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GERMAN champions Bayern Munich are currently one of the most dominant teams in the history of German football, but will not rest in their pursuit of complete success across the domestic leagues.

Last month, Bayern secured their eighth consecutive Bundesliga title with two games to go, seeing off what in the end turned out to be a fairly limp challenge from Borussia Dortmund.

There is no comparable period of dominance in the Bundesliga since its formation in 1963. The next most successful run of consecutive title wins was Borussia Monchengladbach’s three titles from 1975 to 1977, and Bayern’s own three in a row between 1985 and 1987.

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