Dortmund clinch successive Bundesliga title

Berlin, April 22 (IANS) Borussia Dortmund clinched their second successive Bundesliga title with a 2-0 win over Monchengladbach two rounds ahead of schedule.

Dortmund staged a dominant performance Saturday against fourth placed Monchengladbach owing to goals from midfielder Ivan Perisic and Shinji Kagawa.

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.

Midfielder Shinji Kagawa doubled the lead following a counter attack in the 59th minute.

Dortmund thus extended their unbeaten run to 26 matches in front of 80,720 spectators at home to win its second consecutive Bundesliga title.

"There are no words for today's match. We absolutely deserved the win and the title. My team has exceptional character. The eight point gap to our chasers is incredible," Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp was quoted as saying by Xinhua.

Dortmund also have the chance to seal the double for the first time, with the German Cup final against Bayern Munich in May.