Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen have already won the Bundesliga. They are also hunting for the Europa League title and are in the Final of the DFB-Pokal. They won their first Bundesliga title after winning 25 and drawing 4 games out of 29 matches and are still unbeaten in all competitions. They are undefeated across 43 competitive matches in 2023-24, including 38 wins, surpassing the club record from the 2001-02 season, when they won 35 of their 60 games. Xabi Alonso has transformed the club into a different entity and they are playing brilliant football at the moment. It's time to analyze Leverkusen's historic invincible season.

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The 'Special One' Jose Mourinho predicted something about Xabi in 2010 and it looks like, it's happening. Back in 2010, predicted Alonso's success in the dugout in an interview on the FIFA website: "He has the quality that a 'metronome' must-have. I'm sure that when he hangs up his boots he'll be a great coach if he wants to be. He reminds me of Pep Guardiola when I had him as a player. He was already a coach on the pitch."

🚨 Bayer Leverkusen create history. They win the Bundesliga title for the first time in their 120-year history! 🏆

Xabi's men have done it!

74 goals scored, 19 goals conceded, ZERO defeats. 🎆#BayerLeverkusen #Bundesliga #Bundesliga #Bayer04 pic.twitter.com/C586R9HN1f

— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) April 14, 2024

Bayer Leverkusen in 2023-24: The Invincibles

Leverkusen has remained undefeated in all its 29 games this Bundesliga season (W25 D4). They broke the record of FC Bayern, which went undefeated in its first 28 games in 2013-14. They broke Bayern's 11-year dominance and won their first-ever league title in some dominant fashion. Leverkusen beat Werder Bremen by 5-0 at home to lift the title. Bayer 04 Leverkusen have 79 points to its name, beating its club record of 73 from the 1999-2000 season. Leverkusen have become the first team since Borussia Dortmund in 2011/12 to beat Bayern to a Bundesliga title.

BAYER LEVERKUSEN ARE 𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑴𝑷𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺 𝑶𝑭 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑩𝑼𝑵𝑫𝑬𝑺𝑳𝑰𝑮𝑨! 🏆#Bundesliga | #Showtime pic.twitter.com/pO8JTyfGNg

— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) April 14, 2024

A look at Xabi's Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen

They have netted 74 goals (second-highest). They have let in just 19 goals (lowest) and produced a goal difference of +55. Leverkusen have won five successive DFB-Pokal matches to reach the final. They have won all six of their matches in the UEFA Europa League group stage. They drew and won one match in R16 before beating West Ham United 2-0 in the quarter-finals first-leg.

Our coach 🫶#Winnerkusen #DeutscherMeisterSVB @XabiAlonso pic.twitter.com/vlCTe3DZrQ

— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) April 14, 2024

Alonso’s Leverkusen is a proper modern football team that likes to dominate possession and maintain a high-pressing structure so that they can win back the ball as soon as possible after losing it. Xabi is still an inexperienced coach at the top level, but he has already shown why he is already a big thing. From Rafa Benitez at Liverpool to Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid to Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich and even his Spanish national team boss Vicente del Bosque, Alonso learned from the very best. He has taken all their philosophies on board and created his unique style.

Deutscher fußballmeister, SVB! 🏆#Winnerkusen #DeutscherMeisterSVB pic.twitter.com/vgrEia7hkn

— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) April 14, 2024

Alonso’s Leverkusen defends in a 5-2-2-1 without the ball and stays narrow and compact. The back three offer solidity and the wing-backs provide crucial width in attack. Frimpong and Alex Grimaldo have a 15 and 21 G/A contribution respectively this season in the Bundesliga and are two of the most crucial players in the Leverkusen setup. The two attacking midfielders and the strikers play a fluid front three in attack. Florian Wirtz has scored 11 goals and 10 assists in the league and has played a pivotal role in Leverkusen's success. Granit Xhaka is another important player in Xabi's setup whom he brought to the team from Arsenal. Patrik Schick has delivered in Boniface's absence and scored some last-minute winners to help Leverkusen remain unbeaten in all competitions. 

Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United in the 2024-25 Europa League final at the San Memes Stadium.

Both teams have endured disastrous Premier League campaigns, currently reeling at 16th and 17th respectively, and face the threat of missing out on European football altogether, unless they win this final.

For United coach Ruben Amorim, who replaced Erik ten Hag mid-season, it’s a last shot to salvage a turbulent spell marked by 18 Premier League losses; a club record. Tottenham, meanwhile, haven’t lifted silverware since 2008, and their 21 league defeats this season mark a new low. Coach Ange Postecoglou, in his second year, sees this as a vital chance to finally deliver on Spurs’ long-unfulfilled potential. 

