{"id":201759,"date":"2024-05-12T03:33:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T07:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=201759"},"modified":"2024-05-12T12:44:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T16:44:28","slug":"bayer-leverkusen-becoming-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/bayer-leverkusen-becoming-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayer Leverkusen Becoming A Force To Be Reckoned With"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Having claimed a maiden Bundesliga title this season and with a Europa League crown still a possibility, Bayer Leverkusen has been one of the big success stories in European football this season.<\/p>

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With Xabi Alonso now one of the most highly sought-after managers in the game, Leverkusen looks capable of going on to even great things in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Season To Remember<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Having witnessed Bayern Munich win the previous 11 Bundesliga titles, it was always going to take something special to deny the Bavarian giants the German crown again this season. Bayern and Borussia Dortmund, who are +250 in the football betting odds<\/a> to win the Champions League this term, have been the dominant teams in Germany after winning the previous 14 titles between them before Leverkusen\u2019s rise. Die Schwarzroten, who are -200 with a Europa League bet<\/a> to lift the trophy, had finished runners-up five times in Bundesliga history since 1963. Cruelly described by rival clubs as “Neverkusen” for their trend of never getting their hands on silverware, the club finally bucked that trend this season.<\/p>

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