How Bayer Leverkusen BROKE The System | NOBODY Expected This
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- čas přidán 3. 05. 2024
- Bayer Leverkusen have officially been crowned as German football champions. Nobody expected this, yet here we are. How have they done this. And more importantly, how did they master the dark arts?
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00:00 - Introduction
01:56 - The masters of Black Magic
06:48 - Standout players
13:09 - Already invincible
Background music:
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Producer: Tinashe Chipako
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I assume the curse of Leverkusen, mixed with the curse of Harry Kane in Bayern Munich, caused the Bundesliga to glitch and accidently made Leverkusen unbeatable
Glitch in the matrix 💀💀💀💀
that actually makes sense.
Now think about Kane not winning the Bundesliga when its almost guaranteed for Bayern and winning the UCL instead lol
I bet Valencia hope Kane signs for Real Madrid in the near future...
as a german... most reasonable explaination ngl
It's only been 1.5 seasons, but if I was a Leverkusen fan I'd already be petitioning for a statue of Alonso to be built. Man's about to double their trophy cabinet in a single season.
Leverkusen are naming a street after him. I’m sure the statue is on the way along with naming of stands etc
Even as a Liverpool fan I'm delighted he's staying next season. Absolutely can't wait to see how they go in the UCL.
The city is already looking for streets to name after Alonso. Probably a street leading to their BayArena.
And what a time to do it! After the unstoppable Bayern reign, they came out of nowhere(with 0 titles at all) and dethroned them become the new 'unstoppable' team.
@@anweshchatterjee7595 They'd certainly be among the frontrunners if they were in it this season.
Xabi Alonso also brought along that Real Madrid friendship power
Good thing he didn’t bring Liverpool's revenge power
Never underestimate the power of friendship 💪🏻⚽️
When I watch them as a Madrid fan I see it for real
Friendship is magic, what else can anyone say
And he doesn't need refs to win either.
Bayer Leverkusen prior to this season had only won 2 major honors 1988 UEFA Cup on penalties over Español (renamed Espanyol in 1994) and the 1993 DFB Pokal over Hertha Berlin (Amateurs) now in 2024 they can at least double their trophy cabinet in one season absolutely incredible
Xabi alonso might help them increase their trophy cabinet by 150% in a single season lol, that's insane. Then we can mention if they go on to win the rest of their remaining 9 matches, they will achieve the single biggest feat ever seen in football history. No other team in history has won their domestic league, league cup and UEFA league without losing a single match.
Hertha Berlin, amateurs?
Dont think so...agreed with everything else
@@zapshenko_ it was Hertha II, so they won against the amateur team of Hertha
I stand corrected
@@zapshenko_ Back then the amateur teams (Hertha II, BVB II, Bayern II, etc.) were allowed to play in the DFB Pokal, this is no longer allowed.
As a German football fan, I absolutely love this channel, because it's one of the most well balanced international channels when it comes to the coverage of the top 5 League's. Love the videos, always keep it up!
Yesssssss
A new late equalizer just dropped against dortmund: Josip Stanišić at 90+7'...
The black magic is still going strong 🤣🤣🤣
Edit (7 Days Later): Another Late Late Equalizer just Dropped : Robert Andrich at 90+6' against stuttgart... WHAT THE FUCK!?!?!? They officially Broke the Bundesliga Record for most goals scored past the 90'minutes mark previously held by Bayern (Bayern can't stop catching these Ls , Neverkusen gonna break all their records in one season!!!)
Never in doubt
@@FootballIconic
Leverkusen are really something special this season.
I honestly want them to never loose a single match for the reminder of this season. It's beautiful.
Great content Tinashe
Also, I love your content so much and I would love to make some business enquiries.
How do I reach you??
Any email address??
@@FootballIconic 7 Days Later , a NEW late Equalizer : Robert Andrich at 90+6' against stuttgart... WHAT THE FUCK!?!?!?
They officially Broke the Bundesliga Record for most goals scored past the 90'minutes mark previously held by Bayern (Bayern can't stop catching these Ls , Neverkusen gonna break all their records in one season!!!)
These Lads want another Video from you , they can't stop achieving even after the race has already ended...
Just watched the late equalizer, Epic! Keep updating this comment thread until Bundesliga is over. 😂
@@RaulEdu33 I WILL! not just until this season but the next one too! back to back undefeated seasons let's goooo!!!
Neverkusen to Neverlosen?! Possibly…they’re still undefeated!
