LEVERKUSEN, April 15 — Bayer Leverkusen lifted the Bundesliga title for the first time in their 120-year history yesterday, a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen, breaking Bayern Munich’s 11-year stranglehold on the German top flight.

Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen knew victory would secure the title with five games to spare, and there were no signs of nerves in a dominant performance.