Xabi Alonso has created a near-perfect machine that continues to rack up points in Germany. The Bayer Leverkusen also won on Friday, in the league match against Mainz (2-1), consolidating the first place in the Bundesliga and temporarily moving +11 over Bayern Munich which still has to play its match.
At worst, the Bavarians would narrow the gap to -8 but Leverkusen's lead would still be considerable. It's been years since a German team was able to stand up to Bayern in this way, managing to maintain a top club pace. Last year, Dortmund was on the verge of winning the championship on the last day, but this Leverkusen seems to be able to maintain an even better pace than Borussia. On Friday, Mainz's goalkeeper Zentner contributed to the final 2-1 goal for Andrich. However, the fact remains that Xabi Alonso's team manages to play high-level football, proactive and always aimed at attack. Leverkusen is the best defense in the league with 16 goals conceded, and the second-best attack with 59 goals scored. Not to mention the Europa League goal where Leverkusen is among the main favorites for the final victory.
Leverkusen's numbers: ninth victory in the last 10 games
Yesterday's is the fourth consecutive victory in the league (fifth if you consider the German cup), the ninth in the last 10 games. In the Bundesliga, it has never lost after 23 games. Numbers of a top European club. It would be reductive to define a protagonist. Against Mainz, the play was invented by Xhaka, with a sudden left foot that unlocked the game.
Previously, the various Frimpong, Grimaldo (both scored against Bayern Munich) but also Florian Wirtz, Hincapié and naturally Victor Boniface, currently injured, but authentic leader in the first part of the season with 10 goals and 7 assists in 16 games. 33 consecutive games without defeats, surpassed the Bayern Munich record of the 2019/20 season. It has never happened in the Bundesliga. That of Xabi Alonso's team is already a historic season.
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