Bundesliga title race heats up with Dortmund top, not Bayern
The HinduThe Bundesliga title race looks set to go to the final day of the season with only one point separating league leader Borussia Dortmund and 10-time defending champion Bayern Munich. With the exception of 2019, the title race hasn’t been this close at this stage since 2010, when Louis van Gaal’s Bayern team had just taken a one-point lead over Schalke with a 2-1 win over the then-league leaders in Gelsenkirchen. The decision to fire his predecessor, Julian Nagelsmann, and the team’s subsequent poor form — and Champions League and German Cup exits — has piled pressure on Bayern chief executive Oliver Kahn and sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić. The team coached by Eden Terzić missed previous opportunities to capitalize on Bayern’s weaknesses, but finally seized its chance last weekend when Mainz defeated Bayern 3-1.