An overview of the end of the 2019/2020 Bundesliga season

Bayern Munich won its eighth Bundesliga title in a row last week and today won the championship trophy after a 4-0 win against VfL Wolfsburg, ending the 2019/2020 season. It was a season like no other with a pause due to the coronavirus pandemic, and there was no shortage of drama both on and off the field.

Bayern took first place with an impressive record of 26 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses at a total of 82 points, 13 points ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund.

At the other end of the table, Werder Bremen saved themselves with an emphatic 6-1 victory over FC Köln from relegation and secured the place in the playoffs. Fortuna Düsseldorf lost 0-3 to Union Berlin. Bremen will face either Hamburger SV or FC Heidenheim in the playoffs, as Arminia Bielefeld and VfB Stuttgart have already secured their promotion to the Bundesliga.

Here’s a look at how the table is done and what it means:

The implications:

champion: Bayern Munich

Champions League: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Borussia Mönchengladbach

Europe League: Bayer Leverkusen, Hoffenheim

Europa League playoffs: Wolfsburg

descent Start of the game: Werder Bremen

descent: Fortuna Düsseldorf, Paderborn

We really saw everything this season. Thomas Müller broke the record for assists in one season, Robert Lewandowski scored 34 goals in the Bundesliga, joined Dieter Müller, Bayern scored a total of 100 goals, Alphonso Davies set a speed record in the Bundesliga, and a handful of teams like Hertha Berlin turned it Lucky for when the Bundesliga restarted last month.

On the other hand, we also saw a handful of managers who were fired or resigned, including Niko Kovac, Friedhelm Funkel, Bruno Labbadia, Jürgen Klinsmann, Achim Beierlorzer and Martin Schmidt. Of course, some of these managers were later hired by various clubs.

When Kovac resigned, the future of Bayern was at best questionable and nobody could have imagined that Hansi Flick would lead the club to where they are today. Securing a second historical high is still planned.

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