Bayern Leverkusen won the German Football League title for the first time since its founding 120 years ago, after defeating its guest Werder Bremen 5-0 on Sunday in the 29th round, ending Bayern Munich’s continued dominance for 11 seasons.
Substitute Florian Wirtz imposed himself as the star of the match by scoring a hat-trick (68, 83 and 90), after Nigerian Victor Boniface opened the scoring (25 from a penalty kick), and Swiss Granit Xhaka added the second (60).
Leverkusen, which raised its score to 79 points, advanced in first place, 16 points ahead of runner-up Bayern and third-placed Stuttgart (63 points each) with 5 rounds to go, putting an end to the Bavarian giant’s dominance of the title between 2013 and 2023.