On the evening of May 18, Beijing time, the final round of the 23-24 Bundesliga season was fully launched, and after all 9 results were produced, the Bundesliga also ushered in the finale of the season. Bayer Leverkusen won the league title for the first time in their history, Bayern Munich failed to defend their title, Reus said goodbye to his Hornets career with goals, and Cologne and Darmstadt were relegated.
Unlike the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A, the Bundesliga has only 18 teams and only 34 league games in the whole season, and the Bundesliga has been the fastest league to finish in previous years. With Bayer Leverkusen's rise to prominence this season, Alonso broke the pattern of the Bundesliga over the past 11 years, and after beating Bremen in the 29th round, Bayer Leverkusen not only ended Bayern's 11-game title defense, but also won the Bundesliga title for the first time in the team's history. In the final round at home to Augsburg, Bayer Leverkusen won 2-1 and became the first team in the history of the Bundesliga to win the title undefeated. In addition, Bayer Leverkusen will also play in the Europa League final and the German Cup final next week, and if they win the title, they will become the only team to win the treble in the top five leagues this season.
Because of Bayer Leverkusen's strong performance this season, Bayern lost the Bundesliga salad plate for the first time in 11 years, and was defeated by Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinals. In the final round against Hoffenheim, Bayern was reversed by Hoffenheim 2:4 and could only end the season as the third in the league, Kane won the Bundesliga Golden Boot with 36 goals, and is also expected to be crowned the European Golden Boot, and the British captain wants to break the embarrassment of club honor, he will need to wait until next season. At the same time, Tuchel also officially bid farewell to the Southern Kings, and the two sides were inclined to continue working together after the selection of a coach was fruitless, but after negotiations, the two sides were unable to finalize a new contract.
In addition, Stuttgart, RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund also confirmed their qualification for next season's Champions League early, and Dortmund assisted Malen to score a long-range shot in the final game, and then scored his home farewell with a wonderful free-kick. In his 11-year Dort career, Reus scored 170 goals and 131 assists; Borussia Dortmund will face the final game of the season, the Champions League final against Real Madrid; If Borussia Dort can beat Real Madrid in the Champions League final and Bayer Leverkusen fail to win the German Cup, then Kaiserslautern of the Bundesliga and 7th in the Bundesliga will enter the Europa League, 6th will play in the Champions League and 8th in the UEFA Cup.
In terms of the relegation zone, Darmstadt were relegated early, and the last relegation places, Cologne and Darmstadt 98, will finally be relegated to the Bundesliga next season, while Bochum, who fell to 16th place in the final moment, will face Fortuna Dusseldorf, who locked the third place in the Bundesliga in advance, will play a two-legged relegation play-off, and Union Berlin will go ashore after beating Freiburg in stoppage time.
The 2023/24 Bundesliga finale
Winner: Bayer Leverkusen
Champions League qualification: Bayer Leverkusen, Stuttgart, Bayern Munich, Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund
Europa League qualification: Eintracht Frankfurt
Europa League/UEFA Europa League qualification to be confirmed: Hoffenheim
UEFA Europa League qualification to be confirmed: Heidenheim
Relegation play-offs: Bochum
Relegations: Cologne, Darmstadt 98