Bayern Munich clinch eighth straight Bundesliga title amid joyous celebrations in empty stadium - in pictures

Robert Lewandowski 31st league goal enough to earn the crucial points against Werder Bremen

Bayern Munich's Jerome Boateng and Lucas Hernandez celebrate after winning the match and the Bundesliga title for Bayern Munich. Reuters

Bayern players celebrate end of the Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen. AP

Thomas Muller (C) of Bayern Munich celebrates securing the Bundesliga title. EPA

Jerome Boateng of Bayern Munich wears a t-shirt in celebration of securing the Bundesliga title. EPA

Manuel Neuer (front) celebrates securing the Bundesliga title. EPA

Robert Lewandowski wears a shirt and cap in celebration of securing the Bundesliga title. EPA

Robert Lewandowski scores the winning goal. Reuters

Bayern's No9 Robert Lewandowski celebrates with his Jerome Boateng after scoring his side's only goal against Werder Bremen. AP

Thomas Muller celebrates securing the Bundesliga title. Getty

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, and Joshua Kimmich celebrate. AP

Bayern's players celebrate becoming Bundesliga champions for the eighth year in a row. AFP

Thomas Muller celebrates. EPA

David Alaba celebrates. EPA

Referee Harm Osmers shows the red card to Bayern Munich's Alphonso Davies. Reuters

Werder Bremen coach Florian Kohfeldt (top), congratulates Bayern coach Hans-Dieter Flick. EPA

Lewandowski grimaces in pain after a foul by Bremen's Sebastian Langkamp. AP

Manuel Neuer and Thomas Muller celebrate. Reuters

Bayern Munich celebrate the title. EPA

Bayern coach Hans-Dieter Flick during the match. EPA

Bayern Munich's Benjamin Pavard and Kingsley Coman celebrate. Reuters

Robert Lewandowski said Bayern Munich had proved they are the best club in Germany after securing their eighth straight Bundesliga title.

The Poland striker's first-half volley saw them claim a 1-0 win at Werder Bremen on Tuesday and confirmed them as German champions for the 30th time in the club's proud history to maintain their iron-grip on the Bundesliga in recent years.

"We have showed that we are the best team in Germany," said Lewandowski.

Lewandowski struck two minutes before the break with a brilliant low strike, but Bayern had to endure a nervy final 11 minutes after teenage left-back Alphonso Davies was sent off for a second yellow card.

At the end of a first 45 minutes dominated by Bremen's dogged defending and pouring rain, Bayern broke through when centre-back Jerome Boateng chipped over the top for Lewandowski to score.

It was the Poland striker's 31st league goal of the season, a career best, keeping him on course to be named the league's top scorer for the fifth time.

Head coach Hansi Flick landed the Bundesliga title in his first season in charge having stepped in when Niko Kovac was sacked last November.

Even the coronavirus lockdown could not stop Bayern's momentum, with the champions winning eight consecutive games in all competitions since the resumption of German football last month.

Flick, assistant coach when Germany won the 2014 World Cup, could land the treble as Bayern face Bayer Leverkusen in the German Cup final on July 4 and hold a 3-0 first-leg lead over Chelsea in the Champions League last 16.

"This is Bayern Munich, the goals are always high," said Flick after club president Hainer Herbert had said the treble is the goal this season.

"We have now reached our first big goal, the cup is now the next goal, then the Champions League, but you can't plan for that."

The home defeat means Bremen, who are three points from guaranteed safety with two games left, badly need a result at fellow strugglers Mainz on Saturday or against Cologne at home on the final day of the season.

This was Bayern's 13th straight win in Bremen, but Florian Kohfeldt's hosts worked tirelessly.

Having given Bayern the lead, Lewandowski went chasing a second and had the ball in the net in the 54th minute but was flagged offside.

Canada left-back Davies showed a lightning pair of heels by clocking 36.51km/h, which will be a Bundesliga record if the speed is confirmed, before his late dismissal.

Having been shown a first-half yellow card for a foul on Leonardo Bittencourt, Davies was booked again for blocking the run of Milos Veljkovic.

Bremen piled on the pressure in the final 10 minutes, with Boateng doing well to prevent a late cross from reaching Josh Sargent.

Kohfeldt threw on strikers Niclas Fuellkrug and 41-year-old Claudio Pizarro, against his former club.

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer pulled off a stunning fingertip save in the 90th minute to deny Japan forward Yuya Osako, with Pizarro sliding in searching for a tap-in, as Bayern held on.

The result means club stalwart Thomas Mueller now equals the league record of former Bayern great Franck Ribery with his ninth Bundesliga title.