Bayer Leverkusen is still ‘hungry’. This followingnoon, with many substitutes, he won with authority in the difficult Eintracht Frankfurt field with five leading goals (Xhaka, Schick, Exequiel Palacios, from a penalty, Frimpong and Boniface, also from a penalty).
With this victory, There are already 48 undefeated games for Bayer this season, with a balance of 40 wins (in all tournaments) and eight draws, with 134 goals for and 36 once morest. Bayer is three games away from the treble: they already won the Bundesliga; On the 25th, play the Cup final once morest Kaiserslautern; and must certify the Europa League semi-final once morest Roma (0-2 in the first leg).
Xabi, in the stands this followingnoon.
Was a rare eleven from Xabi Alonso, who, by the way, was in the stands due to suspension. Wirtz and Grimaldo did not even travel, while Tah, Frimpong, Stanisic, Adli and Boniface started from the bench to preserve them for Thursday’s match once morest Roma (second leg).
Eintracht, which had only lost one match at home (Stuttgart), was playing for a sixth place that might give access to the Champions League in Germany, if Dortmund were to win the Champions League. But The locals might never beat the leader and champion of this Bundesliga, which might be a few points away (it has 84) from the Bundesliga record (the 91 points of Pep’s champion Bayern).
Xhaka opened the scoring, and certified B04’s dominance. But Ekitik’s goal arrived and Bayer took a slump, a slump that lasted until the Czech Schick, following a pass from his compatriot Hlozek, made it 1-2 in the 44th minute. The second part was a walk for the visitors, with goals from Exequiel Palacios, following a silly Eintracht penalty; Frimpong 1-4; and Boniface’s fifth, also from the penalty spot, following a clear foul on Frimpong.
He Bayer is the fittest and most consistent team in Europe and he proved it once more today. An undefeated and unprecedented Bundesliga is coming.
