Bayern receive 23rd title in German Bundesliga
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E-mail Xinhua, May 12, 2013
Bayern Munich celebrated their 23rd title following a 3-0 win over Augsburg's while Marco Reus ensured Dortmund a 3-3 draw at Wolfsburg to close the 33rd round in Bundesliga on Saturday.
The German giants received the Bundesliga trophy after they already sealed the championships race at the 28th round.
Relegation threatened Augsburg were on par with Bayern over long periods but with 69 minutes into the game the German record champions opened the scoring.
Augsburg staged a courageous performance against Bayern but with the opener by Thomas Mueller at the 69th minute the visitors' resistance were broken as Xherdan Shaqiri and Luis Gustavo extended the lead to 3-0.
The win moved front-runners Bayern on 28 victories and 88 points out of 33 matches to set another record in 50 years of Bundesliga history. Even their rivals Borussia Dortmund have a 22-point gap to trail on second place.
Augsburg go into the last match with 30 points sitting on a relegation play off spot, still with the chance to remain in first division.
Second placed Dortmund craved out a 3-3 draw at Wolfsburg thanks to the brace by Marco Reus at the closing period.
Dortmund caught a bright start as Sven Bender headed home a cross for the opener at the 5th minute. Wolfsburg responded nine minutes later with the equalizer when Ivan Perisic slotted home at the far post against his former club. Perisic was not done with the scoring as he brought his side the 2-1 lead at the 23rd minute.
Wolfsburg's Naldo made it 3-1 on the scoreboards when he hammered home following a corner at the 26th minute.
It looked like the 11th win of the season for the "Wolves" but the brace by Dortmund's Marco Reus within four minutes of the dying minutes destroyed all hopes by the hosts.
Leverkusen destroyed UEFA Europa League hopes of Hannover following a 3-1 win.
The hosts grabbed the lead with just six minutes into the game as Leverkusen's Jens Hegeler struck at the far post following an assistance by Andre Schuerrle. Stefan Kieling doubled the lead, to capture first position of the goal getter standings with 24 goals, at the 28th minute.
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