BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich has been dominating the Bundesliga for so long it will match a 52-year-old league record even in the unlikely event of a loss at home to Freiburg.

Vincent Kompany’s team will be top of the Bundesliga no matter what happens in Munich on Saturday, matching the record of 43 consecutive rounds atop the league set by Bayern from March 1972 through the 1972-73 season when stars including Franz Beckenbauer, Paul Breitner, Gerd Müller and Uli Hoeneß won the club’s second and third Bundesliga titles.

Kicker magazine noted that the streak ended in the opening round of the 1973-74 season when the Bayern team coached by Udo Lattek defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf “only” 3-1 while Stuttgart went top due to beating Schalke 3-0. Bayern still won that season to make it three in a

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