Bayer Leverkusen won the first Bundesliga title in their history with a win over Werder Bremen on Sunday, securing the championship with five games to play.
's German record of 32 games without a defeat in all competitions in February. The run now stands at 43 in all competitions.Michael Zetterer
with almost no chance in the Werder Bremen goal. Wirtz scored again with a few minutes remaining, causing some fans to run onto the pitch. Wirtz and other players motioned the fans off the grass, and the rest of the game was played under the smoke of pyrotechnics. There was another disruption as Wirtz completed his hat trick with more fans racing out of the stands, causing the referee to blow the full-time whistle and sparking scenes of sheer jubilation among players, fans and staff alike.
The result means Bayern's run of 11 consecutive Bundesliga titles has come to an end, with the Bavarian giants and Stuttgart both 16 points behind.It caps a remarkable transformation for Leverkusen since Alonso took over as coach in October 2022. The club was second-bottom at the time after eight rounds of last season, with the former' tag that has plagued them as Germany's perennial runners-up.
In 2002, the club infamously lost both the German Cup and Champions League finals as well as surrendering a five-point Bundesliga lead in the last three rounds of the season to finish the year trophy-less.in February helped alleviate fears of a similar caving and demonstrated that this Leverkusen team was capable of shaking off those historical concerns.
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