Bayern set points record, Werder in more trouble

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Reuters: Bayern Munich, already crowned champions, followed up their memorable midweek thrashing of Barcelona by setting a Bundesliga points record with a 1-0 win over Freiburg on Saturday. Bayern’s probable Champions League final opponents Borussia Dortmund beat Fortuna Duesseldorf 2-1 with the help of a stunning Nuri Sahin goal.

Werder Bremen were sucked closer to the danger zone after losing 1-0 to a controversial penalty at third-placed Bayer Leverkusen, leaving them only two points clear of the relegation playoff place after Augsburg beat VfB Stuttgart 3-0.

Augsburg’s win meant bottom club Greuther Fuerth, making their Bundesliga debut this season, were relegated. Fuerth lost 3-2 at home to Hanover 96 on Friday. Xherdan Shaqiri’s first-half free kick put treble-chasing Bayern on 84 points, three more than the previous record set by Dortmund last season, with three games to play.

The Bavarians made 10 changes from the team that started Tuesday’s 4-0 Champions League semi-final first leg win over Barcelona and clocked up their 27th victory in 31 league games, improving their goal difference to 76. Swiss winger Shaqiri continued his impressive debut season at Bayern by curling in a free kick for the only goal against fifth-placed Freiburg, the surprise package of the campaign. It was Bayern’s 14th successive league win although the single goal was something of a letdown for a team that had blasted 20 in their last four matches in all competitions.