Bayer Leverkusen's historic unbeaten run ended today European League lastas Atalanta swept Xabi Alonso's men aside to lift their first ever continental title.
Atalanta dominated Leverkusen at the Aviva Stadium in DublinAdemola Lookman scored a hat-trick to give the Italians a 3-0 victory.
When did Leverkusen last suffer defeat?
Defeat for Leverkusen The German team had a 51-match unbeaten streak, which extended to almost an entire year. Die Verkselv's side have not lost a competitive match since their 3-0 defeat to VfL Bochum on the final day of the 2022/23 Bundesliga season, on 22 May 2023.
since then, Leverkusen survived defeat in 34 matches in the German League, 12 in the European League and five in the German Cup.Germany's major domestic cup competition.
Leverkusen's unbeaten run breaks records
They became the number one team ever To go through an entire season in the German League without defeatsurpassing the European unbeaten record that had stood for just under six decades.
Until Leverkusen drew 2-2 with Roma in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final earlier this month, no team in Europe had enjoyed a longer unbeaten run than Benfica went on to. 48 match unbeaten run in all competitions between December 1963 and February 1965.
The dream of the treble is over for Leverkusen
The defeat against Atalanta also ended Leverkusen's hopes of achieving the domestic and European treble this season. After claiming the club's first ever German title in April, Alonso's men were now on course to add the Europa League and German Cup to their trophy tally in the 2023/24 season. Leverkusen He will face Kaiserslautern in the German Cup final on Saturday, May 25with the Olympic Stadium in Berlin as the venue for the artistic event.
