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Leverkusen Ready To Become First Unbeaten In Bundesliga Season – Alonso
Bayer Leverkusen coach, Xabi Alonso, expressed confidence that his team is ready to make Bundesliga history by completing an entire season undefeated following their impressive 5-0 victory over VfL Bochum on Sunday.
Bayer Leverkusen, who are aiming for a treble this season, comfortably defeated Bochum. Bochum’s chances were further diminished when Felix Passlack was shown a red card in the 15th minute. Leverkusen’s incredible unbeaten streak across all competitions now stands at 50 matches, with just one Bundesliga game remaining.
On Thursday Alonso’s team surpassed Benfica’s long-standing European unbeaten record set from 1963 to 1965 with a 2-2 draw against AS Roma that sent them through to the Europa League final.
With their victory against Bochum on Sunday, Leverkusen achieved a historic milestone by becoming just the third team in Bundesliga history to go unbeaten in every away match of a season.
“After that red card it was a completely different game for us,” Alonso told a press conference. “I am very satisfied with the result. It was important for us. Now we have a super goal on Saturday to win the title without any defeat. That has never happened before.”
Bayer Leverkusen, set to clash with Atalanta in the Europa League final and challenge Kaiserslautern in the German Cup final later this month, will host Augsburg in their Bundesliga season finale on Saturday. The match will also mark a special occasion as Leverkusen will be presented with their first-ever league trophy.
“To receive the title in Leverkusen will be very special,” said Alonso. “The players have been focused the entire season so for them it will be very special. I am proud of them.”
