The sadness behind Kane's first title: Keeping his fingers crossed for the competition from the sofa

Dressed in baggy hoodies and jeans, Harry Kane, Vincent Kompany, and co. celebrated their mini championship party at a fancy Munich restaurant. While FC Bayern's 34th Bundesliga title didn't come quite as Joshua Kimmich had hoped, the celebration over reclaiming the national football crown must have been great at the joint watch party at the celebrity restaurant Käfer.

Since Munich would have preferred to avoid the oft-mentioned couch potato championship, they crossed their fingers – in vain – for their rivals from Leverkusen. Because the championship trophy was already practically certain to return to the Isar River due to the clearly superior goal difference, Munich would have preferred to clinch the title next week in their home game against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

There was still jubilation on TV after the final whistle of the Leverkusen match. But for striker Kane in particular, there is a certain sadness behind the championship: For the first time ever, the England captain is now enjoying league honors. Despite numerous accolades as a goalscorer, the 31-year-old, who was suspended for a yellow card in Leipzig, had never won a club title.

For coach Kompany, who was newly appointed before the season, it is the first major success of his coaching career. And for club legend Thomas Müller, the title win is his farewell championship. The 35-year-old will leave his beloved club this summer.

The previous evening, Bayern had left the pitch with mixed feelings. According to Kimmich, the late 3-3 draw – after they had turned a 2-0 deficit – made it "emotionally not easy" to celebrate in Leipzig. Müller also spoke of strong emotions. "The whole team, including the guys on the bench, had that champions feeling when we equalized and took the lead. We felt the adrenaline pumping," said the 35-year-old.

If you like, the performance in Leipzig was a reflection of Bayern's season. Minjae Kim, the next player to join the already well-filled medical file, and despite their superiority in the first half, there was a lack of clear-cut chances. And Leipzig mercilessly exploited the defensive lapses and should have even scored at least one more goal.

"Nevertheless, it's also in our DNA that we want to play, that we always want to solve things playfully," said Kimmich. And in the second half, Bayern showed how masterfully they can play. The goal (Eric Dier) from a set piece, the equalizer (Michael Olise) through consistent high pressing, and the lead (Leroy Sané) after a spectacular move and a magical pass from Kimmich.

The latter also immediately highlighted the potential for improvement. "We simply had too many games in which we were the clearly better team and failed to finish the game off quicker," said the DFB captain. Of course, this also applied to the performance in Leipzig, with Konrad Laimer and Kingsley Coman missing big chances.

Nevertheless, the feeling prevailed that they were on the right track with Kompany. Sporting director Max Eberl once again described the Belgian, who wasn't actually the top solution, as a "lucky find." Kimmich feels they're on the right track. Furthermore, the team spirit in the dressing room is "already very good."

For President Herbert Hainer, the league title is "the most important title" anyway. The 70-year-old put the team's failure in the cup and Champions League into perspective. He said they were never the weaker team. They played against Leverkusen with a man down in the cup, and they let the game slip away in the first leg against Inter Milan.

So there's cause for celebration in Munich – it must have felt like an eternity after a season without a title. Nevertheless, the team remained cautious, especially when it came to emotions. Before the match in Leipzig, sporting director Eberl banned the players from a title-winning trip to Ibiza.

"You don't want other clubs to do it in two or three years. Or it will become fashionable at some point, and on the third-to-last matchday, six clubs will be doing it," said Eberl. Kimmich offered his boss a humorous retort just before boarding the bus: "We're all traveling individually now so no one notices."