Now that Tuchel has caved in and congratulated his opponent, Leverkusen can start celebrating. It's incredible that they've come this far without losing.
There is still enough match for Tuchel to give up this easily, congratulating your opponent means you have given up on the race despite having couple of matches to play. It’s unprofessional to show any sign of hopelessness especially as a coach even though there is no hope left you should keep fighting till the end. Leverkusen don’t seem like a team that will be any match soon but at least a coach is meant to encourage their players never to lose hope no matter the situation.
Even though they fell behind in scores in many matches, their ability to turn the matches around showed their great play. They had a fantastic season and deserved the championship. I congratulate especially Xabi Alonso and all the players. They ended Bayern's dynasty in the German league. Finally!
If a team is going for the trophy this is the kind of performance they show, no matter how many goals down they go they will never give up and always turn things around even at stoppage time, that is the spirit of winner to never give up. Leverkusen have been excellent this season and they deserve a trophy to their name this season.
The most important thing is that they put an end to Bayer's failures and now they cannot be called Neverkusen. Before this season, they had 5 second places and it seemed that it was their curse to stop one step away from the title, but Xabi was able to break this tradition.
Winning the league will be a good achievement for the club and at least they would put an end to the curse and title “Neverkursen”. Xabi Alonso have done a really nice job leading the team to the quarterfinals of the Europa League and most importantly playing unbeaten till this stage of the season being the only unbeaten side in Europe.