The T-shirts were prepared and printed beforehand. Fireworks were launched on the street that led to the BayArena, which was dubbed “Xabi Alonso Allee” (Xabi Alonso Avenue) for the occasion. Red fumes filled the air.
Bayer Leverkusen were the German champions for the first time in their history, and they did it in style.
It had been obvious for a few weeks that Leverkusen would eventually lose their “Neverkusen” moniker, as Bayern Munich and Stuttgart had 16 points separating them heading into last weekend.
It was awarded to them following their failure to win the Bundesliga championship in the seasons 1999–2000 and 2001–2002. They have consistently finished second in German football. They have consistently finished second in German football. The nearly men.
Alonso will be remembered for putting an end to 120 years of suffering, ending Bayern’s 11-year dominance, and maybe becoming the first manager in history to guide a Bundesliga team to an undefeated season. There are now 43 games remaining.

Jeremie Frimpong and teammates celebrate Bundesliga win with Buk Bak’s ‘Kolom’ track
Fans of Bayer Leverkusen surrounded Dutch defender Jeremie Frimpong, who is of Ghanaian origin, shouting praises for him as one of the heroes of the team’s historic first-ever victory in the German Bundesliga.
Jeremie Frimpong leads the dressing room Celebrations after Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga today#3SportsGH pic.twitter.com/b213PGKjhb
— #3Sports (@3SportsGh) April 14, 2024
At the Bay Arena on Sunday, Bayer Leverkusen crushed Werder Bremen 5-0 to achieve the remarkable accomplishment ahead of Bayern Munich.
The Champions led 2-0 at the break thanks to a 12-yard goal from Victor Boniface. Granit Xhaka added another goal in the 60th minute.
Florian Wirtz, a gifted offensive midfielder, scored an incredible hat-trick to help Bayer Leverkusen secure the league title with five games remaining.
Bayer Leverkusen players are using 🇬🇭VIP’s ‘Kolom’ song to celebrate their Bundesliga title triumph 🕺 pic.twitter.com/78ShXxIO3W
— Penty Dzidzor (@n_dzidzor) April 14, 2024
Nathan Tella was replaced by Jeremie Frimpong in the second half of the match against Werder Bremen, after the latter had not been started.
Supporters of Bayer Leverkusen celebrated the title victory by carrying and singing for Jeremie Frimpong.