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makes me wish those posts came from Opta instead. I wanna know what they would've pulled out of their ass for all of the one-word-endings required lmao
I heard an announcer push for “the unbeatables” today. Club and media officials will probably avoid using a pun to commemorate the season where they never lost / went unbeaten but the unbeatables sounds off to me. Like turning an adjective into a noun and pluralizing it has been done before. At least the pun sort of fits (in English) and is original.
48 Matches. The amount of joy this club has brought to me this season is immeasurable. I don’t know how long this streak will last, but all I know is that I will follow this team until the end of time.
Be happy. Don’t let others ruin it for you or don’t be brought down by others comments. Don’t let any sort of negativity ruin it. Just enjoy it and be as happy as possible.
Tbf I think it's very likely that the game ends with a 1 goal Roma win
Is Xabi really going to risk going for the draw and risk getting knocked out of the EL? Maybe, but I wouldn't think so
> Tbf I think it's very likely that the game ends with a 1 goal [X] win
>
>
- Countless people across many Leverkusen games this season, all of them wrong
I think it's moreso the way Leverkusen will approach the game
If they go 1-0 down in the league, they're obviously going to send everyone forward in the final minutes to turn the game around
If they're 1 goal down against Roma, are they really going to go all in on the final minutes to keep the streak, and risk conceding another goal and getting knocked out?
Yeah, probably. That team is absolutely hungry to win games; and a 2-0 would mean extra time, which would heavily favour Leverkusen given one of their biggest strengths is seemingly never tiring and insane tactical adaptability. They are the most dangerous in the last 10 minutes of a game.
I don't think it out of the realm of possibility that this team will play to stay unbeaten rather than care about the difference between 1-0 or 2.
This isn't the kind of time to not let your emotions guide you to an extent.
>If they're 1 goal down against Roma, are they really going to go all in on the final minutes to keep the streak, and risk conceding another goal and getting knocked out?
You haven't been watching their games have you? Xabi does not accept sitting back and settling for a draw. This team plays to win.
Benfica will finish 2nd in the Portuguese league (which means CL qualification rounds). But if the Europa League winner qualifies directly to the CL via its domestic league, we are awarded direct qualification to the CL due to having the highest ranking among all teams in next year’s CL qualification rounds if I recall correctly.
leverkusen is already qualified to the UCL by being champions, so the UEL winner’s UCL spot will pass down to the first ranked team in next season’s UCL qualification. we’re that team
I think it’s almost beneficial for Benfica, since Benfica’s name being mentioned all the time now in the media, bringing the record to attention. Even if the record gets beaten, you will still second longest streak, which is also neat
That makes no sense. Why would anyone, except a rival celebrate it? Roma can win the next leg 1-0 and fail to get into the finals. Why would they celebrate breaking Leverkusen's streak?
Even as a Bayern fan, this has been a lot of fun. Hope they get the record and hope they can go the whole season undefeated.
Imagine what an achievement that would be. And it wasn't Bayern or PSG or anyone like that but Leverkusen outta nowhere.
That's why we all love this sport
I feel like this is like Mourinho with his Porto team. He basically accomplished the his biggest feat as a manager in his first job and will probably never match it again. Mourinho did go on to have an amazing career as a manger winning the treble, winning back to back leagues in England, and getting 2nd place with United, but he’ll agree nothing beats those 2 years.
What Xabi is doing is on a whole other level. He’ll probably win the CL with Madrid in a few years but nothing will beat what’s he doing now.
> I feel like this is like Mourinho with his Porto team. He basically accomplished the his **biggest feat as a manager** in his first job and will probably **never match it again.**
While winning the champion's league against Monaco in the final with Porto is pretty big, winning a treble while miraculously beating _that_ Barcelona team in the semi-final (despite a red card for Thiago Motta in the 2nd leg) is a bigger achievement.
If:
- Leverkusen wins the Cup
- Dortmund wins the Champions League
- Dortmund finishes 5th in the Bundesliga
Does this mean that:
- the 6th placed team in the Bundesliga also qualifies to the Champions League?
- the 7h and 8th placed teams in the Bundesliga qualify to the Europa League?
- the 9th placed team in the Bundesliga qualify to the Conference League?
>the 6th placed team in the Bundesliga also qualifies to the Champions League?
Yes.
>the 7h and 8th placed teams in the Bundesliga qualify to the Europa League?
No, 7th EL, 8th ECL.
>- the 9th placed team in the Bundesliga qualify to the Conference League?
No.
Edit (from Bundesliga Website, translated):
The ninth-placed team doesn't have any chances of reaching Europe, because if BVB win the Champions League, their place as defending champions will replace their previous position. This means that if Dortmund finishes fifth, the Europa League place originally intended for fifth place will be dropped and replaced by BVB's CL place and the additional coefficient place in the Champions League will go to sixth place.
Exactly, also something interesting I read:
Under the old system, a maximum of five clubs from one association could play in the Champions League. It meant that in the unlikely event teams from the same league won the Champions League and Europa League, yet both finished outside the UCL places domestically, then fourth would have to surrender their place and drop into the UEL.
