▁goal keeper . ▁In ▁Wolfgang ▁K ne ib , ▁who ▁came ▁from ▁SV ▁Wies b aden , ▁Lat tek ▁found ▁a ▁safe ▁substitute . ▁Bor uss ia ▁needed ▁one ▁point ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁title ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁day . ▁The ▁match ▁took ▁place ▁away ▁against ▁Bayern ▁Mun ich , ▁then ▁sixth ▁in ▁the ▁table , ▁and ▁ended ▁ 2 : 2 ▁by ▁an ▁own ▁goal ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 0 th ▁minute ▁by ▁Hans - J ürgen ▁W itt k amp . ▁Bor uss ia ▁made ▁the ▁title ▁hat - tr ick ▁perfect ▁and ▁won ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁fifth ▁time ▁overall ▁the ▁German ▁championship ▁title . ▁The ▁D ane ▁All an ▁Sim ons en ▁received ▁after ▁this ▁season ▁the ▁award ▁as ▁Europe ' s ▁Football er ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁with ▁the ▁Ball on ▁d ' Or . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁narrow ly ▁missed ▁a ▁fourth ▁championship ▁title ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁in ▁season ▁ 1 9 7 7 / 7 8 : ▁Mon ch eng lad bach ▁lost ▁out ▁to ▁ 1 . ▁FC ▁Köln ▁only ▁by ▁a ▁worse ▁goal ▁difference . ▁Bor uss ia ▁won ▁against ▁Bor uss ia ▁Dort mund ▁ 1 2 – 0 ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁still ▁the ▁highest ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Bundes liga . ▁However , ▁the ▁Dom st äd ter ▁won ▁their ▁last ▁game ▁ 5 : ▁ 0 ▁at ▁FC ▁St .