Bayer 04 Leverkusen has won the German football championship for the first time. The factory club completed their triumph on the 29th Bundesliga matchday with a 5-0 (1-0) home win against SV Werder Bremen.
“It's indescribable. I can’t even realize that personally,” said national player Florian Wirtz on the streaming service DAZN. After the fourth goal some people were already running onto the pitch, the game had to be interrupted for a few minutes, after the fifth goal and the renewed storming of the pitch the referee blew the whistle. The team bus was welcomed with firecrackers, New Year's Eve rockets and loud chants. Fans held up signs that said “Meisterkusen’s title “Vizekusen”, which had attached to the factory club since the beginning of this millennium, was crossed out “You can tell that is reaching a peak again”.