Bayer Leverkusen won again in the 2023-2024 Bundesliga, Xabi Alonso made Bayern Munich look like they were nothing in Germany.
Bayer Leverkusen's progress in the 2023-2024 Bundesliga is increasingly unstoppable.
In Week 23, Bayer Leverkusen won again.
This time the victim of Die Werkself's terror was the team in the relegation zone, Mainz 05.
Playing at home, BayArena, Friday (23/2/2024) or Saturday morning local time, Leverkusen won 2-1.
Leverkusen immediately took the lead when the game had only been running for 3 minutes.
Former Arsenal, Granit Xhaka, broke the deadlock for the team with a beautiful curling shot near the penalty box.
It's just that Xhaka's goal was immediately answered in cash by Mainz four minutes later.
Dominik Kohr managed to equalize 1-1 for Mainz.
The 1-1 draw lasted until the first interval ended.
In the second half, Leverkusen's dominance and aggressiveness could not be matched by the visiting team.
This can be seen from Xabi Alonso's team's possession of the ball which reached 67 percent.
In the end, Leverkusen's perfect unbeaten record was completed with the winning goal from Robert Andrich.
Robert Andrich's long-range shot in the 68th minute failed to be fully anticipated by Mainz goalkeeper, Robin Zentner.
The score changed to 2-1 in favor of Leverkusen.
They had the advantage of having a player advantage after one opposing player, Jessic Ngankam, was shown a straight red card in the 80th minute.
However, the 2-1 position for Die Werkself remained until the match ended.
The additional three points at home make Leverkusen even stronger at the top of the Bundesliga standings with 61 points.
The victory over Mainz also brought a new record for Leverkusen and Xabi Alonso.
Quoted from One Football, Leverkusen set a new record for the longest unbeaten run in all competitions in German football history.
Through the victory over Mainz, they have now recorded 33 unbeaten matches in all competitive competitions.
This achievement surpassed the previous unbeaten record held by Bayern Munich in the 2018-2019 season.
Previously, Bayern Munich became a historic unbeaten team in Germany after scoring 32 matches.
However, this achievement was finally broken by Alonso's Leverkusen.
The Spanish tactician was previously able to match Munich's achievement of being unbeaten in 32 matches when they defeated Heidenheim in the previous season.
Now, Leverkusen is the greatest in Germany through 33 unbeaten matches with 99 goals scored against their opponents!