LEVERKUSEN: Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday grew to become the primary crew in Bundesliga historical past to undergo a whole season unbeaten after a 2-1 dwelling win towards Augsburg prolonged their undefeated streak in all competitions to 51 video games.
Topped Bundesliga champions for the primary time in April, targets from Victor Boniface and Robert Andrich put Leverkusen — who additionally play the Europa League ultimate towards Atalanta and the German Cup ultimate — heading in the right direction for victory.
Elsewhere, Leverkusen’s rivals Cologne have been relegated, becoming a member of Darmstadt 98, after a 4-1 loss at Heidenheim.
Union Berlin scored in stoppage time towards Freiburg to win 2-1 and beat the drop, leapfrogging VfL Bochum who will play a two-legged relegation play-off towards second-division Fortuna Duesseldorf after shedding 4-1 at Werder Bremen.
Xabi Alonso’s treble-chasing crew stretched their European report unbeaten run throughout all competitions this season to 51 matches in an ideal gown rehearsal for subsequent week’s Europa League ultimate.
Leverkusen, who additionally face Kaiserslautern within the German Cup ultimate on Could 25, completed in high spot on 90 factors with 28 wins and 6 attracts, 17 factors forward of second-placed VfB Stuttgart, winners 4-0 over Borussia Moenchengladbach.
Leverkusen acquired off to a robust begin and Boniface intercepted a ball from Augsburg keeper Tomas Koubek to faucet in for the lead within the twelfth minute as the house followers ready to kick off the town’s huge occasion to have fun the membership’s maiden league title.
Midfield star Andrich, a part of Germany’s Euro 2024 preliminary squad, doubled the benefit from shut vary within the twenty seventh however Augsburg got here out combating after the break and reduce the deficit with Mert Komur simply previous the hour.
Each groups had their share of probabilities but it surely was at all times going to be Leverkusen’s day, with followers hoping their first ever Bundesliga trophy would be the first of three titles in what’s already a exceptional season.
On the different finish of the desk, Union — who have been taking part in Champions League towards the likes of Actual Madrid as just lately as December — have been locked 1-1 at dwelling to Freiburg in stoppage time and headed for a relegation playoff conflict with Duesseldorf.
Union had been decreased to 10 males when Michael Gspurning was crimson carded with 4 minutes remaining however received a penalty simply into stoppage time.
Kevin Volland missed the spotkick however Janik Haberer was there to show within the rebound and save Berlin.
Bochum, who regarded to have secured top-division soccer with a 4-3 win at Union Berlin two weeks in the past, will now have to beat Duesseldorf in a house and away playoff.
The loser of that playoff will play second division soccer with Cologne in addition to Darmstadt who have been relegated earlier within the season.
BAYERN END POOR
SEASON IN THIRD
Serhou Guirassy scored a brace as Stuttgart received 4-0 at dwelling towards Borussia Moenchengladbach, leapfrogging Bayern Munich, squandered a two-goal result in hunch to a 4-2 loss to a Andrej Kramaric-inspired Hoffenheim, into second spot.
Saturday’s efficiency was indicative of Bayern’s first season with no trophy in over a decade, having performed outstandingly to succeed in the Champions League semi-finals, but in addition falling prey to weaker opponents, together with third-tier Saarbruecken who beat them within the German Cup.
Early targets from Mathys Tel and Alphonso Davies put the injury-depleted Bavarians 2-0 up after six minutes.
They have been with out main striker Harry Kane, again in England to deal with an harm forward of Euro 2024, in addition to Serge Gnabry, Kingsley Coman, Jamal Musiala and Leroy Sane.
Hoffenheim didn’t hand over and pulled a aim again by way of Germany worldwide Maximilian Beier two minutes later and the hosts step by step took among the early tempo out of the sport.
Croatia worldwide Kramaric delivered a shocking 19-minute hat-trick with the Bayern defence in ruins, to ship them down to 3rd place within the standings on 72 factors.
Borussia Dortmund veteran Marco Reus signed off in spectacular model in his final dwelling match, scoring a aim and laying on one other in a 4-0 win over Darmstadt.
In Dortmund’s final aggressive outing earlier than June’s Champions League ultimate conflict with Actual Madrid at Wembley, Reus arrange Ian Maatsen for the opener after half-hour, then added one in every of his personal from a free kick eight minutes later. Julian Brandt and Donyell Malen added second-half targets to seal the win.
Eintracht Frankfurt got here from two targets down to attract 2-2 at dwelling with RB Leipzig, whereas Mainz 05 got here from behind to win 3-1 at VfL Wolfsburg.
SCOREBOARD
(Tabulated underneath performed, received, drawn, misplaced, targets for, targets towards, factors)
Bayer Leverkusen 34 28 6 0 89 24 90
VfB Stuttgart 34 23 4 7 78 39 73
Bayern Munich 34 23 3 8 94 45 72
RB Leipzig 34 19 8 7 77 39 65
Borussia Dortmund 34 18 9 7 68 43 63
Eintracht Frankfurt 34 11 14 9 51 50 47
Hoffenheim 34 13 7 14 66 66 46
Heidenheim 34 10 12 12 50 55 42
Werder Bremen 34 11 9 14 48 54 42
SC Freiburg 34 11 9 14 45 58 42
Augsburg 34 10 9 15 50 60 39
VfL Wolfsburg 34 10 7 17 41 56 37
Mainz 05 34 7 14 13 39 51 35
Borussia Moenchengladbach 34 7 13 14 56 67 34
Union Berlin 34 9 6 19 33 58 33
VfL Bochum 34 7 12 15 42 74 33
FC Cologne 34 5 12 17 28 60 27
SV Darmstadt98 34 3 8 23 30 86 17
Revealed in Daybreak, Could nineteenth, 2024