Xabi Alonso’s brutal Bayer record that no one has achieved this century

Xabi Alonso won the Bundesliga with the Bayer Leverkusen, but there are still some goals to achieve. Qualified for the semi-finals of European Leaguewhere waiting Romeand will also compete in the final of German Cup against myth Kaiserslautern, now in the country’s second division. If signing a ‘Triplet’ is a matter of the chosen ones, to these titles we can add some records that will give the throne to Bayer Leverkusen’s campaign as one of the best in history.

Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten so far this season and thanks to this they have already broken several records. In their Europa League tie against West Ham, the team led by Tolosarra has reached 44 consecutive games without losing. This streak is the best ever for a club in the five major leagues, always counting all competitions, be it league, cup or European. The purpose of Frimpong The ‘hammers’ not only secured the passage of the new Bundesliga champion to the semi-finals, but also made Bayer overcome a milestone until now owned by Juventus. The ‘bianconeri’, in 2012, established a sequence of 43 games without losing. In fact, they lost their last match in the 2011-12 season against Naples in the final of Italian Cup. Now the record, set at 44 duels, passes into the hands of Bayer.

And it could continue to expand: up to eight games ahead of Xabi’s team, specifically five in the Bundesliga, two in the Europa League and the aforementioned DFB Pokal final. Eight games that could reach nine if this impressive Bayer Leverkusen manages to eliminate the ‘giallorossi’ and qualify for the continental final that will take place this year in Dublin. The opponent, if they overcome the semi-final tie, is Olympique de Marseille or the Atalanta. Bayer Leverkusen has gone down in history but they have the power to do something almost impossible.

Because, while no one in the big leagues has gone so many games without a loss, Xabi Alonso’s record might as well be world-class, as 21st century records say. Only two teams have remained ‘invincible’ for 45 consecutive matches in the last 25 seasons, oddly both from Croatia. He Dynamo Zagreb It was from November 2014 to September 2015, and the Rijekafrom April 2016 to May 2017. A remarkable event happened: it was the Bavaria of Pep Guardiola stopped Dinamo Zagreb’s imperial march with a resounding 5-0 – One of the teachers of a Xabi Alonso who will continue to lead Bayer Leverkusen next season despite the interest of other big entities in acquiring the already- coach style.

Other impressive data: better average than City and the historical record to reach

What if Bayer Leverkusen end the entire campaign without knowing what defeat means? Since European competitions entered the fray in the mid-1950s, no club has gone an entire year without defeat. Yes, there are cases of completely clean league championships: the Milan from 91-92, the Arsenal from 03-04, the aforementioned Juventus from 11-12… Ajax, Celtic or Rangers They are also some of the clubs that toured their respective leagues at military speed. But European cups and tournaments at some point broke their streaks of invincibility. He Bayer He has the ability to do what no one else has ever done.

It’s not just what, but how. Bayer Leverkusen has accumulated merits and success thanks to bold and offensive football like few others. Manchester City scored more goals (127 for City compared to 124 for Bayer), but Xabi’s team averaged more goals, with 2.82 goals per game, compared to 2.49 for ‘ skyblue’. In some ways Bayer and City connect, as they are the two teams who dominate the ball the most and get the most passes, with 605.49 and 627.26, respectively. Xabi Alonso was drunk from the best and that transferred to a Bayer Leverkusen team that is already a legend.