Unable to contain their joy, the supporters of the North Rhine-Westphalian club invaded the pitch even before the final whistle.
While he has already announced that he will stay next season, the great architect of the title, Xabi Alonso, has become a living legend in Leverkusen! To the point that the municipality does not rule out the possibility of naming a street in his name. Before the match against Bremen this weekend, fans joked by renaming a street adjacent to the stadium “Xabi-Alonso Allee”.
But this little joke could quickly become reality. The administration is currently examining “the requirements for an official designation,” the city of Leverkusen announced to Spiegel.
Before a street in the city of 160,000 inhabitants can be renamed after the Bayer Leverkusen coach, the city council must give its approval: “This is worth discussing and thinking about, because it captivates people”confessed Stefan Hebbel, leader of the CDU in the city.
Especially since Bayer Leverkusen is still in the running to achieve a historic treble. Xabi Alonso's men already have a toe in the Europa League semi-final after winning 2-0 in the first leg against West Ham. And they are qualified for the final of the German Cup which will take place on May 25 against Kaiserslautern, residents of German D2.
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