Bayern handed title

Bayern could only manage a 1-1 draw away to Kaiserslautern, but Hamburg's failure to get the win they needed left them six points off the pace with one game left to play.

Felix Magath's side become the first to successfully defend a Bundesliga and German Cup double, after beating Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 in the Cup final in Berlin last Saturday.

At halftime in the penultimate round of matches, Bayern looked to be heading for trouble.

They trailed Kaiserslautern to a Halil Altintop goal, while Hamburg were leading 2-1 at Hertha with goals from Piotr Trochowski and Benjamin Lauth.

Hertha equalised through Alexander Madlung in the 55th minute, however, and despite having Andreas Neuendorf sent off four minutes later they clinched victory with goals from Nico Kovac and Marko Pantelic.

Meanwhile, Bayern had grabbed an equaliser through Andreas Ottl in the 68th minute to ease their nerves and with Hamburg being well beaten they were able to start their celebrations on the final whistle.

"That's four titles in two years now," Magath told reporters. "I don't think we've made too many big mistakes."