Dortmund scored two second half goals to draw the game but the point was not enough, Bayern winning the title on goal difference.
Borussia Dortmund have not won the title since 2011-12, when Jurgen Klopp was in the Westfalen Stadium dugout
Borussia Dortmund are on the brink of breaking Bayern Munich's decade-long stranglehold on the German championship, with their title-deciding match against Mainz on a nerve-shredding final day of the Bundesliga on Saturday
Dortmund's run to what may be a ninth German title has been built on a superb second half of the season, which has seen them rise from sixth to first, closing a nine-point gap with perennial title winners Bayern.
Borussia Dortmund are two victories away from their first title in a decade, after RB Leipzig came from behind to win 3-1 away at Bayern Munich on Saturday.
The victory kept Dortmund right behind Bayern, who recorded their biggest win under Thomas Tuchel by putting six goals past struggling Schalke.
Schalke head to league leaders Bayern Munich on Saturday in the midst of an extraordinary relegation escape act, with more than a little help from centre-back and captain Maya Yoshida
England international Jude Bellingham, who has been linked with a move to Real Madrid in recent days, now has 13 goals in all competitions this season.
In six matches under Tuchel, Bayern have won two, drawn two and lost two, being eliminated from both the German Cup and the Champions League.
As per reports, the two players clashed after the match and needed to be separated by teammates.
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Bayern, 20-time German Cup winners, have now been eliminated before the semis for three straight years since their treble-winning season in 2019-20.
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Nagelsmann lost his job with the six-time European champions on Friday with the club second in the Bundesliga, but he had guided them through to the Champions League quarter-finals.