{"id":5095,"date":"2012-04-22T10:05:15","date_gmt":"2012-04-22T10:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=5095"},"modified":"2012-04-22T10:05:15","modified_gmt":"2012-04-22T10:05:15","slug":"dortmund-clinch-successive-bundesliga-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=5095","title":{"rendered":"Dortmund clinch successive Bundesliga title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p><strong>Berlin:<\/strong> Borussia Dortmund clinched their second successive Bundesliga title with a 2-0 win over Monchengladbach two rounds ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dortmund staged a dominant performance Saturday against fourth placed Monchengladbach owing to goals from midfielder Ivan Perisic and Shinji Kagawa.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dortmund midfielder Ivan Perisic opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, as the Croatian international headed home a free kick cross from very close range.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Midfielder Shinji Kagawa doubled the lead following a counter attack in the 59th minute.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dortmund thus extended their unbeaten run to 26 matches in front of 80,720 spectators at home to win its second consecutive Bundesliga title.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are no words for today&#8217;s match. We absolutely deserved the win and the title. My team has exceptional character. 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