With their 5-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday afternoon, Bayer Leverkusen has now won 48 games in all competitions, matching Benfica’s record of remaining unbeaten in all competitions from December 1963 to February 1965. This makes history for the Bundesliga team.
Xabi Alonso watched from the press tribune as his team easily won in Hessen, despite the fact that he was suspended for receiving his fourth yellow card during Die Werkself’s 2-2 draw with Stuttgart last weekend.
Hugo Ekitike tied the score after Granit Xhaka had started the scoring, but Eintracht’s poor finishing ultimately cost them as they had opportunities to take the lead with the score tied at one.
However, shortly before the half, Patrik Schick gave his team their lead back. In the second half, Exequiel Palacios, Jeremie Frimpong, and Victor Boniface made the result clear.
With a 2-0 advantage, Leverkusen will play AS Roma in the second leg of their Europa League semifinal on Thursday. In addition to games against Bochum and Augsburg in the Bundesliga, Bayer will play Kaiserslautern in the DFB Pokal final at the end of May, following their anticipated appearance in the European Cup final.
For Alonso and company, it’s been quite the season, but it seems like it’s not quite finished. Undoubtedly, an undefeated campaign is anticipated.
