Breaking a record that had stood for 59 years! Bayer Leverkusen achieved amazing numbers at the expense of Roma

Germany – German club Bayer Leverkusen came out with amazing numbers, drawing once morest its Italian guest Roma (2-2) in the match that brought them together on Thursday evening, in the second leg of the semi-finals of the European Football League.

Bayer Leverkusen, by avoiding defeat once morest Roma, at the “BayArena” stadium in Leverkusen, broke a record that has stood for 59 years, as it continued the “undefeated” streak to 49 matches during the current season in various competitions, surpassing the Portuguese club Benfica, which… He did not lose in 48 matches between 1963 and 1965, led by the late legend Eusebio.

Bayer Leverkusen was on its way to its first loss this season in all tournaments, but it came back from afar and scored two consecutive goals in the 82nd and 90th minutes, to escape defeat and kill two birds with one stone, by continuing the “undefeated” streak and qualifying for the final of the continental championship, by beating Roma (4). -2) On aggregate, following winning the first leg (2-0) at the Olimpico Stadium.

The Bleacher Report network reported that Leverkusen succeeded in scoring 14 goals following the 90th minute in various matches this season.

The German team, led by its Spanish coach, Xabi Alonso, broke the record for a series of 43 matches without a loss, recorded by the Italian Juventus, between the years (2011 and 2012), which was the best for one of the five major championship teams in Europe.

According to the Opta statistics network, Bayer Leverkusen reached the final of a major European tournament for the third time in its history.

The German team returned to appear in the finals of European competitions following reaching the FA Cup final in 1988, as well as the 2002 Champions League final.

Xabi Alonso, coach of Bayer Leverkusen, became the 13th Spanish coach to play in the final of a Champions League, UEFA Cup, Europa League, Conference League or Super Cup in the twenty-first century.

Source: Agencies