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Afternoon everyone and welcome to what should be a piece of history. Bayer Leverkusen need just one more win to seal their first Bundesliga title in their 120th year, and never again be called Neverkusen. As Xabi Alonso’s Invincibles have won their last nine league games, one more shouldn’t be too tricky. Their opponents, Werder Bremen, are a mid-table team in a slump that has brought only two points from six games over the past two months. But still, the final fence can do funny things to even the strongest steeplechaser.
Werder will be the fresher of the two sides, having had eight days off since they drew at Eintracht Frankfurt. Leverkusen had to play on Thursday night in the Europa League, not that they showed any sign of being bothered as they ran rings around West Ham. They had 73 per cent of the possession and 33 of the 34 attempts on goal. At times, there were 21 players in or just outside the West Ham box, with only the Leverkusen goalie, Matej Kovar, missing out on the party.
