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Although champions of many top European leagues are not decided until May each year, one club can collect a major title this coming weekend. Bayer Leverkusen currently leads the Bundesliga standings by an incredible 16 points. The surprise team in all of Europe is looking for its first-ever German top-flight championship.
Bayern Munich has dominated the Bundesliga in recent years by collecting 11 consecutive top-flight titles. Nevertheless, it is incredibly unlikely that the German giants will make an epic comeback and grab yet another championship. Instead, Leverkusen is in prime position to pick up the 2023/24 Bundesliga title.
The North Rhine-Westphalia side has an unfortunate history of collapsing under pressure when it matters. Leverkusen is somewhat infamously known as ‘Neverkusen’ by rival German soccer fans. This is a nod to the club’s close calls, but ultimate failures in securing a league title. Leverkusen has finished runners-up five times in the top flight. All of these narrow misses have occurred since 1997.
Leverkusen can finally win German league with one more win
However, manager Xabi Alonso has had his club throughout the current campaign. With the former midfielder in charge, Leverkusen has not lost a single game throughout the 2023/24 season. This includes collecting an astounding 24 wins in 28 Bundesliga matches so far. The remaining four fixtures in league play all resulted in draws.
With Leverkusen having such a commanding league lead, they can wrap up the title race this weekend. The German side is set to host Werder Bremen on Sunday, April 14th. If the league leaders can win yet again at the weekend, they will be named Bundesliga champions.
Nevertheless, Leverkusen can still collect the elusive trophy even with a rare defeat against Bremen. In this case, the club would need Bayern to lose their upcoming game against Koln on Saturday, as well as Stuttgart to also suffer defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt….
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Author : Chris Moore
Publish date : 2024-04-11 16:13:26
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