Imagine them winning the treble without loosing a single game in all competitions💀
Nobody Called them Neverkusen here in Germany. They were known as Vizekusen
@@e.l.b6435 From Vizekusen to Meisterkusen. From Neverkusen to Neverlosen. Doesn't matter what it is, with this title victory, these names have been thrown into a void of history.
@@derEnzonikr thats insanity
@@e.l.b6435 ahh…that famous German sense of humour really shining through! 🤣
The most frustrating thing is, Cologne sold Wirtz for €200,000 and are about to be relegated.
Best thing for wirtz career
@@mananghildiyal2675 unfortunately yes
And Fernando Carro, the CEO, set the price last week that there will be no negotiations below 150 million euros!
and it gets even worse for Cologne because they are going to lose their next big talent Justin Diehl to VfB Stuttgart.
Word bro! You said it! Your word in God's ear! Wirtz's departure was totally bitter, especially after Bernd Schuster had just moved for 1,14 Mio to FC Barcelona
Xabi Alonso saying that he will continue at Bayer is a bold move. He obviously wants to experience the Champions league football and many star players at Bayer will also be wanting to stay at Bayer as they want to continue their success. I am really excited for their champions league campaign
I hope he builds an era at Leverkusen. Bringing in more star players and building on this success will be amazing to watch as a neutral.
He knows what he’s doing. he stayed 3 years at real sociadad and before that at Real madrid youth team even though many teams offered him contracts. he knew he wasn’t ready yet and wanted to improve… compared to other great ex players (Lampard e.g.)
very happy he stays another year at Leverkusen at least, his project is nit done yet.
Bayer leverkusen is literally the definition of “they didn’t believe in us, god did”
God didn't do this
That cross on Leverkusen's jersey made Qarabağ play like they stood to gain Jerusalem
i know it's a joke, and I also respect the performance of Qarabag. But Leverkusen played with their b team as starting line-up to save energy for the important games of the season. Once Leverkusen got into trouble, they substituted the main players, who then proceeded to win the games, also due to the fatigue of the Qarabag players.
That being said: Respect to the Qarabag squad.
😂😂😂
@@jessedo2668Qarabag played really good. One of the teams in this season who created some problems for Bayer
It is crazy that Xhaka went from barely able to play from so many red and yellow cards to being considered a role model, and deserving it! As an Arsenal fan, the club never should have let him go.
The Harry Kane curse is harder to conquer than it is for Barcelona to win the Champions League again
Without Kane,s goals Fc Bayern would play in conference league next season.
@@LiliKoue LMAO 🤣🤣🤣
@@LiliKoue Atleast the can win the conference league, with Kane they won't 🤣🤣🤣
Kane is doing all he can bro, blame the defense mistakes. At least with Stuttgart losing to Werder our 2nd place is secured, we try again next year
@@Alexander_The_Macedonian Yeah , i sympathise with ma boi , nobady is actually arguing his quality , efforts or even ethics , the guy is wholesome and cool at the same time , he's just so unlucky and he doesn't show up in decisive matches...
They just did it again today! Scored the equalizer in 90+7th. minute extra time!
One key moment was the 2-1 against hoffenheim (0-1 down until 88th minutes)
The same day bayern lost against dortmund making it 13 points between the two teams. That was the day the fans started realizing it will happen
This and the matches against Quarabag. Those were among the weaker of their games this season, but the crazy turnarounds really everybody see that this year Bayer Leverkusen are protected by plot armor.
Don't forget Heidenheim, they helped out on Bayer
From Bayer Neverkusen to Bayer Neverlusen; what a revival for the club, happy for them
This season will be remembered forever, and it’s not even over. 🔥
1FC Kaiserslautern becoming Bundesliga champion under the incredible Otto Rehhagel was a greater accomplishment.
FC Schalke 04 winning the Uefa Cup....
FC Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League Final....
There's been a lot of incredible years....this one definitely might turn out fantastic. Leverkusen deserves the Bundesliga title and hopefully snatch up their triple.
FC Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund again fighting each other in Wembley...that would be the greatest Bundesliga year I can remember....
🎉my neighbour has uploaded. 🇧🇼
Is it true😮
Is it true???
Our brother in Christ 🙏
What??
What's up with Botswana?
Victor boniface: In the 2020 squad for a Bodø/Glimt team that nearly went undefeated in the Norwegian league and won it with 81 points, first league title in Bodø/Glimt's history. Only 1 defeat to Molde away.
Also Victor Boniface: In the 2023/24 squad for a bayer leverkusen side that goes undefeated in the Bundesliga to win the league by huge margins again with some huge tests against Bayern that they succeeded. Also first league title for that club's history.
Coincidence? I think not!
