Champions with 68 points (only promoted team to win the Bundesliga) ahead of Bayern Munich in second (66 points). Olaf Maschall was Kaiserslautern's top scorer with 21 goals.

A record of five wins, a draw and two defeats meant the Bundesliga champions finished on 16 points and cracked the top eight. That means they advance straight to the last 16 and skip the play-offs.

Traditionally, the top four teams in the Bundesliga qualify for the Champions League. However, due to the revamped format of the Champions League, which will expand from 32 to 36 teams starting ...

The Bundesliga team join the likes of AC Milan, Juventus and Premier League suitors in weighing up an attempt at recruiting the 27-year-old England international on a ...

Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen are the first team in the history of Germany's top tier to go the entire campaign unbeaten. Bayer Leverkusen became the first team in Bundesliga history to ...

Overall, it was a solid campaign for Alonso’s side, who can now concentrate on catching Bayern in the Bundesliga. Stuttgart 1-4 PSG Stuttgart were second-best tonight, but it was always going to be a ...

Bayer Leverkusen are taking the belief gained from finishing in the top eight of the Champions League standings into the latter stages of their Bundesliga title defence. Xabi Alonso's men ...