5-1! Pharmaceutical won 6 consecutive Europa League games, 42-year-old Alonso was crowned a god: the only one in the top five leagues who are unbeaten in 23 games at the beginning of the season
In the final round of Group H of the Europa League group stage that ended on December 15, Beijing time, Bundesliga leader Bayer Leverkusen swept the Norwegian team Molde 5-1, and the pharmaceutical company also ended the Europa League group stage with six consecutive wins this season.
Due to the qualification for the Europa League round of 16 in advance, in this game, the 42-year-old Bayer Leverkusen coach Xavi Alonso hid Wirtz, Boniface, Xhaka, Frimpong and other absolute main players, but the pharmaceutical company still fully grasped the initiative on the field. Just six minutes into the game, Czech centre-forward Schick scored with a volley to help Bayer Leverkusen break the deadlock.
In the 21st minute, Tapsoba grabbed a header in the penalty area and scored again.
In the 25th minute, Nathan Tra's cross caused an own goal for Ellingsen, and Bayer Leverkusen went into the break with a three-goal advantage.
In the 60th minute, Mbamba assisted diagonally, Hlozek broke through the penalty area to complete the goal, and Leverkusen sealed the win 4-0.
In the 70th minute, Hlozhek forced an assist for Mbamba to refract into the net, and Bayer Leverkusen took a 5-0 lead.
In the 75th minute, Ellingson assisted Kitolano to score a goal to help Molde pull one back.
After beating Molde 5-1, Bayer Leverkusen won six consecutive Europa League group games, scoring 19 goals and conceding only three. Bayer Leverkusen are the first team since Arsenal in 2020/21 to win all six of their Europa League group games. Before Bayer Leverkusen, only Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2018-2019 season had won all six games in the Europa League group stage.
After this campaign, Bayer Leverkusen have started the new season unbeaten in 23 games in all competitions (20 wins, 3 draws). It is currently the only undefeated team in Europe's top five leagues. Bayer Leverkusen are currently in the Bundesliga, Europa League and German Cup: four points ahead of Bayern in the first game of the league, winning all six games in the Europa League, and advancing to the last eight of the German Cup. If he really leads the team to complete the "Treble" this season, the 42-year-old young coach Alonso can really be a god.