Bayern on verge of Bundesliga title

Side to take on Hertha Berlin with hopes of breaking own record.

BERLIN: Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola is poised to win the Bundesliga title in record time on Tuesday at Hertha Berlin on his debut season with the Bavarian giants.

A 19th consecutive league victory at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium will give Bayern their 24th German title with seven matches left, beating their own record that they set
last season.

Bayern’s 2-0 win at Mainz 05 on Saturday left them a massive 23 points clear in the league and they will be uncatchable if they win at Hertha.

“I’m just pleased about winning against one of the toughest teams we’ll face this season,” said Guardiola in Mainz.

“We only need one more win now. It’s in our own hands. We can be champions in the capital.

“We’ve extended our record to 18 wins on the trot. That’s the result of a lot of hard work.”

Bayern’s German defender Jerome Boateng said he is relishing the clash against Hertha at Berlin’s Olympic City, having been born in the capital.

“It’s wonderful that we can win the league in Berlin,” he said. “It’s where it all started for me.”

Having won 14 of a possible 19 titles during four years as Barcelona coach, Guardiola is set to claim his third title in nine months at Bayern having already won the UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup.

Guardiola’s side are just eight matches away from becoming the first team to ever go unbeaten through an entire season in Germany’s top flight.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 24^th, 2014.

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