Thanks to goals from Granit signed a 26th victory in 32 Bundesliga matches. Already assured of the title of German champion since the 29th day, Leverkusen now has 84 points.
The club from the outskirts of Cologne can above all become the first German club to finish a championship season undefeated, if they do not lose in Bochum next week and against Augsburg the following week. Winners 2-0 in their Europa League semi-final first leg on the AS Rome pitch on Thursday, Xabi Alonso’s men – suspended on Sunday in Frankfurt – will have to confirm in four days at home to reach the C3 final, on May 22 in Dublin.
Three days after this possible European final, Leverkusen will play its 52nd (or 53rd) and final match of the season at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, in the final of the German Cup against Kaiserslautern, residents of the 2nd division.