In the early morning of April 22, Beijing time, a key match in the 30th round of the Bundesliga was played by Dortmund at home against Bayer Leverkusen. Neither team found the back of the net in the first half, but Phil Kruger broke the deadlock for Borussia Dort in the second half, and Stanisic scored in the final minute to help Bayer Leverkusen complete a 1-1 equalizer, and continue to break the record for the longest unbeaten run in Europe with 45 consecutive games in all competitions.
Bayer Leverkusen remain unbeaten so far this season, reaching the semi-finals for the second year in a row after a 1-1 draw at West Ham United in the Europa League this week, while also going 44 games unbeaten, breaking Juventus' record of unbeaten run in all competitions in the top five leagues set in 2011/12.
Back in the league, Bayer Leverkusen have secured the Bundesliga title five games ahead of schedule, and now there are five rounds left to go just in form, although the team prefers to end the season unbeaten.
In this round, Bayer Leverkusen challenged Borussia Dortmund away, and the two teams met for the first time this season and drew 1-1. Due to the early victory, coach Xavi Alonso made personnel changes for this game, and Wirtz and Boniface entered the substitute list.
Throughout the first half, Bayer Leverkusen's entire team was out of shape, and in addition to the lack of Wirtz's playmaking attack, there were few dangerous attacks, and it was difficult to threaten Dort's goal.
In the 8th minute, Frimpong's header flew over the goal. In the 14th minute, Hoffman tried a long-range shot high. In the 36th minute, Grimaldo adjusted his long-range shot and went just wide. In the 42nd minute, Sabitzer's close-range shot was saved by Hradecki, and Mattsen fired in the back post to the bottom, and Dort missed his best chance to score since the opening kick-off.
In the second half, Bayer Leverkusen continued to fail to find their game.
In the 81st minute, Phil Kruger volleyed home from a cross from a teammate in the penalty area to help Dortmund break the deadlock 1-0.
In the 98th minute, Wirtz took a corner kick, and Stanisic grabbed the point and shook his head into the net to help Bayer Leverkusen equalize 1-1.
Again, Leverkusen have scored a number of shutouts or draws this season, most recently in a 1-1 draw at West Ham United in the Europa League.
This draw allowed Leverkusen to extend their unbeaten record since the beginning of the season, expanding to 45 games, with a record of 38 wins and 7 draws, specifically 25 wins and 5 draws in 30 Bundesliga games, 8 wins and 2 draws in 10 games in the Europa League, and 5 wins in 5 games in the German Cup.