Berlin. Bayer Leverkusen, German champion since mid-April, dominated Kaiserslautern, from the second division, 1-0 within the Cup remaining, this Saturday in Berlin, signing the double of nationwide titles.
Swiss Granit Xhaka scored the successful aim for Leverkusen with a spectacular long-range shot within the sixteenth minute. The workforce led by Xabi Alonso ends the season with an distinctive document of 43 wins, 9 attracts and just one defeat, on Wednesday within the Europa League remaining in opposition to Atalanta (3-0).
In April, Leverkusen shortly determined to enter the Bundesliga and gained its first title within the match. They remained undefeated in each recreation this season till the defeat in opposition to Atalanta, which left their spectacular unbeaten streak at 51.
“It was not our day, we should settle for it. In principle, the primary defeat of the season comes a lot earlier. It got here to us in an essential match and it hurts,” acknowledged Bayer Leverkusen coach, Xabi Alonso. “The workforce has not carried out at its greatest degree and neither have I,” he stated.
With the title obtained as we speak, Leverkusen turns into the sixth membership to win the Bundesliga-Cup double in the identical season, after Schalke 04, Bayern Munich, Cologne, Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund.
Schalke achieved it in 1937, Cologne in 1978, Werder in 2004 and Dortmund in 2012. Bayern is the one one to have achieved it on multiple event, 13 particularly, the final of them in 2020.
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– 2024-06-03 09:05:31