Funny thing a reporter told Xabi that Boniface would fit into their team perfectly after they faced them in the europa league quarter finals last year 😅
Boniface more like luckiface
Tottenham should read your post carefully 😂
@@lupo5528 totally @tottenham
And they just scared in the 90'7 minute against Dortmund😅
Pls do a video on Alfredo Di Stefano I never see people talk enough about him in the Goat debate imo he is only behind Messi and Pele. The greatest signing in Madrid history and the reason why they are the club they are today. As well as the most complete player the game has ever seen. Yet not enough people mention him. The only winner of the Super Ballon d'or. And won 2 ballon d'ors and it only existed when he was past 30 Messi himself has only won 3 past the age of 30 he could easily won at least 4 Ballon d'or if it existed since he began playing the game.
Who are your top 5 players of all time?
Let's take a moment to ponder. In just one season, Kane's curse managed to easily undone both the 11-years-going Coman's spell and the 120-years-going Neverkusen's curse. Harry Kane's career curse is just THAT STRONG.
2:55 on a serious note, a nice topic for a video would be to see the story of all the times that Bayern Munich won the Bundes by virtue of another team bottling it at the last matches of the season. I recon it happened last year with Dortmund and twice with Leverkusen, but I think it may have happened a lot of times more and it would be nice to explore this strange occurrance
You could speculate that Leverkusen next season won’t suffer from the usual case of a rising club where lots of talents are leaving due to rising recognition like Napoli e.g. - because that Alonso train is moving very promisingly that there’s hardly somewhere more promising to go. They will be dangerous in the champions league and be able to acquire more talent and squad depth. I certainly do hope so. Wirtz could follow Alonso to the next destination once it’s time.
It‘s relatively simple: serious work beats money and arrogance this time
There are so many things my mind still has to settle on as a 15 year long fan of Bayer Leverkusen. As someone who loves to look at stats, this video weirdly made it sink in that in future looking at the Bundesliga titles, there will be a name on that list with an amazing background in how it came to be. At first it may be obvious that these things naturally come with it, but once it really sinks in, there is some special feeling about it. Once they get to lift the actual trophy, I'm almost certain the emotions similar to the game against Werder Bremen, will come rushing back.
It must be an amazing feeling. The rest of us around the world are cheering for you to win the Europa League and German cup, and remain unbeaten for 50 games, to make it the most impressive achievement by a football team in modern time - considering they weren't favourites to win any of the titles. If they lose the remaining games of the season, it's still one of the greatest football stories I've seen, even better than Leicester.
Great video! Btw, at the 8:36 mark, you said Grimaldo is leading the Bundesliga in assists with 13 at the moment, but your graphics said "GOALS: 13; ASSISTS: 9." Just wanted to give a heads up, not trying to nitpick. Love your content.
Dark arts against dortmund. It reaches 45
one day after this video came out and they scored 97th min equalizer to 1-1 against Dortmund, keeping up the unbeaten streak :D
12:54 He actually succesfully got them off the pitch when he did that.
The called off game happened after the next goal.
Shoutout to Tuchel also play part in breaking Bayern from the inside. Leverkusen finally got their trophy because of him.
I hope Bayer Leverkusen sets the precedent for all of Football and I hope smaller clubs like Bayer Leverkusen will continue to WIN and CONTEND consistently in Europe for years to come. Football NEEDS more clubs to compete in Europe besides the same big clubs.
Bayer did their black magic stuff again. Yesterday they scored a Equalizer in the 97th Minute abgainst bvb.
Alonso's history with Real must have helped to some extent to instil faith into the hearts of his players. Madrid are known to fight till the very last minute, there is a reason they go into extra time so often, and Bayer showed that this season, just never give up until the final whistle is blown. Cant wait to see him at Bernabeu
Absolutely amazing team and wonderful football. Great analysis of their season so far. One more black magic against Dortmund 🎉
2:56
"Everyone (but Xabi Alonso)"
Just absolutely sent me bro :D
Alonso has built a strong team that believe in each other and has CLUTCH!!! wow! So much clutch!
I see people talk about levekusen being a "company club" even though the club simply started from bayer workers, with little to no money being invested to the club
bayer invested a lot of money into leverkusen, almost 25mil. a year sometime even more
Plus covid basically didn't affect Leverkusen, as Bayer just gave them the money back which they lost in the pandemic
Meanwhile Telekom, Audi and co "Sponsor" Bayern Munich for 200m each year. Volkswagen 75m in Wolfsburg each year.
@@lookatthisbizarre2940 25 million is nothing in today's market for this level of achievement. Also, Bayern transfers are shady. Got all those players almost free of charge. How?
