Bayer Leverkusen entered the 2023/23 season having gone a 30-year run without winning a trophy, but they ended up celebrating. After becoming German champions for the first time in their history, the pharmacists celebrated the holiday on Saturday Intestines!
Three days after the defeat that ended their unbeaten run and marred a perfect season – 3-0 Against Atalanta, in the Europa League final – Xabi Alonso’s men went to Berlin to beat Kaiserslautern 1-0.
Parcel has become almost complicated…
After a beautiful scene in the stands, the aesthetics of which will only be surpassed by the sunset that would appear minutes later, the ball got rolling. Although the clear favourites, the German second division side, perhaps inspired by the Italians’ performance in midweek, came out strong and forced Hradecky into his first save of the match.
Xhaka scored the only goal of the match @Getty
Minutes of the match accumulated without scoring goals in an unusual way for Leverkusen, known for its firepower, until Granit Xhaka succeeded, with a shot from outside the penalty area, in getting more than 74,000 fans present in the Olympic Stadium on their feet. . Great goal Open the tag!
It was Grimaldo, the former Benfica player, who did his best to double the score, before Kosono changed the outcome of the match due to a careless tackle. The centre-back was sent off and Kaiserslautern almost made the most of it in the following minutes, coming so close to seeing Rachl score an equaliser.
Unfortunately for the neutral viewer, the 13th-placed team in League Two did not deal well with the need for possession. They created little and struggled with Bayer in transition, with Wirtz and Frimpong constantly trying to double the advantage.
Neither the tie nor the 2-0 score reached, unlike the final whistle. This brought a smile to Bayer Leverkusen fans and players, who deserved to end the season with a celebration.
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