On Sunday, Xabi Alonso‘s Bayer Leverkusen made history and secured the Bundesliga title for the first time after thrashing Weder Bremen by 5-0.
Xabi Alono, a former Real Madrid and Liverpool player turned manager took over the charge of Bayer Leverkusen in 2022 and established a new era in the Bundesliga history as their side remained unbeaten upto 29 games with 25 wins and 4 draws.
Bayer Leverkusen’s Bundesliga title win also ended Bayern Munich’s 11-year-old title dominance in Bundesliga.
The Goals in The Match
The match started with some critical nervous moments in the first half by the visitors but the hosts remained calm and patient which showed why they are unbeaten in 43 games.
Weder Bremen started well in the match but gave away penalty in the 25th minute which was taken by the Nigerian striker Victor Boniface who returned to action in the league after injury to make it 1-0 in the first half.
In the second half, the Swiss international midfielder Granit Xhaka doubled the lead for the the Black and Reds in the 60th minute with a sensational curling strike into the visitor’s goal within the 25 yards.
But it was the day for the Bayer Levekusen susbtitude and German midfielder Florian Wirtz who scored his first senior hattrick after his goals came in 68, 83 and the 90th minute in the game.
A series of pitch invasions before the final whistle stopped the play before the referee blew the whistle for full time after the last goal.
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However, the Black and Reds players controlled the fans and told them to get back into their seats but the fans were filled with emotion as they rushed into the pitch to celebrate the title victory with the players.
Bayer Leverkusen on Being Unbeaten and Ending Bayern Munich’s 11- Year Dominance
Nobody expected Bayer Leverkusen to be the favorite to win the title from the start of the season. But from the first day, the team showed extreme determination and motivation to win the title and break several records along the way like being the first Bundesliga team to remain unbeaten in the Bundesliga history.
It was a grand day for German football as the Black and Reds became the only team to win the Bundesliga title along with Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund who won the title in 2012 under the current Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
The Bavarians dominated the league for a total of 11 years in which they stayed top in this league as compared to the other league divisions in Europe.
Bayern Munich plans to bounce back and win the league title next season but Xabi Alonso has confirmed that he will stay in Bayer Leverkusen for another season which increases the chance of being the perfect title competitor to the Bavarians.
After the win, the Bayer Leverkusen fans even renamed the ‘Bismarck Street‘ to ‘Xabi Alonso Street‘ in honor of the club manager Xabi Alonso.
Along with this title win, the Black and Reds are eyeing for a treble victory as they remain in both Uefa Europa League and DFB Pokal.
Player of The Match
The player of the match was none other than the 20-year-old German midfielder Florian Wirtz who made his presence onto the pitch and scored his first-ever senior hat trick of his career in such a crucial match for the Black and Reds.
The hat trick not only secured them the title but also one of his efforts became the highlight of the match as he tried to make an effort to score from a 25-yard but it went over Weder Bremen’s German goalkeeper Michael Zetterer.
