Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen maintains one of the best streaks in the history of football

Bayer Leverkusen is one of the teams that is causing a sensation in the Bundesliga and on the European scene in general. Now those coached by Xabi Alonso are making history, managing to maintain one of the best unbeaten streaks and being the club with the best unbeaten streak in all of Germany. The match in which Bayer Leverkusen emerged victorious against Mainz 95 has made them surpass the 32 consecutive games without knowing what it is to lose that Hansi Flick's Bayern Munich achieved between the 2019/20 – 2020/21 seasons, something that has already been surpassed by Xabi Alonso's men

“I don't care about (records) before they happen, but once they happen, I feel very proud,” said the former Bayern Munich and Real Madrid player, among others. No wonder, they have achieved this record after being victorious 29 times and generating 4 draws between the Bundesliga, DFB Pokal and Europa League. These data have made the Spanish coach praise his group: “I never tire of congratulating my players. The effort they make, the commitment they have weekly, it is so easy to work with them. It is a pleasure to work with them, I learn so much from every training session, every game. It's great that we have reached that number.”

And as it could not be less, they are still alive in the three competitions where they have not known defeat. One effect of this great streak is the 11-point advantage over Bayern Munich, second in the Bundesliga. This record allows Xabi Alonso to enjoy this moment even though they have not been victorious in any competition yet: “They don't give you medals for that, but it doesn't matter. It's nice to go through this process. We started in July with this group, so we're going to see how far we can go. We are achieving great things, but we don't want to stop.”

“We deserve to be where we are,” said midfielder Xhaka, one of the architects of this feat, who admits that “we can achieve more victories.” One of the reasons not to think that this streak will not end is in its calendar. Xabi Alonso's team will face Colonia on March 3, if they win this match they will surpass Manchester United's streak and thus close in on the teams with the best unbeaten streak in the history of this sport.