Rafa Honigstein

Apr 14, 2024 | theathletic.com | Rafa Honigstein |Seb Stafford-Bloor

Bayer Leverkusen 's time has finally arrived. A 5-0 win over Werder Bremen on Sunday confirmed that German football's eternal bridesmaids are now the country's champions. Leverkusen have broken Bayern Munich's 11-season hold on the Bundesliga and won the first league title in their 120-year history. Finally, after almost a quarter of a century, they are 'Neverkusen' no more. Leverkusen's season began high in the Austrian Alps, under the summer rain in Saalfelden.