Unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen claim historic first ever Bundesliga title

Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga title for the first time in their 120-year history on Sunday after a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen ended Bayern Munich's 11-year domination of the German top-flight.

Xabi Alonso's side knew victory would secure the silverware with five games to spare, and there were no signs of nerves as they produced a performance worthy of champions.

Leverkusen's historic title, coming after many near misses, keeps their dream of a treble alive while also permanently dispelling their cruel 'Neverkusen' nickname.

A hat-trick from Florian Wirtz and goals from Victor Boniface and Granit Xhaka extended their unbeaten run to 43 games in all competitions (38 wins, five draws).

Leverkusen are now on 79 points - the highest total after 29 games in German football history - and are 16 clear of second-placed Bayern and third-placed Stuttgart.

"It's impossible to describe. Personally I can't quite grasp what we did. I needed to go back to the locker room to clear my head," Xhaka told Dazn.

"We've already started the party with the supporters."

Xhaka, who joined from Arsenal in the summer, said they "could not imagine what we would achieve at the start of the season".

"It was when we started winning some matches, with a dominant style of play, that's when I realised we could do a little better than just making the Champions League," he added.

The Leverkusen bus arrived at the stadium 90 minutes before kick-off, weaving through a sea of red and black.

Normally known as Bismarck Street, fans had stuck temporary signs saying 'Xabi Alonso Street' along the main road in honour of their record-breaking coach.

Alonso looked ahead to Thursday's Europa League trip to London to face West Ham, making seven changes and