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So, sit back and relax as Koushik Biswas brings you the buildup, LIVE updates and text commentary of the Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United Europa League final match.

Enjoy the coverage.

Tottenham have been undergoing a phase of rebuild with Antonio Conte now at the helm of the club, tasked with bringing silverware and trophies to North London. Though Harry Kane has lifted plenty of individual goal-scoring awards for himself, it's been a while since the Lilywhites have won a trophy of their own.

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As they gear up to face Manchester United in the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League Final, one question echoes loudly: When was the last time Tottenham won a trophy?

When was the last time Tottenham won a trophy?

Tottenham's last trophy was the 2008 Carling Cup, when they beat Chelsea 2-1 in the final at Wembley. It marked the fourth time that Tottenham were crowned League Cup winners.

Juande Ramos' Tottenham team beat crosstown rivals Arsenal 6-2 in the semi-final, earning them a clash against the Blues. Chelsea were defending champions of the trophy, having beaten Arsenal in the 2007 final.

Didier Drogba scored a free-kick in the first half to give Chelsea the lead going into the break, but Dimitar Berbatov scored a penalty in the 70th minute after a Wayne Bridge penalty to even out the scoreline. Jonathan Woodgate then netted three minutes into extra-time after converting a free-kick taken by Jermaine Jenas that clinched the victory.

It was Tottenham's first trophy in nine years, and it was an especially important one. With it, they secured UEFA Cup qualification for the next season – something that they had failed to do through their Premier League campaign as they finished 11th in the table.

Tottenham fallen short in big moments many times

• 2018/19 Champions League Final : Lost to Liverpool
• 2020/21 EFL Cup Final : Lost to Manchester City

Since that 2008 triumph, Spurs have come close—but silverware has eluded them. Despite talented squads and high-profile managers, including Mauricio Pochettino and José Mourinho, Tottenham have consistently fallen short in big moments.

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Europa League Final: Tottenham to rewrite their narrative

Now under Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham are just 90 minutes away from rewriting their narrative. With a dynamic, attacking style and a renewed mentality, the current squad has navigated the Europa League with grit and flair.

The Europa League title wouldn’t just be a symbol of long-awaited glory—it would also secure a place in next season’s UEFA Champions League, a crucial reward after an inconsistent domestic campaign.

Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Manchester United vs Athletic Club Bilbao in the Europa League 2024-25 semi-final second leg at the Old Trafford stadium in London. 

United are leading by 3-0 after the first leg, and they would be favourites to enter the final. However, Athletic Club Bilbao have everything in their armoury to surprise United at their home. 

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Knowing United's home record this season, along with their inconsistent performances, we can expect a great fight from Bilbao. So, sit back and relax as Koushik Biswas brings you the buildup, LIVE updates and text commentary of the Manchester United vs Athletic Club Bilbao Europa League semi-final second leg match. 

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Trent John Alexander-Arnold has become a symbol of modern football excellence during his time at Liverpool Football Club. He made his senior debut in 2016 under Jurgen Klopp.

Trent quickly became a regular in the first team, changing the right-back role with his creativity, accurate passing, and attacking style.

One of Arnold's biggest moments came in the 2018–19 Champions League, during the famous semi-final comeback against Barcelona at Anfield. That season, Liverpool went on to win their sixth Champions League title, with Trent playing a crucial role throughout the tournament.

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Domestically, Alexander-Arnold was instrumental in Liverpool's 2019–20 Premier League title win, their first in 30 years.

Trent Alexander-Arnold's Stats for Liverpool FC (Overall)

Total Matches Played - 352

Goals Scored - 23

Assists Made - 92 

During his time at Liverpool FC, Trent Alexander-Arnold has won the following titles: 

• UEFA Champions League - 1 (2018-19)
• FIFA Club World Cup - 1 (2020)
• Premier League - 2 (2019-20, 2024-25)
• UEFA Super Cup - 1 (2019-20)
• FA Cup - 1 (2022)
• English League Cup - 2 (2022, 2024)
• Community Shield - 1 (2022-23)

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The Bundesliga is the top-division tournament in German football. The competition was founded in 1962, and the first season began in 1963. The Bundesliga replaced the German national championship, which was the first tournament in German football history. And since then only one club has dominated with most Bundesliga titles. 

The German national championship, which was founded in 1903 and ran for 60 years, was a knockout competition contested between winners of each of the country's top regional leagues.

The founding member teams of the Bundesliga are 1860 Munich, Cologne, Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Braunschweig, Eintracht Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hertha Berlin, Kaiserslautern, Karlsruhe, Preußen Münster, MSV Duisburg, Nuremberg, Saarbrücken, Schalke, Vfb Stuttgart and Werder Bremen.

