Champs bayern to get german ‘shield’ today

May 11, 2013 |

Bayern Munich will collect their first silverware for three years on Saturday when they are presented with the Bundesliga shield and chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge insists it won’t be the last trophy they lift this season.
And Rummenigge has his sights firmly set on the Champions League final.

After hosting Augsburg at Munich’s Allianz Arena, Bayern will be handed the league trophy having won the Bundesliga title at the start of April, a record six games before the season’s end with a massive 20-point lead.
It was Bayern’s first trophy success since May 2010 as rivals Borussia Dortmund dominated the league for the next two seasons.
The Bavarian giants are sure to name a weakened side against an Augsburg team in the mire of the relegation battle as Bayern focus their attentions on the Champions League final against Dortmund at Wembley on May 25.
This will be Bayern’s third Champions League final in four seasons with Rummenigge insisting they have learnt the lessons from defeats to Chelsea last year and Inter Milan in 2010.
“We have learnt our lesson from Madrid in 2010, then in Munich last year. Our team will win the Champions League in 14 days,” Rummenigge wrote in the Bayern magazine.
Before the Wembley showpiece, Bayern plan to celebrate their 23rd German title in style, with the customary beer showers expected when players empty huge glasses over each other on the pitch on Saturday.
Fans attending the Bavarian derby have been asked to come in traditional costume, with brass bands and shoe-slapping dances part of the celebrations.

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