In the German Cup final, Bayer Leverkusen reached the championship with a single goal in a match where they played with 10 men for a large portion of the game.
Xabi Alonso's team, which won the Bundesliga and lost to Atalanta in the Europa League final, won the German Cup to finish the season with a double.
The goal that brought the German Cup championship to Bayer Leverkusen was scored by Granit Xhaka in the 17th minute.
In Xabi Alonso's team, Odilon Kossounou received a red card in the 44th minute.
Leverkusen last won the German Cup in the 1992/93 season.
A HISTORIC SEASON FOR BAYER LEVERKUSEN
Bayer Leverkusen, which achieved the first championship in its history in the Bundesliga, has left an unforgettable season behind.
Playing 53 matches in all competitions this season, Xabi Alonso's team achieved 43 wins and 9 draws. Leverkusen suffered its only defeat of the season against Atalanta in the Europa League final.
Bayer Leverkusen finished the season with two trophies, the Bundesliga and the German Cup.
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