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Bayer Leverkusen Under Xabi Alonso - Numbers Behind Newest Bundesliga Champions' Run

Bayer Leverkusen won their maiden German Bundesliga title with five games to spare. Xabi Alonso's men are unbeaten in all competitions this season and here, we take at their record

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Bayer Leverkusen wrapped up their first-ever Bundesliga title on Sunday night as Xabi Alonso바카라™s managerial reputation continues to grow. (More Football News)

Leverkusen are unbeaten in all competitions this season and here, we take a look at their record.

Invincibles

Alonso바카라™s side lead Bayern Munich by 16 points with five games remaining after 25 wins and four draws in the Bundesliga this season.

Wins or draws against all of Borussia Dortmund, Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bochum and Augsburg would see them complete the first ever undefeated Bundesliga season 바카라“ Bayern lost just one game in both the 1986-87 and 2012-13 seasons, a record in the competition.

Wins or draws against all of Borussia Dortmund, Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bochum and Augsburg would see them complete the first ever undefeated Bundesliga season 바카라“ Bayern lost just one game in both the 1986-87 and 2012-13 seasons, a record in the competition.

They have not lost in those competitions either, with an overall season record of 38 wins and five draws, 123 goals scored and only 31 conceded.

Sunday바카라™s title-clinching 5-0 win over Werder Bremen was the fifth time this season they have scored five goals 바카라“ Darmstadt, third-tier Sandhausen and European opponents Qarabag and Molde the other victims 바카라“ in addition to an 8-0 cup rout of fourth-tier Teutonia Ottensen.

Florian Wirtz바카라™s hat-trick against Bremen moved him alongside Victor Boniface as the club바카라™s leading scorer, both with 11 league goals and 17 in all competitions. Leverkusen have kept 21 clean sheets at the other end.

Arsenal바카라™s 2003-04 team earned the title of 바카라śThe Invincibles바카라ť after winning the Premier League without losing a match 바카라“ Alonso바카라™s men need to get through a further nine or 10 games to complete an 바카라śUnbesiegbar바카라ť season across all competitions.

Xabi바카라™s X-factor

Taking over a team second-bottom of the table in October of last season, Alonso worked wonders to lead Leverkusen to a sixth-placed finish and a Europa League semi-final before breaking new ground this season.

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Across his 80 games in charge to date, Alonso has 55 wins 바카라“ a remarkable 68.8 per cent rate 바카라“ with 15 draws and 10 defeats. His side have scored 187 goals, averaging 2.34 per match, and conceding 77 or just under a goal per game.

Alonso was linked with Tottenham last summer and with the upcoming vacancies at Liverpool and deposed Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich 바카라“ both clubs he represented as a player 바카라“ at the end of this season.

He has pledged his continued loyalty to Leverkusen, who will be hoping that remains the case as his stock rises.

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