Bayer Leverkusen have cast off the 'Neverkusen' tag to win the first Bundesliga title of their 120-year history
’s time has finally arrived. A 5-0 win over Werder Bremen on Sunday confirmed that German football’s eternal bridesmaids are now the country’s champions. Leverkusen have broken Bayern Munich’s 11-season hold on the and won the first league title in their 120-year history. Finally, after almost a quarter of a century, they are ‘Neverkusen’ no more. Leverkusen’s season began high in the Austrian Alps, under the summer rain in Saalfelden. Television cameras trained down on the players from high.
“You need these types of people in a team and they have helped us so much. They know when to use their experience. “It’s the little things: they know when to get fouls, or to stop the game when it’s getting hard.” Rolfes names the 2-2 draw as a pivotal moment in their title-winning season. “It wasn’t just that we came back to take a point late on. We saw that we were competing with Bayern at the same level. It was a top performance against top opponents.
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