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The figures that supported Leverkusen’s unprecedented, undefeated Bundesliga championship victory.
After defeating Augsburg 2-1 on Saturday, Bayer won the Bundesliga championship, capping an incredible undefeated season.
The following figures illustrate manager Xabi Alonso’s team’s incredible success in the 2023–24 campaign:
0: This season, Bayer has not dropped a game in the Bundesliga.
Bayer Leverkusen is the first football team in German history to win the Bundesliga full season long.
This season, Bayer has not lost in 51 games in all competitions. 34 Bundesliga games, 12 Europa League games, and five German Cup games are part of the run.
In the 120-year history of Bayer Leverkusen, Bundesliga championships.
Prior to this season, Bayer had just two championships: the 1988 German Cup and the 1988 Europa League.
With the Bundesliga finished in April, Bayer has the opportunity to take home three trophies in all this year. On Wednesday, Alonso’s team plays Atalanta in the Europa League final, and on Saturday, they take on Kaiserslautern in the German Cup final.
n the league, Bayer Leverkusen has placed second five times.
In all competitions this year, Bayer has scored 15 goals beyond the 90-minute mark. The total increases to 33 if one starts counting at the 80-minute mark.
A 59-year UEFA record held by Benfica from 1963 to 1965 was broken by Bayer’s 49th game without a loss, which occurred in the Europa League quarterfinals against Roma with a stoppage-time equalizer.
This season’s point total for Bayer Leverkusen is tied for second-best in Bundesliga history, only surpassed by Bayern Munich’s 91 during 2012–13.
Star This season, Florian Wirtz of Bayer Leverkusen earned the Bundesliga Player of the Month title three times: in October, December, and February. Leverkusen’s other victors were Victor Boniface in August and Alex Grimaldo in April.
Victor Boniface (14 goals), Florian Wirtz (11 goals), and Alex Grimaldo (10 goals) are the three players who have scored ten or more goals in the league this year.
Grimaldo leads the league in assists with 13, while Florian Wirtz has 11.
In their 34 games, Bayer Leverkusen has scored goals; their lone home match against Borussia Moenchengladbach ended in a 0-0 stalemate.