Bayer Leverkusen managed by Xabi Alonso has won the first Bundesliga title in their history with five games to play.
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Xabi Aonso’s team secured the championship with a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen.
Having played 29 matches out of 34 for the season, Alonso’s team is on an unassailable 79 points, 16 points clear of second place Bayern Munich, who is on 63 points.
Alonso’s team are yet to be beaten this season in all competitions, having broken Bayern Munich’s German record of 32 games without a defeat in all competitions in February. The team is currently on a 43 games unbeaten streak in all competitions.
Leverkusen’s championship triumph puts an end to Bayern’s run of 11 consecutive Bundesliga titles.
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 Spain international eventually leading them to a sixth-placed finish.
That momentum carried into this season, with the signings of Boniface, Xhaka, Jonas Hofmann and Alejandro Grimaldo all acclimatising to the Rhineland-based club with ease and playing crucial roles as they won the title.
Alonso confirmed in March that he will remain as head coach of the team for next season despite mounting speculation linking him to Bayern, who are parting ways with Thomas Tuchel at the end of the term, and Liverpool, whose manager Jurgen Klopp is leaving after nearly nine years at the helm.
Nnamdi Maduakor is a Writer, Investor and Entrepreneur
