Bayer Leverkusen’s hopes of defending their Bundesliga crown ended in dramatic fashion this weekend, leaving fans stunned and Bayern Munich celebrating yet another title.
Leverkusen, last season’s unbeaten champions, needed a win against SC Freiburg to keep their title dreams alive. Instead, they found themselves trailing 2-0 early in the second half after an own goal by Piero Hincapié compounded Maximilian Eggestein’s opener for Freiburg. Despite a late resurgence-goals from Florian Wirtz in the 82nd minute and Jonathan Tah in stoppage time leveled the match at 2-2-Leverkusen could only manage a draw
This result handed Bayern Munich their record-extending 33rd Bundesliga championship, as Leverkusen now sit eight points behind with only two games left to play Bayern, led by new coach Vincent Kompany and star striker Harry Kane, clinched the title without kicking a ball on Sunday, after drawing 3-3 with RB Leipzig the previous day.
For Leverkusen, the draw was a bitter end to their title defense. The squad, which had looked unstoppable last season, struggled to break down Freiburg’s defense for much of the match, raising questions about the team’s depth and future direction
With the Bundesliga title race now settled, all eyes turn to the final rounds as Leverkusen look to regroup and Freiburg chase a Champions League spot.
