meaning Bayern won the title on goal difference.

Bayern's players were checking the score after doing their part
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Bayern's players were checking the score after doing their part
Dortmund's collapse was then complete
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Dortmund's collapse was then complete

With a two-point lead heading into the final day, Dortmund needed a win to guarantee a first title since 2012 and end Bayern's decade of Bundesliga dominance.

But disaster struck 15 minutes in when Andreas Hanche-Olsen put Mainz ahead, and then Sebastien Haller missed a penalty for the hosts.

Five minutes later Mainz were two to the good and the Dortmund collapse was in full flow with Bayern ahead against Koln.

Three goals always looked like tough ask for BVB, and despite getting two, the second of which deep into stoppage time, they were offered a lifeline when Koln equalised against Bayern.

However, Musiala's wonder strike in the 89th-minute ended the competition, and left Dortmund's players in tears.

It means Thomas Tuchel's first half-season in Munich ends on somewhat of a high, having already guided his team out of the Champions League and DFB Pokal since taking over from Julian Nagelsmann.

It's also the former Chelsea manager's first league title in Germany, having to contend with Pep Guardiola's Bayern back when he managed Dortmund between 2015 and 2017.

But now he's the ultimate villain for his old side, who had a first title since the Jurgen Klopp era in their hands heading into the match.

The decision to allow Haller to take the potentially equalising penalty will come under much scrutiny as will BVB's inability to claim the title despite a horrendous season from their Bavarian rivals.

More will follow.

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