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Bayern clinch Bundesliga title with 1-0 win at Werder Bremen

June 16, 2020 Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring their first goal with Jerome Boateng, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) via REUTERS

Bayern Munich claimed their eighth consecutive Bundesliga title by beating Werder Bremen 1-0 away thanks to Robert Lewandowski’s first-half strike to open up an unassailable lead at the top of the table on Tuesday.

The league’s top scorer latched onto a superb Jerome Boateng cross and fired in his 31st goal of the campaign just before the break to send the Bavarians 10 points clear of second-placed Borussia Dortmund, who have three games left.

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