Bayer Leverkusen has just won the Bundesliga title for the FIRST time in their history!
Scoring 74 goals scored, 19 goals conceded, ZERO defeats. Insane job by Xabi Alonso and this group of fantastic players.
Bayern Munich beat Cologne on Saturday to keep Leverkusen’s title celebrations on hold for at least a day.
But there were scenes of jubilation for Xabi Alonso’s team when the final whistle blew at BayArena on Sunday.
Victor Boniface’s 25th-minute penalty set Leverkusen on their way before Granit Xhaka and Florian Wirtz scored stunning goals in quick succession.
Supporters stormed on to the pitch in mid-match when star man Wirtz added a fourth in the 82nd minute, and again when he completed a hat-trick soon afterwards.
Leverkusen’s landmark achievement ends an era of dominance for Bayern, who had won the past 11 Bundesliga titles.
Unbeaten in all competitions this season, Leverkusen remain on course for a remarkable treble in Alonso’s first full season in charge, with the German Cup and Europa League still in their sights.
Founded in 1904 as a team made up of workers at pharmaceutical company Bayer AG’s Leverkusen headquarters, coach Xabi Alonso has taken the side to within one victory of a maiden German league title.
Alonso’s side are 13 points clear with six games to play, needing just one victory to lift the title.
Leverkusen have finished second on five occasions, with many fans unsure if the day would ever come.
