Like Bayer Leverkusen today, two other teams have reached the mark of 40 games without defeat: Inter and Real Madrid.
During the 2004-2005 season, Roberto Mancini’s Nerazzurri did not shine excessively but maintained their invincibility for a long time, notably thanks to 18 shares recorded in Serie A.
Zinédine Zidane’s Real Madrid remained undefeated, spanning the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 seasons. Two seasons which he completed by winning the Champions League each time…
Bayer Leverkusen will not do the same this season but their successes in spades allow them to still be in contention for victory on three fronts. Bayer is in fact launched towards the title in the Bundesliga (13 points ahead of Bayern Münich), in the German Cup final against Kaiserslautern (D2) and in the quarter-final of the Europa League.
To beat Juventus’ record, Bayer will have to emerge unscathed from these next four confrontations against Union Berlin, West Ham (2X) and Werder Bremen.
