Alonso's Leverkusen Rewrites European 'Unbeatable History'
Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Xavi Alonso 43 have rewritten European soccer history.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen beat Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 in the 32nd round of the Bundesliga in the 2023-2024 season held at Deutsche Bank Parc in Frankfurt am Main, Germany at 0:30 a.m. Korea time on the 6th. Leverkusen has continued its unbeaten streak of 32 league games this season.
Leverkusen, which already secured victory in the league, had 84 points 26 wins, 6 draws and added three more points. Leverkusen has increased its official record of unbeaten matches to 48, leaving just two more matches to win its first Bundesliga championship.
Leverkusen came out in a 3-4-2-1 formation. Patric Shik sought to score at the front line and Adam Hlozek-Jonas Hoffman was in the second line of attack. Artur-Granit Xhaka-Esekiel Palacios-Nathan Teller filled the midfield, and Edmond Topsova-Robert Andrich-Odillon Kosunu set up a back three. Lukasz Khradeki kept the goal.
Leverkusen scored the first goal. In the 12th minute of the first half, Xhaka connected the ball, which was hit by defense, with a non-stop, mid-range shot from his left foot in front of the box, and the ball shook the net as it was.
Frankfurt brought the game back to square one. In the 32nd minute of the first half, Paresh Shaivi connected a right-footed cross to score a corner kick that was handled from the left side, and Hugo Ekitike connected it with a header to make the score 1-1.
That was it for Frankfurt's pursuit. Leverkusen, which allowed the loss, quickly added a run and ran away. Szik headed a high cross from inside the box in the 44th minute of the first half to take a 2-1 lead.
Leverkusen, which finished the first half with a 2-1 lead, scored quickly in the second half as well. Palacios handled the penalty kick earned in the 13th minute of the second half to make it 3-1 and Jeremy Frimpong scored in the 32nd minute of the second half when counterattacking.
Victor Boniface added a penalty score in the 44th minute of the second half, ending the game with Leverkusen's 5-1 victory.
Leverkusen has operated a bold rotation in this game, but there was no problem with the victory. Leverkusen, who won the Bundesliga championship earlier in the 29th round by drawing a game and making a tie, now has just two games left to win the first unbeaten championship in Bundesliga history.
In addition, he set a bigger record. This is the record of consecutive undefeated ties in European history.
Leverkusen had an unbeaten record of 44 official matches on April 19, when it secured a 1-1 draw against West Ham United in the second leg of the Europa League quarterfinals. Prior to the match, Leverkusen had been undefeated in 43 straight matches. It was a tie with Juventus' record of 2011-2012. The draw left Leverkusen standing alone as the lone top in its unbeaten record for the 21st century in a row.
Leverkusen, which has increased its unbeaten record to 48 consecutive league games, tied the record of SL Benfica 1963-1965, which was undefeated not only in the 21st century but also for the longest time in European soccer history. 안전놀이터 추천
Leverkusen has advanced to the finals with five consecutive wins at the DFB Pokal in addition to the league, and is now reaching the semifinals with nine wins and two draws in the Europa League. If this momentum continues, it will be able to achieve an unprecedented "unbeaten treble" in history.