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.
Bayern's long-term dominance has been broken, Bayer can still create the perfect season. Victor Boniface, Granit Xhaka and Florian Wirtz with a hat trick provided the goals for Bayer, who have now been unbeaten in 43 games in all competitions. The label “Vizekusen’, which had attached to the factory club since the beginning of this millennium, was crossed out. The team bus was welcomed with firecrackers, New Year's Eve rockets and loud chants. Hats and scarves that said “German Champion 2024” were sold. The game had to be interrupted for a few minutes, after the fifth goal and the second storm the referee blew the whistle. The last time another team won the title was Borussia Dortmund in 2012.