Xinhua News Agency, Berlin, February 23 (Reporter Liu Yang) Bundesliga "leader" Leverkusen defeated Mainz deep in the relegation zone 2:1 at home on the 23rd, and remained unbeaten in 33 consecutive games in all competitions, setting a new unbeaten record for Bundesliga teams.
Bayer Leverkusen got off to a dream start when Swiss international Xhaka opened the scoring in the third minute with a long-range shot from outside the box. But just five minutes later, Mainz took advantage of a free-kick in front of him and equalised with a header from Dominic Cole. After that, the two sides entered a tug-of-war, until the 68th minute, Andrich's shot from outside the penalty area, the opposing goalkeeper made a mistake in the save, and the ball leaked into the net, and Bayer Leverkusen took the lead again 2:1.
In the 80th minute, the away player Ngankam stepped on the back and fouled, and the referee first showed a yellow card, but after the ** assistant referee (VAR) replayed it, the yellow card was changed to a red card, and Ngankam was directly punished.
With the win, Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in 33 consecutive games in all competitions this season (29 wins, four draws), surpassing Bayern Munich's record of 32 consecutive games unbeaten in 2019-2020.
Bayer Leverkusen are currently top of the Bundesliga with 61 points, 11 points ahead of second-placed Bayern Munich with a game in hand. (ENDS).