Sunday 021 Bundesliga Round 30
[5] Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen[1]
Time: 23:30, April 21
Dortmund
Yesterday's public push Bayern defeated Union Berlin 5-1, and the data dropped two notches or played strongly, which is quite demagogic. The suspense of the league championship is solved in advance, and it is worth paying attention to how Leverkusen will perform next.
Bayer Leverkusen beat Werder Bremen 5-0 at home last week to cap off the title with a beautiful big win. Winning the league title five rounds ahead of schedule is the third fastest in the history of the Bundesliga, behind Bayern Munich in 2012/13 and 2013/14.
Important records have also been broken, with the 29-game unbeaten run in the Bundesliga already surpassing Bayern's 28-game unbeaten run, and the 79 points in the same period is also a new Bundesliga record, and after a narrow draw with West Ham United in midweek, it also completed a 43-game unbeaten run in all competitions, breaking the record held by Juventus. The remaining goal for Bayer Leverkusen is to win the German Cup and Europa League and become the treble this season. The German Cup final against Kaiserslautern will not be played until the end of May, and the Europa League semi-final against Roma will be a revenge battle at the moment, having been knocked out by Bayer Leverkusen last season.
The remaining five rounds of the Bundesliga are certainly not important from a strategic point of view, but in order to maintain the form and rhythm, it will certainly not be sloppy. Alonso even stressed: "We have achieved the most important goal of the season, but the league is not over yet. Becoming the first team in the history of the Bundesliga to go unbeaten all season will be a new task for Bayer Leverkusen, and Alonso believes it will be a goal for the team, although he admits it will be difficult to achieve. The next two rounds will be the biggest test, with tonight away to Borussia Dortmund and next round at home to Stuttgart, especially away from home. Judging from the difficulty of the remaining games, and even tonight's game, it is very likely to determine whether Leverkusen can be unbeaten in the season, because the remaining two home games against Stuttgart and Augsburg, with home advantage, Leverkusen's grasp is relatively large, and the last two away games against Eintracht Frankfurt and Bochum should be no problem seriously.
In the first meeting of the season, Bayer Leverkusen drew 1-1 at home to Borussia Dortmund, with Lillerson opening the scoring after five minutes, and Bayer Leverkusen equalised in the second half thanks to a goal from Bonifes. Leverkusen was beaten by Dortmund last season, and lost 7 of the last 8 visits to Dortmund in the Bundesliga, conceding a total of 28 goals during the period, and the historical record is still quite a loss.
Borussia Dortmund have reached the last four of the Champions League, and whether they reach the final or not, they have already overfulfilled their task in Europe. The Bundesliga is under pressure right now, with RB Leipzig winning first last night and Borussia Dortmund having to win to avoid being pulled apart. However, Dortmund's surprise victory in the Champions League has made the Bundesliga now surpass the Premier League in the European points coefficient ranking, which is currently 17.928 and the Premier League is 17.375. Now the Bundesliga still has three teams in the three major cups to continue to fight, the Premier League only Villa in the lowest level of the Europa League, if nothing else, the Bundesliga should be able to overtake the Premier League, then the fifth team can participate in the Champions League.
The key to this game is actually Leverkusen, midweek against West Ham United, probably because they just won the league title, the result was compared to the first leg of the two teams, the defense made many mistakes, resulting in Alonso's rare 29th minute substitution, if it were not for West Ham United's forward players poor shooting, Leverkusen's unbeaten record may have been broken, and Frimpong's final refraction was also considered luck. If they still challenge Dortmund in this form, it is indeed a bit worrying.
Both sides have suffered some losses, with Borussia Dortmund striker Adeyemi suspended, defender Bensebaini and striker Alli absent. Bayer Leverkusen's side is Adli suspended, Hloseck and Iglesias are unavailable. The attrition had a limited impact on both teams, and the personnel were generally complete.
On the whole, Leverkusen's 10-game winning streak in the Bundesliga and 7-game winning streak away from home are facing a big challenge tonight, and it is not impossible to even suffer the first defeat of the season, this game is inclined to Dortmund, the score reference: 2-1, 2-2.