After Bayer Leverkusen won the championship title, national coach Julian Nagelsmann is hoping for a European Championship boost from his players. “That can only be good for us as a team,” said Nagelsmann, referring to the high proportion of national players like Florian Wirtz in the team. This success will also inspire the players at the home European Championship, said Nagelsmann, according to a statement from the German Football Association (DFB).
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“The players appear as a unit, are tactically disciplined and strong in duels, but at the same time variable, creative and eager to play. The team’s performances are proof of how important the right mix of quality and mentality is,” said Nagelsmann about the new champions.
“Results were almost all deserved”
When his team won their first championship title, coach Xabi Alonso also thought about his predecessors, some of whom narrowly failed. This success is not just for him. He is “for the team, the club, also for the teams and coaches of the past, for Christoph Daum, for Klaus Toppmöller, I share this success with them,” said the 42-year-old. “The whole season is great, we were very consistent, we played very well, the results were almost all deserved.”
DFB sports director Rudi Völler, who played for Leverkusen for a long time, was also happy about the championship title. He has never liked the term “Vizekusen”. “Now he is history and rightly so,” he said.
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Numerous Bundesliga clubs also congratulated Bayer Leverkusen on their first championship title. “Congratulations on this outstanding season and the championship title!” wrote FC Bayern Munich on X. After eleven championships in a row, Bayern did not become German champions for the first time this season.
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“We would have liked another day for this. However, there is only one thing left for us to say: Congratulations @bayer04fussball on winning the German championship. You absolutely deserve the title,” wrote the beaten Bremen team on X. Also Borussia Dortmund, who VfB Stuttgart, RB Leipzig and VfL Wolfsburg congratulated the new champions.
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“There can be no greater compliment”
“Under their coach Xabi Alonso, the team plays exciting, masterful football, has not lost a game and has never left any doubt as to who would be at the top in the end,” said DFB President Bernd Neuendorf. “Bayer 04 Leverkusen have never made things exciting this Bundesliga season – there can be no greater compliment.”
The German Football League also sent congratulations to Leverkusen. “The team, coaching team, club management, employees and fans have achieved extraordinary things as a true unit,” said a statement on behalf of managing directors Marc Lenz and Steffen Merkel. Both will present the championship trophy on matchday 34 in the BayArena.
Congratulations from Bayer AG
The CEO of the ailing Bayer AG, Bill Anderson, also congratulated the team. “It has been a pleasure getting to know and cheer on Fernando (Carro), Simon (Rolfes), Xabi (Alonso) and the team over the past year. I have seen first-hand their focus on a common goal and their willingness to achieve that “Putting the team above ourselves has led to excellent results,” he told the dpa news agency. “I wish you all the best for continued success – for everyone at the club, for the fans, for the city of Leverkusen and for the entire Bayer family.”
After Bayer Leverkusen won the championship title, national coach Julian Nagelsmann is hoping for a European Championship boost from his players. “That can only be good for us as a team,” said Nagelsmann, referring to the high proportion of national players like Florian Wirtz in the team. This success will also inspire the players at the home European Championship, said Nagelsmann, according to a statement from the German Football Association (DFB).
“The players appear as a unit, are tactically disciplined and strong in duels, but at the same time variable, creative and eager to play. The team’s performances are proof of how important the right mix of quality and mentality is,” said Nagelsmann about the new champions.
