STUTTGART, Germany: Bayern Munich made ten changes from their stunning Champions League semi-final, first leg win over Barcelona, but still beat Freiburg 1-0 at home yesterday to break the record for the number of points in a Bundesliga season.
Centre-back Jerome Boateng was the only survivor from the starting line-up which blitzed Barcelona 4-0 last Tuesday at the Allianz Arena as coach Jupp Heynckes rested his stars for Wednesday’s return leg at the Camp Nou. Swiss winger Xherdan Shaqiri hit the winner when he fired in a direct free-kick on 35 minutes to give Bayern, who were confirmed as champions three weeks ago, their 27th win from their 31 league games this season.
With 84 points this season, they have now passed Borussia Dortmund’s previous record of 81, set in May 2012, for the most Bundesliga points collected in a season, but were made to work by a dogged Freiburg side.
“I had warned my team about Freiburg before the game,” said Heynckes. “They have developed very well over the last few years and that was a tough bit of work. But compliments to my team, they were very professional and very clever.” AFP
