Xabi Alonso's team achieved an incredible achievement.
Bayer defeated Bochum on the road (0:5) in the match 33rd round of the German Bundesligaand updated his own record for the duration of an unbeaten streak in all tournaments.
Already in the 15th minute of the match, the home team remained in the minority – Felix received a straight red card and was sent off Passlack.
“Pharmacists” took advantage of their numerical advantage and scored five goals before the end of the match. At the end of the first half, Patrick Schick and Victor Boniface scored, who converted a penalty.
And after the break, Amin Adli, Josip Stanisic and Alejandro Grimaldo made the score devastating.
Match review ” Bochum – Bayer Leverkusen
Thus, Xabi Alonso’s team extended its record undefeated streak in all tournaments to 50 matches.
50 – Bayer 04 Leverkusen remained hopeless in his 50th meeting in all competitions this week, and in Europe in the big five leagues. Consultations. #BOCB04 pic.twitter.com/8iXNWcZgl2
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Note that this season Bayer for the first time in history became the champion of Germany. “Pharmacists” secured the championship title ahead of schedule five rounds before the finish of the Bundesliga.
Before the final round, Leverkusen had 87 points. Bochum (33 points) is in 14th place in the German Championship.
In the final round on May 18, Bayer will host Augsburg, and Bochum will play away against Werder.
Let us remind you that this season the “pharmacists” have a chance to complete the treble. In addition to winning the Bundesliga title, Alonso's team will compete with the Italian Atalanta in the Europa League final on May 22, and will play with second division representative Kaiserslautern in the German Cup final on May 25.