Borussia Dortmund spurned a golden opportunity to become Bundesliga champion and snap Bayern Munich’s decade-long reign as title holder
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falling to a 2-2 draw at home to Mainz as Bayern beat Köln 2-1 in one of the most exciting season finales in recent memory.
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Going into the final day, the title was within Dortmund’s grasp – it held a two-point advantage over Bayern at the top of the table,
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it had home advantage for its final match and a parade had even been planned.
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And with just one minute of regular time remaining, Dortmund was indeed set to be crowned champion.
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Although it was trailing 2-1 in its own game against Mainz, Bayern had conceded an 81st minute equalizer against Köln, putting Dortmund a point ahead in the table.
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As news of Köln’s goal filtered into Signal Iduna Park, the crowd burst into a momentary delirium, as fans cheered and hugged each other
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After all, there were only nine minutes of regular time left as each thud of the drums echoing around the stadium
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But the fans’ tentative elation was only fleeting, crushed eight minutes later as Jamal Musiala rifled the ball into the net,
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