BERLIN (Reuters) - Most Bayern Munich fans had hoped for more than just one title in coach Carlo Ancelotti's first season in charge. After hopes of a possible treble-winning season drained away, Bayern saw their Bundesliga lead shrink from 13 points to seven before Saturday's win. "The Bundesliga comes first," Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had said, with each coach, including Ancelotti, making the league win their top priority. A control-obsessed coach, Guardiola had created a winning machine, capable of obliterating any opposition in Germany. With Borussia Dortmund playing an inconsistent season, Bayern had essentially only themselves to beat as Leipzig gradually ran out of steam and eventually dropped more than a dozen points off the pace.

Source: The Star April 29, 2017 19:07 UTC