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Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga title for the first time after hammering Werder Bremen 5-0 at home on Sunday, ending Bayern Munich’s 11-year reign as champions. The victory gave Xabi Alonso’s unbeaten side an unassailable 16-point lead over Bayern and VfB Stuttgart with just five matchdays left. The returning Victor Boniface got the opener from the spot midway through the first half while Granit Xhaka and Florian Wirtz’s hat-trick after the break made it 29 games without defeat in this season’s Bundesliga and 43 matches in all competitions. Alonso initially rested creative forces Wirtz and…

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