- Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga without losing a single match.
- They completed their historic campaign with a 2-1 victory over Augsburg
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Bayer Leverkusen completed their unbeaten Bundesliga campaign by beating Augsburg 2-1 on Saturday.
After winning the title several weeks ago, the last league game of the season was always going to be a moment of joy for Xabi Alonso’s men in front of their home fans, and they did not disappoint.
The hosts took the lead through Victor Boniface in the 12th minute and then doubled their lead 15 minutes later thanks to Robert Andrich.
Augsburg briefly threatened a comeback in the second half when Mert Komur scored a goal in the 62nd minute, but Leverkusen held on to secure their historic achievement.
The players celebrated together on the pitch afterwards, as Alonso harassed his coaching staff, before lifting the Bundesliga trophy in front of a sell-out crowd.
Bayer Leverkusen lift the Bundesliga trophy after completing an undefeated season
Coach Xabi Alonso was delighted and punched the air as he climbed to the presentation podium.
The players had previously celebrated on the field together with the coaching staff at the end of the game.
Alonso was also seen hugging his coaching staff on the sideline.
Leverkusen had never won a league title in its 120-year history before this season, but this time it came out on top in the Bundesliga, finishing with 90 points from 34 games, with 28 wins and six draws.
In these matches, Leverkusen scored 89 goals and conceded only 24 times, highlighting their dominance.
They finished 17 points clear of second-placed Stuttgart, who overtook Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich in the standings on the final day.
With Kane absent due to a back injury, Bayern took a two-goal lead but fell to a 4-2 defeat, while Stuttgart beat Borussia Monchengladbach 4-0 to jump a point and a place ahead. above Thomas Tuchel’s team.
Leverkusen have also prospered in other competitions and remain on course to win an unprecedented treble without losing a single match.
Victor Boniface (centre) scored Bayer Leverkusen’s first goal as they beat Augsburg on Saturday to complete their unbeaten Bundesliga campaign.
Robert Andrich (pictured) doubled Leverkusen’s lead, who held on in the second half to continue their unbeaten run.
Alonso’s side have not lost any of their last 51 games and are in the Europa League final, where they will face Serie A side Atalanta on Wednesday night.
Next Saturday they will face Kaiserslautern in the German Cup final.
Leverkusen have only won the Europa League once, when it was known as the UEFA Cup in 1987-88.
They also won the German Cup (DFB-Pokal) once in 1993 and have since finished runners-up in the competition three times.
