Undefeated Bayer Leverkusen secured their first Bundesliga title on Sunday with a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen, breaking an 11-year stranglehold on the league by Bayern Munich.
Xabi Alonso’s group, who’ve now gone a league-record 29 matches with out defeat this season to safe their first trophy since 1993, have a 16-point lead over Bayern with 5 matches remaining.
Leverkusen left nothing to probability and sealed their title win on the first alternative with Florian Wirtz bagging a hat-trick in a win that stretched their unbeaten run throughout all competitions to a outstanding 43 video games this season.
They earned a twenty fourth minute penalty and Victor Boniface, who solely lately got here again after a three-month damage break, stepped as much as rating his first league objective since December and his eleventh of the marketing campaign.
There had been extra possibilities to double their lead in a one-sided first half, with Amine Adli additionally hitting the woodwork for the hosts.
Leverkusen followers run onto the pitch to have a good time their group profitable the Bundesliga after the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen on the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, Sunday April 14, 2024.
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Werder got here out preventing after the break, attempting to spoil the celebration, however Granit Xhaka’s missile on the hour from 25 metres out sparked wild celebrations within the stands.
They weren’t but achieved with substitute Wirtz including one other eight minutes later.
The Germany worldwide, gearing up for Euro 2024 on house soil in June, bagged one other within the 83rd with impatient followers then briefly operating onto the pitch. He accomplished his hat-trick within the ninetieth to cap his group’s five-star efficiency and safe the title in fashion. (Reporting by Karolos, enhancing by Pritha Sarkar)