Bundesliga Roundup, May 4

BERLIN (AP) - Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga title Sunday despite a 0-0 draw at VfL Wolfsburg. Bayern became German champion for the 21st time, including a 1932 title which came before the league was formed.

The latest trophy wiped away some of the sting of a bitter UEFA Cup exit four days ago against Zenit St. Petersburg.

"The team was flat and it wasn't a good match, but that makes the fact that we won the title even better," said Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld, who claimed his seventh Bundesliga title. "Now we've put St. Petersburg behind us. Now we will party."

The team also collected its seventh double after winning the German Cup two weeks ago.

Bayern players threw beer on each other and management from giant glasses in the traditional celebration for the country. The team will return home to Munich for the main party after the final game May 17 against Hertha Berlin.

Bayern hardly earned a chance against Wolfsburg. The festivities, too, were somewhat subdued by the 4-0 UEFA Cup loss to Zenit.

"It wasn't a good match, but any time you win the title early, you just have to be happy," Bayern defender Marcell Jansen said.

Hitzfeld's 25th title, including two Champions League trophies, came after Wolfsburg controlled the match and had 18 attempts before the break - the most recorded against Bayern since the statistic was first recorded in 1992.

The draw moved the club 10 points ahead of second-place Werder Bremen with three games remaining.

Toni Kroos had Bayern's best chance in the 73rd minute, putting a shot just outside the right post. But it became clear that neither team was going to be able to score in the final minutes, handing the title to Bayern.

Several thousand Bayern fans among the 30,000 at Wolfsburg's stadium began to chant and cheer as the final seconds ticked away on the stadium clock.

"This was a special season, the expectations were enormous," Hitzfeld said. "A huge amount was invested in the team, so becoming German champions is a satisfaction."

Hitzfeld will leave the club to coach Switzerland, leaving Juergen Klinsmann to guide the team in the Champions League next season.

"He will have to develop the team further," Bayern goalkeeper Oliver Kahn said.

The 38-year-old Kahn, whose penalty saves helped Bayern win the 2001 Champions League trophy, sat out the final title he will claim before retirement with a pinched nerve.

After missing the Champions League for the first time in a decade, Bayern poured a Bundesliga record ?75 million (US$114 million) into new players like Luca Toni and Franck Ribery.

The exit in the UEFA Cup was a huge disappointment, but management said it didn't ruin the season.

"This was a great, great season," Bayern manager Uli Hoeness said. "Unlike most people I remember we lost in the UEFA Cup semifinals, not the first round."

Also Sunday, MSV Duisburg beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 behind two goals by Manasseh Ishiaku and moved out of last place.

Also this weekend, it was: Borussia Dortmund 0, FC Nuremberg 0; Hansa Rostock 1, Hamburg 3; Arminia Bielefeld 2, VfL Bochum 0; Schalke 1, Hannover 96 1; Werder Bremen 2, Energie Cottbus 0; Stuttgart 4, Eintracht Frankfurt 1; and Hertha Berlin 3, Karlsruher SC 1.