“Pharmacists” Already in the status of German champions, they left no chance for Eintracht.
Bayer defeated Eintracht in an away match 32nd round of the German Bundesliga. The match in Frankfurt ended with the score 1:5.
In the 12th minute of the match, Leverkusen took the lead by Granit Xhaka. The home team responded in the 32nd minute through the efforts of Yugo Ekitike. However, the “pharmacists” went into the break with an advantage in the score – in the 44th minute, Patrick Schick scored.
In the second half of the match, Xabi Alonso’s team brought It was a matter of defeat, sending three unanswered goals into the “Eagles” goal. In the 58th minute, Ezequiel Palacios scored a penalty, in the 77th minute, Jeremy Frimpong scored, and the point Victor Boniface scored the match in the 89th minute from the penalty spot.
Review of the match “Eintracht” – “Bayer”
Thus, the “pharmacists” extended their unique streak without defeats during all tournaments up to 48 matches. The previous record among clubs from the top 5 European leagues belonged to Juventus, which went unbeaten for 43 matches between May 2011 and May 2012.
By beating Eintracht, the Leverkusen club repeated the record of the Portuguese Benfica. The Lisbon team did not lose 48 matches in a row in all tournaments from December 1963 to February 1965.
Note that this season Bayer became the champion of Germany for the first time in history. “Pharmacists” secured the championship title in five rounds to the finish of the Bundesliga. With two rounds left, Leverkusen have 84 points. Eintracht Frankfurt (45 points) is in sixth place.
In the next round of the Bundesliga, Xabi Alonso's team will meet Bochum away on May 12. A day earlier, Eintracht Frankfurt will play Borussia Mönchengladbach away.
On Thursday, May 9, Bayer will host Roma in the second leg of the Europa League semi-final. In the first match, the “pharmacists” beat the Italian club on the road with a score of 2:0.
We would like to remind you that this season Xabi Alonso’s team can complete the treble. On May 25, Bayer will play with second division representative Kaiserslautern in the German Cup final.