On the evening of April 14, the 29th round of the Bundesliga continued, with league leaders Bayer Leverkusen hosting 12th-placed Werder Bremen. The pharmaceutical company, which has been unbeaten so far this season, only needs to win this game to win the first Bundesliga title in the team's history in 120 years five rounds ahead of schedule. In the end, with goals from Boniface and Xhaka and Wirtz's hat trick, Bayer Leverkusen defeated Werder Bremen 5-0 at home, leading the second-place Bayern by as many as 16 points after 29 rounds, and winning the league championship five rounds in advance!
Coming to the sprint of the season, the young Bayer Leverkusen are in better form under the leadership of the same young coach Marcos Alonso. They have won their last seven games in all competitions and have been incredibly attacking, scoring 17 goals in seven games and keeping four clean sheets. Bonifaces, the team's top scorer who has been sidelined for a long time due to injury, has finally returned recently, scoring his first goal since his comeback in the Europa League in midweek.
Bremen's recent form has been very poor, they have not tasted a win in the last six league games, 2 draws and 4 defeats in the last round, a 1-1 draw away to Eintracht Frankfurt in the last round ended a four-game losing streak, and they are currently 12th in the table with 31 points, five points above the relegation zone with a game in hand, and there is still some pressure to relegate.
Aiming to win the championship game, Alonso made bold arrangements in the team's start. The core Wirtz sat on the bench, and the two main wingbacks, Grimaldo and Frimpong, were also temporarily substituted. Hofman, Inkapie and Nathan Tra came on as substitutes, while Boniface made his first start since returning from injury.
In the 7th minute of the game, Nathan Tra broke down the right and crossed a low ball, which was saved by Kapiye's close-range shot from the back post. In the 16th minute, Xhaka's long-range shot from in front of the penalty area was powerful and sunk, but it was deflected wide of the goal by a defender.
In the 21st minute, Boniface leaned on the defender to share the ball, Nathan Tra inserted a cross, Hoffman was tackled by a Bremen defender when he grabbed a shot in the penalty area, the referee watched VAR and awarded a penalty, Boniface hit the penalty, 1-0! Bayer Leverkusen took the lead at home. Boniface has scored in two consecutive games and has scored 18 goals for the season.
In the 27th minute, Bayer Leverkusen had a corner kick opportunity on the right side, and Xhaka's long-range shot in front of the penalty area was blocked and slightly higher than the goal. Bayer Leverkusen then whipped in another corner and Bonifaces' close-range shot from goalmouth scuffle was miraculously saved by the Bremen goalkeeper. In the 34th minute, Bayer Leverkusen's attack on the left side hit the penalty area and was cleared, and Hoffman took the ball in the penalty area and calmly circled the defender's right-footed shot was blocked.
In the 37th minute, Hoffman passed the ball, and Adley's left-footed shot bounced off the crossbar, and the pharmaceutical company missed a good opportunity to extend the score on the field. In the 45+1st minute, Bremen crossed from the left, and Wei Ze's close-range header was knocked out by Hradecki's double fists. At half-time, Bayer Leverkusen temporarily led Werder Bremen 1-0 and were just 45 minutes away from winning their first Bundesliga title.
At the start of the second half, Alonso brought on Wirtz to replace Adley. In the 51st minute, Bremen captain Bidancourt's long-range shot in front of the penalty area was too square, and the ball was saved by Hradecki. In the 58th minute, Wirtz's right-footed long-range shot from near the top of the penalty area was slightly wide.
In the 59th minute, Bayer Leverkusen counterattacked, Boniface broke through with the ball on the left side and passed the ball back to the penalty area, Xhaka met the ball with a left-footed shot and scored the goal, 2-0! Leverkusen took a two-goal lead. Schick and Frimpong then came on for Boniface and Nathan Tra.
In the 62nd minute, Schick won the ball in the box and crossed unselfishly, and Hoffman pushed it wide in the face of an empty goal. In the 68th minute, Wirtz kicked a powerful long-range shot in front of the penalty area, and the ball went straight to the top right corner of the goal, 3-0! Bayer Leverkusen vowed to use a big victory to present themselves as the king of the Bundesliga.
In the 71st minute, Frimpong's shot from the right side of the penalty area was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 83rd minute, Wirtz scored his second goal of the game with a one-on-one chance, and the excited fans rushed onto the pitch to celebrate with the Bayer Leverkusen players. In the 90th minute, Wirtz scored his third goal of the game, completed his hat trick, and also helped the team beat the opponent 5-0 and won the first Bundesliga championship!