Bayer Leverkusen and Xabi Alonso are having the season of their dreams. The team from Bayer became the record holder for the most unbeaten consecutive matches in German football history.
On February 23rd, 2024, Bayer Leverkusen made history when they won 2 – 1 against Mainz and became unbeaten for 33 games in a row across all competitions.
The game against Mainz was quite intense. Granit Xhaka scored a sensational opening goal only three minutes after the referee blew the whistle. However, only four minutes after Bayer’s goal, Mainz equalized after a header from Dominik Kohr. The winning goal was scored by Leverkusen’s midfielder, Robert Andrich, in the 68th minute of the game.
With that victory, Bayer Leverkusen surpassed the previous record holders, Bayern Munich. Hansi Flick and the team from Munich were unbeaten for 32 games from 2019 to 2020.
Currently, Bayer Leverkusen is 8 points ahead of Bayern Munich on the Bundesliga table, having only four draws in 23 games in the German top-tier football league. What’s also interesting about Leverkusen is that they are currently the only team in the top five football leagues in Europe who have yet to suffer a defeat.
Leverkusen has the opportunity to extend their unbeaten record on March 3rd when they face Köln, a team on the verge of relegation. Bayer will also play in the semi-finals of their domestic cup—DFB Pokal. Moreover, they will play in the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League competition. In theory, they could win the treble this season.
Bayer Leverkusen has only won three major trophies since the club was founded: the DFB Pokal, the UEFA Cup, and the German Bundesliga 2 title.
Below, you can see the results of Bayer’s previous 33 fixtures in chronological order.
February 2024
February 23rd – Bayer Leverkusen 2 – 1 Mainz
February 17th – FC Heidenheim 1846 1 – 2 Bayer Leverkusen
February 10th – Bayer Leverkusen 3 – 0 Bayern Munich
February 6th – Bayer Leverkusen 3 – 2 Stuttgart
February 3rd – SV Darmstadt 98 0 – 2 Bayer Leverkusen
January 2024
January 27th – Bayer Leverkusen 0 – 0 M’gladbach
January 20th – Red Bull Leipzig 2 – 3 Bayer Leverkusen
January 13th – FC Augsburg 0 – 1 Bayer Leverkusen
December 2023
December 20th – Bayer Leverkusen 4 – 0 Bochum
December 17th – Bayer Leverkusen 3 – 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
December 14th – Bayer Leverkusen 5 – 1 Molde
December 10th – Stuttgart 1 – 1 Bayer Leverkusen
December 6th – Bayer Leverkusen 3 – 1 SC Paderborn 07
December 3rd – Bayer Leverkusen 1 – 1 Borussia Dortmund
November 2023
November 30th – Hacken 0 – 2 Bayer Leverkusen
November 25th – Werder Bremen 0 – 3 Bayer Leverkusen
November 12th – Bayer Leverkusen 4 – 0 FC Union Berlin
November 9th – Qarabag FK 0 – 1 Bayer Leverkusen
November 4th – Hoffenheim 2 – 3 Bayer Leverkusen
November 1st – Sandhausen 2 – 5 Bayer Leverkusen
October 2023
October 29th – Bayer Leverkusen 2 – 1 SC Freiburg
October 26th – Bayer Leverkusen 5 – 1 Qarabag FK
October 21st – Wolfsburg 1 – 2 Bayer Leverkusen
October 8th – Bayer Leverkusen 3 – 0 Cologne
October 5th – Molde 1 – 2 Bayer Leverkusen
September 2023
September 30th – Mainz 0 – 3 Bayer Leverkusen
September 24th – Bayer Leverkusen 4 – 1 FC Heidenheim 1846
September 21st – Bayer Leverkusen 4 – 0 Hacken
September 15th – Bayern Munich 2 – 2 Bayer Leverkusen
September 2nd – Bayer Leverkusen 5 -1 SV Darmstadt 98
August 2023
August 26th – M’gladbach 0 – 3 Bayer Leverkusen
August 19th – Bayer Leverkusen 3 – 2 RB Leipzig
August 12th – FC Teutonia 05 Ottensen 0 – 8 Bayer Leverkusen
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