@@aleksandarkovacevic7138 It was 25 million 15 years ago. We actually don't know how much it is currently could be 50 Million or 100 million we don't know.
Btw when your budget is 150 million the 25 million is much.
When players contracts are running out other clubs can sign them for free. That's what Bayern is doing... Neuer, Lewandowski, Guerreiro and so on.
Love these vids a lot! Would love to see more video essays from time to time.
I waited almost 30 years for that day. That’s the love of football ❤️🖤❤️🖤
Thanks to you this bayer 04 team will be forever dubbed “the immortals”
Bayer Leverkusen got some very talented young players with a great player to prove himself as a coach. Grimaldo, Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong are so exciting to watch! Frimpongs lightning speed and defense piercing passes especially have been devastating for the opponents whole season.
You forgot that Bayern doubled the Tottenham curse during winter transfer by adding Dier, because the second part of the season hasn't been good at all
Where do people get the idea from that Bayern hasn't been good?
They're on pace for 75 points which would be good enough to win the title 11 times in the past 24 years.
5 times Runners up And lost the title on final day of the 01 Season. What BL has finally achieved is phenomenal Congratulations on their first ever Bundesliga title. This is what Football is really about! Great Team very technical and Superb passing side. No Big World stars Just a team that Gel and work so hard for each other. They can build on this for sure if they keep Alonso and the squad together. Fantastich BL And more Trophy's lay ahead. As A Spurs Fan huge Admiration and Respect for what BL has finally done! ⚽👍
Much respect for covering teams/leagues outside of England ❤
its gonna be hard to keep the unbeaten record having to not lose to the revived roma twice and either Marseille or Atalanta in the Europa league and all the games left in the Bundesliga being against top 6 Bundesliga teams being ucl semi finalist Dortmund away, Frankfort away, Stuttgart at home all those games are hard af but if they do this its history
I know im asking for a lot as this is not a channel about the Bundesliga, but i think a video about VfB Stuttgart could be a great idea.
This season has been a fairytale for them, most likely qualifying for the championsleague with arguably the second best football in Germany, after almost a decade of struggling against relegation and losing endo their at the time most important player.
he man keep up with the good work 🎉🎉🎉.very good quality of your videos
For there are few reasons for these guys to do as well as they do.
1. Xabi Alonso should have exceptional game understanding. Not only he was some of the most visionary and creative players, but he also went through some of the best managers. Guardiola, Ancelotti, mourihno. I mean, it speaks for itself.
2. Looking at any video he has that family kinda bond with his players. They respect the total shit out of him. You can feel it, see it. These players will fight through every minute to not disappoint that guy.
3. Players themselves are also amazing, even more amazing when you consider how much they cost.
4. Harry Kane
I expected it, i bet on Leverkusen 40 odds that they will be Champions.
Because they played very good football at the end of last season and I thought if they kept playing like that they could become champions
don't forget vfb stuttgart, who are 3rd. there are putting up a good fight for a ucl place.
been following you for some time now and for once I wanna comment and say congrats on all the success and thanks for always making some quality content! hope your doing well see you in the next one!
Thanks so much!! Appreciate that more than you know!
@@FootballIconic let’s hope both of our teams have better times as a juve fan brother I feel your pain 😭
I honestly believe Alonso could stay at Leverkusen for years and turn them into the kings of Europe. With Messi & Ronaldo winding down, I thought football might've enter a boring dark age but this guy gives me hope we're seeing a manager of a level never seen before.
If Arteta, Ancelloti and Mou can get locked in we might see 5-6 great managers with propa teams like we used to 2005-2015 in the CL.
Great Video, Great Research👏
Very cheerful and inspiring one
I lived in Germany through the ‘90. While being there I always had my heart beating for Leverkusen ( although I’m Argentinian) and experienced the worst of their Neverkusen era. I’m so happy for them because they never had it easy.
They surely deserve this moment.
thx for the nice vid bro. greetz from germany :)
Florian Wirtz will be a ballon d‘or winner in the future mark my words. I am german and i‘ve seen many greats over the past two decades and i can truly say that he is the special one among them. He is just absolutey amazing!
I agree, I say it will be decided this coming Eurocup national team performance and Europa/UCL, between Wirtz, Bellingham, Mbappe or even Foden. But we all know they will gift Messi another Balón D'Or 😂
Nice stuff bro. From South Africa
2:54 everyone ( but Xabi Alonso ) 😂😂🤣
Excellent video, Tinashe!
Glad you liked it!
I'm actually glad a different team won this season
Bayern Munich fan saying this
I would just give up on the bundesliga if only one team won it every season.
