Tuesday, 16 April 2024 – 07:14 WIB
German – Bayer Leverkusen managed to become Bundesliga champions for the 2023/2024 season after beating Werder Bremen with a score of 5-0. This score means that they will not be overtaken by Bayern Munich who are in second place with a difference of 16 points.
Apart from that, Bayer Leverkusen successfully created history by winning the first Bundesliga trophy. Here are some interesting facts about Bayer Leverkusen winning the 2023/2024 Bundesliga season:
1. 120 Years of Waiting
Bayer Leverkusen champions the 2023/24 Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen managed to win its first Bundesliga trophy. The club has made new history, since the Bundesliga was first held in 1903, which means that Bayer Leverkusen had to wait 120 years to experience the title of champion in the highest caste of German football.
2. Never lose
Bayer Leverkusen players celebrating
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- ANTARA/AFP/ULRICH HUFNAGEL
Until matchday 29, Bayer Leverkusen had never lost and only had four draws. So it is not surprising that they were able to win the Bundesliga even though they still have five matches left.
3. 2 Key Bayern Leverkusen Players
Bayer Leverkusen’s wonder boy, Florian Wirtz, celebrates the goal against Dortmund
Bayer Leverkusen’s champions cannot be separated from a number of their players who are able to perform extraordinary in every match. Among them are Viktor Boniface who has scored 11 goals and Florian Wirtz who has scored 11 goals.
Apart from these two players, there are several other players such as Alex Grimaldo who has scored nine goals.
4. Xabi Alonso’s cold hands
Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso
Xabi Alonso first came to Bayer Leverkusen as a coach in the 2022/2023 season. That year Alonso was only able to push Leverkusen to sixth place.
However, in the second season, thanks to his cool hands and being able to change Bayer Leverkusen’s players into better quality players, the former Liverpool and Real Madrid player succeeded in bringing Bayer Leverkusen to become Bundesliga champions for the first time.
5. Bayer Leverkusen players are interested in big clubs
Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz.
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- twitter.com/Bundesliga_EN
Bayer Leverkusen became champions, of course there are a number of clubs who want their players. This is a common occurrence in European football, such as Florian Wirtz who is interested in several big clubs from the Premier League to LaLiga considering that he is still 20 years old.
Apart from that, Xabi Alonso was offered a number of clubs such as Liverpool and Real Madrid to become coaches. However, the Spanish coach emphasized that he would still last one more season with Bayer Leverkusen.
