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In the early morning of February 24, Beijing time, the 23rd round of the Bundesliga took the lead in a game, with Bayer Leverkusen playing at home against Mainz. In the end, Bayer Leverkusen continued their unbeaten record, relying on the joint goals of Xhaka and Andrich to defeat Mainz 2-1, achieving a home and away double, winning 33 consecutive games unbeaten at the beginning, and 11 points away from Bayern in one more round to continue to lead the standings.
The toughest team in the top five leagues this season is none other than Bayer Leverkusen, who finished sixth last season and have become undefeated under the tutelage of 42-year-old Xavi Alonso, who have remained unbeaten since the beginning of the season, setting a new record in team history.
In this round, Bayer Leverkusen sat at home to Mainz, who are second from bottom in the standings, and the two teams met for the first time this season, with Bayer Leverkusen winning by three goals away.
Just three minutes into the game, Bayer Leverkusen got off to a dream start of 1-0; Xhaka blasted a world wave without stopping the ball and scored the first goal of his pharmaceutical career.
In the 7th minute, Sylvain Widmer's header in front of the goal was crossed, and Dominic Cole scored with a header to help Mainz quickly equalize 1-1.
In the 68th minute, Andrich's long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area was saved by goalkeeper Zeltner, and the ball rolled into the goal, giving Bayer Leverkusen a 2-1 lead again.
In the 80th minute, Ngankam stepped on Xhaka, and the referee **VAR directly showed a red card after that, and Mainz played one less and finally fell 1-2.
Throughout the game, Bayer Leverkusen dominated the game, completing 17 shots on goal with 67% possession, scoring two goals on target from seven attempts, and winning 11 corner kicks, creating three great chances, but missing all of them, and Mainz did not have one.
With the win, Bayer Leverkusen continued their unbeaten run in all competitions, extending to 33 games with 29 wins and four draws, including 19 wins and four draws in the league, and scored 97 goals and conceded just 24, an average of less than one goal conceded per game.
With Bayer Leverkusen's victory, it not only greatly broke the record of 24 consecutive unbeaten games for German teams set by Hamburg in the 1982 83 season, but also broke Bayern's record of 32 unbeaten Bundesliga teams in the 2019 20 season, and the two miracles were all created by Leverkusen.
In the latest standings, Bayer Leverkusen reached 61 points, 11 points away from the defending champion Bayern in one more round, and the advantage continued to expand, and it was also the first Bundesliga championship in the team's history.
In addition, Bayer Leverkusen also made great progress in the Europa League and the German Cup, including winning all six games in the group stage of the Europa League, and breaking into the semi-finals of the German Cup, hitting the treble of the season.
According to statistics, the last time Leverkusen won the championship was back in 1993 when they won the German Cup, which means that it has been hard to find a title since the beginning of this century, and now it is about to break this curse.