Late on Sunday (September 14), Bayer Leverkusen won 5-0 against Werder Bremen in round 29 of the Bundesliga. They officially won the 2023-2024 season before 5 rounds, 16 points ahead of Bayern Munich.
Before the match ended, fans filled the stadium to celebrate. The joy and passionate emotions began.
BayArena Stadium is painted red-black. Bayer Leverkusen fans paid tribute to coach Xabi Alonso, while the players were surrounded by closure.
Alonso and his team are honored to be the first people in the club's 115-year history to step up to the podium to receive the Silver discs - German championship.
The Spanish coach and his students continue their fun in the dressing room.
Leverkusen have the opportunity to win 2 more championships this season, as they are still participating in the Europa League and the German Cup.
Other notable information
Alonso was appointed to lead Leverkusen from 5 October 2022, when the team ranked 2nd from bottom in the Bundesliga. It was Leverkusen's second bad start since 1979.
Xabi has never led the first team when he arrived at Leverkusen a year and a half ago from Real Sociedad B.
18 months, exactly 557 days, Leverkusen won the first Bundesliga championship in the club's 120-year history.
They have done so with 29 unbeaten matches - won 24, drawn 4, scored 74 goals, and conceded 19.
In all competitions, Leverkusen have not lost in 43 consecutive matches.
They have 10 more matches left to go through the unbeaten season, win the treble, when they have reached the German Cup final - against Kaiserslautern, and have the advantage in the Europa League quarter-finals (beating West Ham 2-0,).
20-year-old Florian Wirtz had his first hat-trick of his career (over Bremen) to take Leverkusen to the championship. He has 11 goals and 10 assists in the Bundesliga this season.
Granit Xhaka won their first championship of their career.
Some photos celebrating the victory of the new German champion
