How Manchester City, Barcelona, PSG & Bayern Munich won the title in dominant fashion

Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion - Premier League
Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion - Premier League

Bayern Munchen - Bundesliga

Sevilla FC v Bayern Muenchen - UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Leg One
Sevilla FC v Bayern Muenchen - UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Leg One

There is always plenty of talent being developed in the Bundesliga. With teams such as Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig on the rise in European competitions, you could think that this would be the season in which Bayern's dominance in the league would finally come to an end.

But it wasn't to happen this year, as the Bavarians enjoyed a clear dominance of the competition, which puts them currently 20 points ahead of second place. Manager Jupp Heynckes has brought glory to Bayern before. It's the manager's experience that has been an important factor in the team's success. Heynckes is expected to retire at the end of the season and is currently making the best of his remaining time.

An important factor in the team's success has been its ability to get the same level of consistency they've been used to in recent seasons from familiar faces such as Lewandowski, Vidal and Robben and new-comer James Rodriguez has also been keen to take the opportunity to prove himself.

The German champions are known to be unwilling to take part in transfer battles for the world's most expensive players. Rather they have put their trust in experienced players, as well as having progressively added younger players to the main squad. Coman, Tolisso, Kimmich are all under 25 years of age and have already made an important impact on the competition.

Bayern's style of play rarely changes. Against the other Bundesliga teams, the German champs have an average of 61.9% possession and 87.2% pass accuracy. This has meant that Bayern are by far the best team offensively, as well as defensively in the Bundesliga.

The Bavarians will lift the Bundesliga trophy for a sixth season running and their opponents will need to outdo themselves next season if they want to stand a chance of ending their incredible dominance.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram
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