Bayer Lerverkusen faced Kaiserslautern at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin in the German Cup final this Saturday. Seeking to recover after losing the historic unbeaten series against Atalanta, in the Europa League final, the team led by Xabi Alonso became champions after a 1-0 victory.
The champion team ends its historic season, despite losing the Europa League. The German team won the Bundesliga for the first time, breaking Bayern Munich’s 11-year run of consecutive titles. The German Cup is the club’s second in its 120-year history.
Kaiserslautern, in turn, ended its season in 13th place in Bundesliga 2, the German Second Division.
THE GAME
The pre-game featured a beautiful party for Kaiserslautern fans in the stands, complete with a giant mosaic featuring the “red devil”, the club’s symbol.
Despite the celebration, the first half was dominated by the German Champion, who remained in command and opened the scoring after 17 minutes of play. Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka sent a powerful shot from midfield with his left foot and put Bayer ahead.
Even with the dominance, Leverkusen’s Ivorian defender, Kossonou, was careless and received a second yellow card in the 44th minute of the first half, which resulted in his expulsion.
The course of the second stage showed greater freedom granted to Kaiserslautern, largely due to the numerical disadvantage faced by the German champions. Despite this, the Second Division team was unsuccessful in its attacks, which ended up crowning Bayer Leverkusen as champions.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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