Bayer Leverkusen is continuing to make history thanks to Xabi Alonso’s commanding talent on the coaching bench.
Xabi Alonso’s side ended Bayern Munich’s domestic dominance to win the Bundesliga title, are one game away from reaching their first Europa League final in more than two decades and are on a winning streak.
That run is already a record for a team from one of Europe’s big five leagues – Bundesliga, Premier League, Ligue1, LaLiga and Serie A. But if they can continue this form for just five
5 teams with the longest unbeaten streaks in history.
With the Bundesliga title complete, they can still add the German Cup and Europa League to their trophy cabinet this season.
“We want to stay undefeated and we know every week it will get more difficult,” Alonso said.
Tonight, Leverkusen will host Roma in the second leg of the Europa League semi-finals.
“If we have to lose some games, like the second leg 0-1, we will discuss further if that takes us to the final.
How does Leverkusen’s incredible unbeaten run compare?
Alonso’s side have extended their record since breaking the previous elite league record of 44 games – set by Juventus in May 2012 – last month.
Xabi Alonso contributed greatly to the Bundesliga silver plate.
Has anyone else achieved an invincible treble?
Winning a treble of any kind in one season is an incredible and difficult achievement for any side, but to do it unbeaten is a class apart.
Celtic memorably won the domestic treble in 2016-17 without losing a single match, but sadly they tasted defeat in the Champions League and were eliminated in the group stage. Ajax are unbeaten in the competition.
Lateness is the sweetest – Leverkusen’s late goals
Leverkusen have scored late goals multiple times to maintain their incredible run.
Leverkusen’s late, inexplicable goals.
“It’s not easy to explain what we did again at the last minute,” Alonso said after Robert Andrich equalized in a 2-2 draw against Stuttgart on April 27. “There is no explanation why that happened.
The semi-final second leg between Bayer Leverkusen and AS Roma will take place at 2:00 a.m., Friday, May 10.