@@mheiseusYou would but germans don't really care about that. For a Frankfurt or Stuttgart fan it makes no difference if Bayern or Leverkusens win the title only for you intentional football followers it's a relevant topic.
Average attendances in germany are the highest even the 2.Bundesliga does have a higher average attendance than la liga and serie a.
You see no one cares.
In no other league you find teams like stuttgart which survived the relegation knockouts vs HSV last season only to qualify for the champions league this season and a team like Union Berlin which qualifying for champions league last season only to fighting against relegation this season.
If you can't appreciate the pure competitiveness of the league which no other league has to offer then with the Bundesliga you're at the wrong place anyways.
Happens when you give Xhaka the keys.
We‘re all cheering for an undefeated Treble atm. Gonna get tough tmrw against Dortmund tho after already having the title on lock 😅
Can we get a video on Stuttgart? They are in 3rd right now and no one is talking about them!!!
I'm rooting for them to not lose a single game this season
Great vid chap
Amazing ❤
The Harry Kane effect is so strong. I mean wow. Cole Palmer is nicknamed Ice Cold Palmer. But Harry Kane is like that William H Macey film The Cooler. Stick him next to someone on a winning streak and watch them lose.
Bayern's point tally would make them win the league most other years. Leverkusen isn't champion because Bayern was bad but because Leverkusen is out of this world this season.
@@stevqtalent I thought I was making an obvious joke.
@@gm2407 way too many people saying the same thing seriously to be an obvious joke
@@stevqtalent Well that is also part of the joke. But written words do not convey sarcasm or tone in general, so often misunderstandings online can come from a lack of tonal communication.
But back to football, hopefully for Kane he will win something for retiring.
Well done Bayer leverkusen great to see 👏 from Northern Ireland where my hometown club has also broken the mould 2 seasons in a row
The Neverkusen curse could only be defeated by Harry Kane trophyless curse
Watching this after the 90+7 equaliser against Dortmund
AGAIN! THEY SCORED IN THE 90+8th AGAINST DORTMUND
From bayer-NEVERKUSEN to bayer-NEVERLOSEN ❤😊
Pembahasan yang sangat menarik ❤
Intro is crazy
Harry Kane still dreaming for a Trophy with champion written on it, would probably dream until his career ends.
This is a fairytale now. It's just fantastic. ❤Leverkusen
your videos are the best for when im eating dinner
You say Black magic
I say Dedication, Never give up attitude
We are not the same
the league title of leverkusen isnt miraculous. its as likely as chelsea becoming champions. we are talking about the 3rd most succesfull german club in the last 30 years
Not at all...the finacial gap between leverkusen and bayern/Dortmund is waaaay bigger than the gap between the top 5 PL Clubs
@@lupo5528 its still not a miracle, in the past 30 years leverkusen finished in a european spot in the bundesliga more times than dortmund
Beautiful ❤️
since the fans have 51% shares of the club, how much profit each fan will get this year from their shares
Your videos are unmissable, another banger let's get it.
I've been playing career mode with leverkusen since 2016, finally someone noticed it
The qarabag come backs were something else
It was a pain watching them for years but I'm glad they turned their game around and they're finally Champions 🎉
Im a die hard Bayern fan. But this Leverkusen story is still amazing, you can only enjoy it. Hope they do win it all, and remain undefeated
Must be nice to win!
World class
… aaaaand they did it again against BVB this Sunday. 1:1 in the 97. minute. 97.
... and again yesterday against stuttgart. Down from 0-2 to 2-2 in 96th minute.
Happy for them and Ballack!
I like that intro, considering that its 420 today lol
Whole Season Unbeaten is what I want❤ in all competitions now
legendary team
Even though I'm a Bayern Munich fan, I am happy for Neverkusen or especially for Alonso. I hope someday he will coach Bayern
I enjoy Leverkusen‘s success as much as anyone, but I still don‘t trust in this „unbeaten one season“ thing. Don‘t forget there is a chunk of challenging matches waiting for them in the next three weeks. Dortmund, Stuttgart and Frankfurt will be hard enough, but the real test will be the two matches against Roma. Until now Bayer have only been facing mediocre opposition in the Europa League, but this opponent will be a different beast, especially because since De Rossi has taken over, Roma are on a buzz themselves. Will be interesting to watch.
The mentality is just like the old Germany National Team. Though not now as Germany has lost the mentality
Leverkusen should not sell their key players in summer they have to remain like this for atleast 2-3 years
..its the last minute + extra time Team. Unbelievebal....😮
Good Video