European football: Bayer Leverkusen complete unbeaten Bundesliga season | European club football

Bayer Leverkusen edged previous Augsburg 2-1 to develop into the primary staff within the historical past of the Bundesliga to finish a full season with out a loss.

Xabi Alonso’s treble-chasing facet additionally stretched their European document unbeaten run throughout all competitions this season to 51 matches in an ideal gown rehearsal for Wednesday’s Europa League closing in opposition to Atalanta.

Leverkusen received off to a robust begin with Victor Boniface intercepting a ball from Augsburg goalkeeper Tomas Koubek to faucet in for the lead within the twelfth minute. Robert Andrich doubled the benefit from shut vary within the twenty seventh however Augsburg got here out combating after the break and lower the deficit by means of Mert Kömür simply previous the hour.

Each groups had their share of possibilities but it surely was at all times going to be Leverkusen’s day, with followers hoping their first ever Bundesliga title would be the first of three trophies with a German Cup closing in opposition to Kaiserslautern subsequent weekend.

Leverkusen completed on 90 factors with 28 wins and 6 attracts, 17 factors forward of second-placed Stuttgart, who had been 4-0 winners over Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Bayern Munich squandered a two-goal result in droop to a 4-2 loss at Hoffenheim, courtesy of an Andrej Kramaric hat-trick, to finish a disappointing season in third place as coach Thomas Tuchel bowed out.

Early objectives from Mathys Tel and Alphonso Davies put the injury-depleted Bavarians – lacking Harry Kane in addition to Serge Gnabry, Kingsley Coman, Jamal Musiala and Leroy Sané – 2-0 up after six minutes.

Hoffenheim pulled a purpose again by means of Maximilian Beier two minutes later earlier than Kramaric delivered a shocking 19-minute hat-trick.

On the different finish of the desk Cologne had been relegated, becoming a member of Darmstadt, following a 4-1 defeat at Heidenheim. Bochum will go right into a relegation playoff.

Atalanta secured a Champions League spot with a 2-0 win at Lecce within the penultimate spherical of Serie A matches. The Bergamo facet are in fifth place and moved six factors forward of Roma, with Atalanta holding a tie-breaker edge over the Giallorossi after beating Roma final weekend. Italy have not less than 5 groups in subsequent season’s Champions League and will earn a sixth if Atalanta defeat Bayer Leverkusen within the Europa League closing.

Charles De Ketelaere and Gianluca Scamacca scored 5 minutes aside shortly after half-time. Scamacca arrange De Ketelaere after which headed within the second. “Tomorrow we’ll begin interested by that. For tonight, we need to get pleasure from this,” Scamacca mentioned when requested about going through Leverkusen. The striker is in a wealthy vein of type. He now has 18 objectives and 7 assists throughout all competitions this season.

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