Bayern Munich have been the gold standard of European football this season, and the numbers reflect that.
Vincent Kompany’s men have been nothing short of irresistible. While Bayern generally have a talent advantage in the Bundesliga, the Belgian’s excellent coaching has only widened the gulf between the Munich outfit and the rest of the league.
It is no surprise, then, that the Rekordmeister – the record champions – are on the verge of adding a 35th national title to their trophy cabinet. After Dortmund’s loss on Saturday, Bayern only need a point against Stuttgart today to clinch a thoroughly deserved championship.
Bayern have broken several records this season. They became the first side in one of Europe’s top-five leagues to win all of their first 16 games of a new campaign. It wasn’t until 8 November that Kompany’s team dropped points.
Last week, they set a new single-season goal record during their 5-0 demolition of relegation-battling St. Pauli. The previous number of 101 – set by a legendary Bayern team containing Gerd Muller, Franz Beckenbauer and Uli Hoeneß in 1971/72 – was completely shattered.
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The second goal against St. Pauli, scored by Leon Goretzka, was No. 102 of the season. The relentless Bavarians then scored another three. With five games to play, it is fair to assume that a few more will follow.
The match against the Hamburg outfit was also notable for another reason. Kompany handed young Bara Ndiaye his senior debut – the culmination of a remarkable transfer story – which was also a significant milestone.
Goal number 1️⃣0️⃣2️⃣ 👏
The moment Leon Goretzka set a new team record! 🥂 pic.twitter.com/p1eRbIOwRq
— FC Bayern (@FCBayernEN) April 13, 2026
The 18-year-old became Bayern’s eighth teenage debutant of the season, breaking the previous record set by RB Leipzig with seven. It is quite remarkable that the team has been able to be so dominant while still giving youth a chance.
No other team in Europe’s top-five leagues even comes close to Bayern’s ridiculous goal haul of 105. Barcelona are the closest challengers with a comparatively measly 84.
Before the clash with St. Pauli, the Bundesliga had never before seen such a big discrepancy in goals for between two opponents: Bayern entered the game on 100, the Boys in Brown, the lowest-scoring team in the league, sat on just 25.
Naturally, Bayern’s dominance this season has perpetuated the “farmers’ league” stereotype. There is certainly an argument to be made that it has been a fairly poor Bundesliga campaign in terms of the overall quality of the teams.
Title hopefuls Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig have been plagued by inconsistency and have been nowhere near the summit of the table. The former, famously, sacked Erik ten Hag just a couple of matches into the season.
Meanwhile, TSG Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart have been positive surprises, but they, too, have been unable to muster anything remotely resembling a title challenge. Bayern’s only true competitors have been Borussia Dortmund.
Indeed, the Black and Yellow are the sole reason why the title wasn’t already mathematically decided weeks ago. Dortmund have benefited from the lack of quality in the league and have quietly put together one of the best seasons in club history.
It just hasn’t been a big story because of how dominant Bayern have been and because of how dire Dortmund have, at times, looked. Coach Niko Kovac has made them hard to beat, but the football hasn’t been great. Even when they have played well, they have only done so briefly.
One of the main talking points of BVB’s season has been the team’s inability to perform for 90 minutes. They usually only turn up for one half and, to be fair, that has been enough to get the job done more often than not.
1️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔. 1️⃣8️⃣ 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒓𝒔. 1️⃣ 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 pic.twitter.com/MypFrZmtr2
— FC Bayern (@FCBayernEN) April 11, 2026
Because of Dortmund, Kompany’s Bayern have been unable to match the record-setting sides of Pep Guardiola (2013/14) and Jupp Heynckes (2012/13) when it comes to winning the league with games to spare.
After Heynckes’ men did it with six, Guardiola went one better the following season and won the Bundesliga with a whopping seven games left to play in 2014.
However, the farmers’ league narrative has been thoroughly dismantled by Bayern in the Champions League. The Bavarians have shown that they are not just flat-track bullies. Their only loss in the competition came away at Arsenal in the league phase.
Bayern have scored 36 goals in 12 games, most notably beating Chelsea, PSG, Atalanta and Real Madrid. They are the best team in Europe right now, there is no doubt about it.
Harry Kane has scored 50 goals – yes, fifty – in 42 games across all competitions, while providing six assists. Luis Diaz is on 24 and 18, Michael Olise is on 18 and 29 and on course to set a new assist record for Europe’s top-five leagues.
If they win all of their remaining Bundesliga games, they will match the points record of 91, which they set in the treble-winning 2012/13 season. In short, Kompany’s Bayern are one of the most dominant teams of the modern era.
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