It would verify to be the decisive second of the final, as Bayern went up the other finish just about immediately and place the activity beyond question just after a nightmare second for Lukas Hradecky observed the Leverkusen keeper fumble Robert Lewandowski’s shot into his personal internet.

It would go down as the Polish striker’s target — undoubtedly not his prettiest — and took his whole tally in this history-breaking year to 50.

Leverkusen did finally get a purpose by way of Sven Bender, but it was very little a lot more than a consolation, as Lewandowski grabbed his next of the game — and 51st in just 43 game titles this season — to make it 4-1 with considerably less than a minute to engage in.

There was still time for the video clip assistant referee to get concerned and incorporate some excess drama following Davies was considered to have taken care of the ball in the penalty place. Kai Havertz, a single of the most interesting abilities in earth football, stepped up to the location and smashed the ball into the prime corner.

Havertz kicked the turf in annoyance, being aware of the aim was in vain and, almost as a cruel joke, referee Tobias Welz blew the whistle for comprehensive time as soon as the ball had nestled in the back of the web.

Soccer has continued with no followers for many months since the sport’s return throughout Europe following the coronavirus lockdown, but the absence of sound from the teams’ supporters make even an situation like this feel rather hollow.

As the Bayern gamers lifted the trophy, their cries and shouts of joy could clearly be read echoing around the vacant stands of Berlin’s Olympiastadion.

Stadiums devoid of supporters has been described by many as the ‘new usual,’ but the lack of environment will never be a little something the players will want to get made use of to. Some matches, this kind of as the socially distanced domestic cup finals in Hungary and Denmark, offer hope that fans could return in the near long term.

With the Bundesliga title already wrapped up, Bayern is now two-thirds of the way to finishing only the second treble in the club’s record.

Up upcoming for the perennial German champion is the Champions League spherical of 16 second leg in opposition to Chelsea, with Bayern keeping a seemingly insurmountable 3- direct adhering to the first leg in London on February 25.

Bayern will now be amongst the favorites to safe the Champions League title when the opposition resumed in an altered format subsequent thirty day period. The remaining fixtures will be accomplished in August and will acquire spot more than single-leg ties in Lisbon, Portugal.

For now, however, Bayern will celebrate its continued dominance of German football and its fifth domestic double in the past 10 seasons.