Besides the Bundesliga, which operated in West Germany, the DDR-Oberliga was the top-level football league in Soviet-controlled East Germany. Following the reunification of Germany, the Bundesliga became the national league of the country.

The Bundesliga started as a 16-team tournament but would soon expand to 18 teams from 1965.

In a one-off event, the league played the 1991-92 season with 20 teams following the reunification, but would return to its 18-team format in the following campaign.

There have been 13 different winners of the Bundesliga since its inception in 1963.

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Who won the first Bundesliga?

FC Koln, or FC Cologne in English, won the first-ever Bundesliga season in 1963-64. The Billy Goats maintained a six-point advantage over second-placed Meidericher SV (39) and scored in each of the 30 league games played in the inaugural edition. 

Karl-Heinz Thielen (16 goals) and Christian Müller (15 goals) finished as the top scorers for the team in the championship-winning season.

Who has won the most Bundesliga titles?

Bayern Munich lead the Bundesliga winners list with 34 titles. The Bavarians won their maiden Meisterschale in the 1968-69 season, with an eight-point cushion and legendary forward Gerd Muller contributing 30 goals. They are the most dominant German team and have won the most Bundesliga titles.

🏆 “Die Meisterschale ist zurück in München.“ 💬

Alle Stimmen zum Titelgewinn: https://t.co/f2Ej8hfnCs#MiaSanMeister pic.twitter.com/fnx5zGJzlE

— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) May 4, 2025

The Bavarians recently claimed the Bundesliga 2024-25 title with two games to go in the season. In doing so, Bayern have now won the German championship a record 12 times in the last 13 seasons. Their incredible run began in 2012-13 under the management of Jupp Heynckes, which was broken in the 2023-24 season by Bayer Leverkusen.

Top Five Teams with the Most Bundesliga titles till 2023

1. Bayern Munich - 34 titles

Bayern Munich are at the top of the list as they are the all-time Bundesliga title winners with 34 titles to their name. They won the 2024-25 season with two games to go in the season.

Bayern Munich also holds the record for most second-place finishes in the top German league, having done that ten times between 1969 and 2012.

There is no doubt that they are the most dominant force in Germany and one of the most historic clubs in the history of World Football. The Bavarians have also won 20 DFB-Pokal trophies and 6 Champions League titles.

Titles by years: 1931-32 (German national championship), 1968-69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21,2021-22, 2022-23, 2024-25

2. Borussia Dortmund - 5 Titles

Borussia Dortmund, a 113-year-old German club, is second on the list of clubs with the most Bundesliga titles.

After Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund have won the most Bundesliga titles and have also finished second the most times in the German league.

In the pre-Bundesliga days, ‘die Schwarzgelben’ lifted three league titles – two more than Bayern.

There has always been a soft spot for Dortmund in every football fan's heart, except the fans of Bayern.

In the 2022-23 season, they were the favourites to win the titles but bottled it on the last day. Dortmund won their last Bundesliga title under Jurgen Klopp in the 2011-12 season.

Titles by years: 1994–1995; 1995–1996; 2001–2002; 2010–11; and 2011–12

3. Borussia Monchengladbach - 5 Titles

Borussia Mönchengladbach holds the third place on the list, and they have won the same number of Bundesliga titles as Borussia Dortmund.

They have finished second less as compared to Dortmund, and that's the reason why they are placed third.

Three of their five Bundesliga championships were consecutive. They won their last league title in the 1976-77 season under Udo Lattek. Monchengladbach have only ever been demoted to the Bundesliga 2 twice, in 1999 and 2007. 

Titles by years: 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, and 1976–77

4. Werder Bremen - 4 Titles

Werder Bremen have finished second seven times in the Bundesliga and have won 4 titles.

They won their last league title in the 2003-04 season under Thomas Schaaf with 74 points, and he is the longest-serving manager (14 years) of Bremen.

They share the record for most seasons played in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich.

Titles by years: 1964–65, 1987–88, 1992–93, 2003–04

5. Hamburger SV - 3 Titles

Hamburger SV comes fifth in this list with 3 Bundesliga titles to their name.

Their last league title came in the 1982-83 season under Ernst Happel, who won his second title with the club.

HSV have the record in German football of having won the most regional titles, having won 31 regional titles. But the regional titles do not count as a trophy or even as a title itself.

Until the 2017–18 season, HSV were the only club to have played continuously in the Bundesliga since its foundation.

Titles by years: 1978–79, 1981–82, and 1982–83

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