Xabi Alonso warned on Friday at a press conference: “Tomorrow [samedi], this is our first final. We can achieve something historic. To remain undefeated in the Bundesliga, we would be the first team and we would be part of history. » And, history, the players of the Spanish coach, who will remain at Bayer Leverkusen next season, wrote it by beating Augsburg (2-1) to end the season.
Thanks to goals from Victor Boniface and Robert Andrich, Bayer Leverkusen concluded a magnificent Bundesliga season, with 28 wins and 6 draws, for no defeats, therefore. Since 1945, and in the five major European championships (England, Germany, Spain, France, Italy), only four clubs have achieved such a feat: Perugia (30 matches in 1978-1979, 2nd at the end of the season), AC Milan (34 in 1991-1992), Juventus Turin (38 in 2011-2012) and Arsenal (38 in 2003-2004).
Four days after this 34th and final day of the Bundesliga, Leverkusen will face Atalanta Bergamo in Dublin in the final of the Europa League, then three days later the club from the outskirts of Cologne will challenge Kaiserslautern, residents of the 2nd division in the final of German Cup. All to achieve a Grand Slam and finish the season with 53 matches without losing.