Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen battled past second division Kaiserslautern 1-0 on Saturday to win the German Cup and secure the club’s first ever domestic double.
Leverkusen missed out on a treble after losing 3-0 to Atalanta in the Europa League final on Wednesday in their first defeat of the season after a European record 51-game unbeaten run.
In Berlin’s Olympic Stadium that will host the Euro 2024 final in July, Leverkusen took the lead thanks to Granit Xhaka’s powerful shot from distance in the 16th minute.
They controlled the flow of the game even after they were reduced to 10 men following Odilon Kossounou’s second booking a minute before half-time.
Kaiserslautern rarely threatened after the break with Leverkusen comfortably holding on to cap a memorable season with a second trophy.
Victory marks the second time the club have won the competition in its 89-year history.
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