Can anything stop Bayern Munich? | BBC Sport

BBC Sport visits Germany to examine whether Bayern Munich's 10th straight league title is harming competition in the Bundesliga, and ask if anything can halt the champions' domestic dominance.

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Is Bayern Munich's dominance bad for Bundesliga? | BBC Sport

[kylenelson]

I was born and live in Bavaria… I will say it’s 100% terrible for the league. Everything below Bayern is super competitive but they make our league look like a joke at times.
The problem is I prefer our system where we don’t really have billionaire owners from America, Saudi Arabia etc. Bayerns dominance will eventually come to an end, so I am looking forward to that. Our academy players get into the first team which gives lots of hope to future talent

[dtqhijb]

Here after Bayer Leverkusen Won the Bundesliga ❤🎉

[raulpancholi]

Well it's not exactly a good thing for the league, I'm surprised it's taken 10 years to realise it!

[RevStickleback]

Of course it's terrible. It shouldn't even need saying. Pretty much every change in the game in the last 30 years has been designed to give the richer clubs even more of an advantage than they already had, and the result is an uncompetitive division. We can't be smug in England either. We used to take pride in how many clubs could put up a title challenge in any given year, but now you can point to the clubs who'll finish in the top 6 every year. Is there really any point to the rest of the clubs even being in the premier league now? They just make up the numbers.

Sadly the people who run the game only care about money, and if that means having a locked in elite that make selling rights overseas easier, then that's what they are happy with.

[JONYEN]

Bayern Munich will win Bundesliga even if they play Fußball wearing lederhosen and Birkenstock. Not good for the league.

[Hehj]

The praise Bayern get for being well run is overblown. As the piece sets out, they have huge financial backing from the likes of Allianz, Adidas and T-Mobile which has done so much to put them in their dominant position in spite of the 50+1 rule. It's objectively bad for the league, and it's tragic because otherwise the Bundesliga is fantastic.

[eekrfknowldg]

It's double edged sword, the first refuaal rule keeps top players in German league

[markmeadows]

In a sense it should be a good thing because it should inspire the other clubs even more to stop the dominance. Money is a big factor of course but rivals like Dortmund haven't helped themselves since Klopp left. Changing managers too often...and almost accepting as soon as they bought him that they would sell Haaland at some stage.

[eurfrynlfc]

1:19 they’ve fixed the graphic error from the original video. Now the trophy silhouettes are correct lol

[TheHunt]

It's a terrible thing. Too dominant

[Kprdz]

Not that far off from this happening in the PL with Man City. Although a two-horse race with another state-backed team in Newcastle should put an end to that soon...

[apierre]

As an American, I find the structure of international football to be fascinating. No revenue sharing, no salary cap, no draft, etc. Basically there is no route for inferior teams to change their situation. You just have to understand that you'll never win before you start.

It's the equivalent to the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA title every single season because The Lakers have a huge resource advantage and there is no draft so bad teams never get better.

Frankly, doesn't seem like much fun. Even if you're a Lakers fan you would understand that you're only winning because you have more money.

[michaelphillips]

It can hurt because if there league fall to 8th in coefficient they will only get 2 spots in CL

[Frosty]

Well not sure if it is bad, but it is certainly deserved, since Bayern achieved that with their own outstanding work on and off the field. Quite in contrast to most other European top teams with their billionaire owners.

[sambennett]

Why try.. when they will just buy all the best players in the league anyway! And from there rivals! It’s like city buying salah or VVD

[naugiavrilio]

I might be late joining these convos, but what about after 34 Matchdays, the Top 8 will compete in the so-called Championship Playoffs kind of thing, so any team could win the Bundesliga and not just bayern

[aidygooner]

The other big clubs of German football simply need to run their clubs better. Look at Hertha Berlin who've signed a lot of players (good individually) in recent seasons with no real planning. Bayern epitomise German efficiency. 🔥

[userihateevery]

Bundesliga is getting more recognition..frankfurt, Red bulls DVB, bayern, bayer 04, FC freiburg, union berling are getting attention at the moment..hopefully a german club will win both the UCL & EUL

[diazcastro]

So all they are saying the other teams funs don't care even if they lose . What's the point of the league if that's the case

[ulmerle]

4 out of 5 Teams reach the knockout Stage at the champions league this year. Last year Frankfurt win the Europa league. It‘s not up to Bayern Munich to look for more competition at home.