In the 33rd round of the Bundesliga on May 13, Beijing time, Bochum, ranked 14th, played at home against the leader Bayer Leverkusen. As long as Bayer Leverkusen do not lose in this game, they can extend their unbeaten record in all competitions to 50 games. In the end, there was no suspense in the game, and Bayer Leverkusen scored five goals with full firepower, and defeated 10-man Bochum 5-0, once again setting a new record for the longest unbeaten unbeaten run in all competitions in Europe, and only three games left to be crowned unbeaten treble in the season.
Bochum opened the scoring early on and Takuma Asano fired over the crossbar after an offside position and missed a good chance to take the lead. Bochum then played well up front to send the ball into the box, and Takuma Asano volleyed off the crossbar from the left. Bayer Leverkusen made a number of attacks in front of the opponent to foul, and Hofmann took advantage of a corner kick opportunity to grab a point and shake his head to attack the goal, but unfortunately the strength was a little lacking, and the ball grazed the goal. In the 15th minute, Bochum's Paslak received a red card for a foul on his back, an accident that not only changed the balance of the game. Forced to do so, Bochum quickly adjusted to replace Takuma Asano with Ullman, intending to stabilize the defense, and they voluntarily gave up the initiative in part of the attack.
Bayer Leverkusen began to show their dominance of possession after gaining the upper hand, with Xhaka's curling from outside the area hitting the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Artur's precise assist, Schick's calm goal, and Bayer Leverkusen successfully broke the deadlock, and the pharmaceutical factory's patience and precise guidance ability in positional battles were impressive. Four minutes later, Bochum's defensive hole was exploited again, Nathan Tra broke through to make a point, Boniface made a solid penalty, and Leverkusen led 2-0, Leverkusen's ability to seize the opponent's mistake and quickly extend the advantage was too strong!
In the second half, Bochum tried to salvage the deficit, but a mistake by Masovic allowed Bayer Leverkusen's continued attack to almost score again. Schick's powerful shot was saved by goalkeeper Liman and Boniface hit the woodwork with a volley, giving Bayer Leverkusen a firm grip on the tempo of the game and a constant threat in attack with one more man. In the 77th minute, from Hoffman's corner cross, Adley jumped high and scored with a violent header. In the 86th minute, Grimaldo's inverted triangle ball on the left side of the field was destroyed, Artur grabbed a two-point wonderful pass, and Stanišić scored with a cold shot.
In the 93rd minute, Grimaldo instigated a quick counterattack after breaking the ball, Stanišić assisted with a single cross, and Grimaldo followed up to score an empty goal. Bayer Leverkusen beat Bochum 5-0 at full-time, without 50 games unbeaten.
Throughout the game, Bayer Leverkusen tactically took the initiative, taking advantage of the numerical advantage, constantly pressing through possession and set-piece tactics, and finally reaped the fruits of victory. Despite the unfavorable situation, Bochum was unable to fight back and was unable to recover the situation and suffered a crushing defeat. Bochum had only 3 shots on goal and 0 shots on target, while Bayer Leverkusen had 10 shots on target from 29 shots, playing a super high offensive efficiency.
Bayer Leverkusen have the longest unbeaten run in Europe in all competitions in 50 games, including 27 wins and six draws in the Bundesliga, nine wins and three draws in the Europa League, and five consecutive wins in the German Cup. With games left in the season, Augsburg in the final round of the league, Atalanta in the Europa League final and Kaiserslautern in the German Cup final, they can win the treble with a season of unbeaten unbeaten results. Does Alonso create myths?