Bayern´s van Gaal plans to be a ´party animal´

Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal said Sunday he plans to be a ‘party animal’ when the German giants officially win the Bundesliga title next Saturday – but will keep the champagne on ice until then.

Bayern effectively won the league title on Saturday after their 3-1 win over Bochum left them three points clear at the top of the table as title rivals Schalke 04 slumped to a 2-0 win at home to Werder Bremen.

Schalke face Mainz on Saturday, while Bayern are at relegated Hertha Berlin, but with a superior goal difference of 17, Munich are all but guaranteed their 22nd German league crown when the season finishes next weekend.

Despite being soaked with champagne by Bayern captain Mark van Bommel in Bayern’s changing room after the Bochum win, van Gaal says he will only celebrate once Munich are officially crowned 2010 Bundesliga champions.

“We can only celebrate the championship title when it when it actually happens,” he said.

“We have won it in theory, but not yet in reality.”

Only a footballing miracle will prevent Bayern being crowned champions at Hertha’s Olympic Stadium with Munich having achieved the first part of the treble.

“I am a party animal,” he said with a grin when asked how he will celebrate winning the German league having given his players two days off training this week as a reward.

Bayern still face Werder Bremen in the German Cup final on May 15 and Inter Milan in the Champions League final a week later as they bid for the treble.

Having won the Bundesliga title in his first season in charge, van Gaal has added the German league to the La Liga title he won with Barcelona having also won the Dutch league with AZ Alkmaar last season.