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In contrast to many matches this season, Leverkusen by no means trailed and had 5 completely different scorers – Granit Xhaka, Patrik Schick, Exequiel Palacios, Jeremie Frimpong and Victor Okoh Boniface – within the blowout victory at Frankfurt’s Deutsche Financial institution Park.
The win signifies that Leverkusen has now equaled the document for the longest unbeaten run throughout all top-level matches for the reason that introduction of European competitors, in line with UEFA.
The membership shares the mark with Portuguese big Benfica, which set the document between 1963-65.
Leverkusen can have the possibility to interrupt the document on Thursday when it performs Roma within the second leg of its Europa League semifinal.
The all-time mark of 62 video games unbeaten was set by Scottish membership Celtic from 1915-1917, nonetheless, these matches have been all within the home league.
“Our degree, our consistency all through the season is nice. However we’re at all times transferring ahead. We’re at all times concentrating on the work and enhancing,” Leverkusen supervisor Xabi Alonso advised reporters after Sunday’s match.
One thing particular has occurred at Bayer Leverkusen this season.
Die Schwarzroten have already wrapped up the Bundesliga title – the primary within the membership’s 119-year historical past, ending Bayern Munich’s 11-year dominance within the course of – reached the German Cup closing and maintain a 2-0 benefit going into their Europa League semifinal second leg.
Doing all that with out shedding a single sport has been one of many standout tales in world soccer this season.
Credit score goes to supervisor Alonso for instilling a never-say-die angle into his gamers – the squad has turn out to be famend for its propensity to pull late objectives out when the percentages appear stacked towards it.
However the former Spain worldwide isn’t content material together with his workforce’s achievements to this point and desires to proceed the unbelievable run till the top of the season.
Leverkusen nonetheless has two league video games towards ninth-ranked Augsburg and 14th-ranked VfL Bochum, the German Cup closing towards second division FC Kaiserslautern, the semifinal second leg towards Roma and a possible Europa League closing to come back.
“It is going to be the proper run. We will definitely attempt,” Alonso mentioned.
“We nonetheless have video games to play to realize our huge objectives in all competitions. The following sport is vital for us, the second leg of the Europa League semifinal: an opportunity to achieve the ultimate.
“In soccer, it’s generally troublesome to cease. It’s a must to put together for the following sport. And the following sport is an enormous sport for us. Hopefully, we’ve the possibility to be in a European closing once more.”
