Bundesliga roundup: Alphonso Davies, Bayern Munich clinch league title

Another year, another Bundelisga title for Bayern Munich, as Tuesday’s slate in the German top flight wrapped up the title race. Here’s how the MLS and US exports involved in all the action fared on Matchday 32

Werder Bremen 0, Bayern Munich 1

Bayern Munich are Bundesliga champions once again, wrapping up their eighth straight league title with Tuesday’s 1-0 win over Werder Bremen.

Unsurprisingly, it was Robert Lewandowski who provided what turned out to the league-clinching goal, sneaking in behind the Bremen back line unmarked and making no mistake with his finish to the far post. Watch it below.

That means former Vancouver Whitecaps Homegrown Alphonso Davies already has a league championship to his name at the ripe age of 19. The left back prodigy, who has exploded onto the world stage this Bundesliga campaign, emerged as a key contributor throughout Bayern’s stretch run with a series of electric performances.

While he’s been on a torrid run of form of late, it wasn’t the best of days for Davies on Tuesday, as he wound up getting sent off for a low tackle in the 79th minute. On the flip side, the match also saw him find another milestone moment in his young career, as he set a league record when he was clocked at a sprint speed of 36.5 km/h. 

Notably, FC Dallas academy product Chris Richards made his first appearance on the bench for Bayern. The 20-year-old defender was transferred to the German powerhouse in Jan. 2019 for a reported fee of $1.25 million. He has been competing with the reserve side for much of the 2019-20 season.

US men’s national team forward Josh Sargent made a second-half cameo for Bremen, subbing on for Leonardo Bittencourt in the 62nd minute and finishing out the contest.

Borussia Mönchengladbach 3, Wolfsburg 0

Needing all three points to stay in the race for the all-important fourth spot with Bayer Leverkusen, it was mission accomplished for Borussia Mönchengladbach, which cruised to a 3-0 victory over Wolfsburg despite playing without three of their top five goal-scorers. 

Jonas Hoffman netted a brace to pace Mönchengladbach, scoring in the 10th and 30th minutes, before Lars Stindl rounded off the scoring in the 65th. It was a tough day for the Wolfsburg back line, but USMNT defender John Anthony Brooks resumed his starting role in central defense as he started and went all 90 minutes — which he’s done in every Wolfsburg match but one since the league’s return.