Germans fret over 'boring' Bundesliga


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 26 Feb 2014

Bayern Munich's Claudio Pizarro (L) scores a goal next to teammate Thomas Mueller (R) during their German Bundesliga first division soccer match against Freiburg in Munich February 15, 2014. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

(Reuters) - When Borussia Dortmund became the fifth different team to win the Bundesliga in eight seasons back in 2011, the league was widely proclaimed as the most open and competitive in Europe.

Three years on, many German fans are stifling the yawns as Bayern Munich run away with the title for the second year in a row with the other 17 teams floundering in their wake.

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