At 23:30 pm Beijing time on April 14, in the 29th round of the 2023-24 Bundesliga season, Bayer Leverkusen hosted Bremen. Boniface opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the first half, before Xhaka doubled the lead in the second half before Wirtz scored a hat-trick. In the end, Bayer Leverkusen swept Bremen 5-0, maintained an unbeaten run of 29 rounds this season, won the championship five rounds ahead of schedule, and also broke Bayern's monopoly on the Bundesliga title for 11 consecutive seasons.
In the 25th minute, Bayer Leverkusen crossed from the right side of the field, and Hoffmann in the middle of the box was tripped by the opponent from behind when he pushed the shot, and the referee awarded a penalty after watching VAR.
The penalty was taken by striker Bonifes, who fired a right-footed shot into the right side of the goal that the goalkeeper judged correctly but couldn't save the ball, Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Bremen.
In the 60th minute, Boniface turned the ball back in front of the penalty area, and the unguarded Xhaka blasted a world wave with his left foot, and the goalkeeper couldn't save it, Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Bremen.
In the 68th minute, Wirtz took the ball to the front of the penalty area and hit a right-footed long-range shot into the middle of the goal, Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 Bremen.
In the 83rd minute, Bayer Leverkusen took advantage of the opponent's big pressure to counterattack, Palacios sent a through stopper, Wirtz received the ball to form a single knife, he entered the penalty area and pushed the goal, Leverkusen 4-0 Bremen.
In the 90th minute, in the fog of fireworks set off by fans, Wirtz wiped the ball into the penalty area and fell to the ground to score, Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 Bremen.
As the referee blew the final whistle, Bayer Leverkusen beat Bremen 5-0 to win the Bundesliga title with 29 rounds of unbeaten (25 wins, 4 draws).
In the team's 120-year history, Bayer Leverkusen have never lifted the Bundesliga salad plate. In the 2001-02 season, Ballack's Bayer Leverkusen won the Champions League runner-up, the Bundesliga runner-up and the German Cup runner-up, becoming the sad king of Sanya.
In October 2022, Xavi Alonso, who had no first-team coaching experience, took up the reins of the pharmaceutical company and helped Bayer Leverkusen, who were in the relegation zone at the time, not only to avoid relegation, but also to finish the 2022-23 season in the league and qualify for the Europa League.
Bayer Leverkusen have been on a thriving run this season, going 43 games unbeaten in the Bundesliga, Europa League and German Cup. In addition to winning the Bundesliga for the first time, Bayer Leverkusen also reached the German Cup final and the Europa League quarter-finals, and could win a double or even a treble.
The Bundesliga title was also Alonso's first in charge. Since taking charge of the pharmaceutical factory, Alonso has led the team in 80 games, with 55 wins, 15 draws and 10 defeats.