Granit Xhaka scored the only goal while wearing a 10-man. The German Cup was won by Bayer Leverkusen in Berlin on Saturday, capping the team’s league-cup double. Kaiserslautern was defeated 1-0. After Odilon Kossounou received his second yellow card late in the first half, Leverkusen, who were crowned Bundesliga champions in mid-April, had to figҺt valiantly against their opponents in the second tier. They also had to play with one man down.

Thanks to Xhaka’s incredible long-range left-footed strike in the 16th minute, Leverkusen survived Wednesday’s Europa League final loss to Atalanta, which ended both their season-long unbeaten streak at 51 games and their hopes of a treble.

Xhaka, 32, became well-known while playing for Gladbach between 2012 and 2016 before joining Arsenal. Although he only brought home two cups in his Leverkusen debut season, he went on to win four titles in seven seasons with the “Gunners.”

The crowd briefly lit flares behind Leverkusen’s goal during the second half of this championship match, which resulted in the game being stopped. However, this has no effect on the mindset of Xhaka or his associates. They have not lost this season in Germany and have won two consecutive domestic championships.

Alonso’s team finished the 53-game season with 43 wins, 9 draws, and just one loss—to Atalanta. Leverkusen scored 144 goals against 42 goals conceded to win the Bundesliga and the German Cup. In history, they are just the sixth German double winners. Additionally, Alonso helped Leverkusen double the number of trophies won, as the team had only won two cups before this season—the 1988 UEFA Cup and the 1993 German Cup.