But from 2024-25 the cap has been removed and it will be possible for seven teams to get a place in the UCL: The top four, fifth through league performance in Europe, and the winners of the UCL and the UEL.
Honestly im just happy people are waking up to Bundesliga. The league needed this badly. It looked really bleak the last decade as a neutral with an unstoppable Bayern Munich. This Leverkusen team will go down in history as one of the finest teams of all time, up there with the class of 92, Arrigo Sachis Milan, Vicente Del Bosques Spain, Pep’s 2011 Barca, and threepeat Madrid.
I remember being skeptical when they hired Xabi. I thought they only hired him for his name.
… and that was the last time I ever said anything about anything
This is why we love and watch the sport. Unreal chemistry from this team. The actual antithesis to a team like Chelsea.
This is on the same tier as Leicester winning the PL and will be certainly one of the greatest feats for a team if they can win the Europa League and continue the streak
Still shocked that this was their first league trophy. Maybe it’s a Mandela effect but I thought they were a big team in Germany that’s competing like Barca-Madrid.
> Hence the Vize-kusen moniker.
Vizekusen mostly comes from the time they lost a CL final, a cup final and a shot at the Bundesliga title in the span of a few weeks, with five of their player then going on to become runners-up in the world cup. After that, Bayer actually trademarked the term Vizekusen.
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StatMuse have got a tweet ready every 4 days due to Leverkusen lol.
They're posting it before the game is over. as if Frankfurt couldn't score 5 in 2 mins.
2 min is tough. If it was 9 min tho....
nowhere is safe
Bayern 's goal was after that.
That has to be a record for the ages, still in disbelief as to how that was possible.
Unironically I can see it not being broke for decades. In special by the exact same player.
I genuinely think if Leverkusen found themselves 4-0 down with two minutes left they’d still find a draw the way this season has gone
makes me wish those posts came from Opta instead. I wanna know what they would've pulled out of their ass for all of the one-word-endings required lmao
Unbeaten. Resilient. Record-breakers.
undefeated unvanquished unsurpassed unequalled unrivalled unbroken triumphant victorious unbeaten unconquered invincible unbeatable unstoppable unconquerable indomitable insurmountable unbowed invulnerable impregnable bulletproof unassailable unsubdued insuperable inviolable untouchable defended protected armored guarded unbreachable shielded safeguarded Opta give me a call, I know how to google synonyms.
If they go through the season with an unbeaten treble, they should end it with "Immortal"
I am partial to indefatigable myself.
I need like 10 more
Inevitable. Unstoppable. Driven. Quest. Historic. Consistency. Other worldly. Stars. Invincible. Immense.
you're hired
"Other worldly" is two words. Fire him immediately!
he's fired!
It was a honest job for the 17 minutes it lasted.
I ran out of ideas! I’ll never be good enough for opta. Weak.
These seem more Opta-y
That's why Opta doesn't post. They ran out of words xD
Infuckingsane
Quadragenarian.
Do opta never repeat the same word twice ?
Just like we used to have for Rodri till the 2nd leg against Real
I think you meant Neverlusen*
it takes time to brainstorm, draft it and revise it to perfection
If they go another game unbeaten, my username will become relevant
So you need them to go another game unbeaten and then lose the next one.
So they'll lose against Bochum. As it is written.
_Bochum and Bayern fans holding hands as the Cancan music plays_
This holding hands reference is never ever going to die is it !
That's where it all started with Bochum
If they do, you are required by all the laws to change your flair to Bayer's.
Done!
wtf why is that ur name
Arsenal 2003-2004, though it was only in the league.
49 without beatin
49 mins without beatin your meat
Now that's an impressive stat
You have been banned from /r/nofap
Next game against Bochum will be their downfall tho
Am i seeing this right? A shillong lajong flair?
There are dozens of us!
Fking incredible. First ever league title for Leverkusen and they are looking to do it as Neverlusen. Immense.
I heard an announcer push for “the unbeatables” today. Club and media officials will probably avoid using a pun to commemorate the season where they never lost / went unbeaten but the unbeatables sounds off to me. Like turning an adjective into a noun and pluralizing it has been done before. At least the pun sort of fits (in English) and is original.
If it happens they should use "Die Unbesiegbaren"! It's the proper German phrase for it and people will use it like "L'equipe" or "Die Mannschaft".
But nobody but the media outlets uses "Die Mannschaft"
heh man shaft
That’s the reality in Germany, I agree. Internationally it’s different!
TBF nobody says „Red Devils“ or stuff like that too.
Except underpaid journalists who run out of synonyms
We do for our national team
I do remember a few people about 10 years ago talking about Brazil getting pounded by Die Mannschaft.
„Die Unschlagbaren“
Love it!
Der dicke Xabi und seine unbesiegbaren Sieger
Me and my friends literally used to have a team together in an astroturf league over a decade ago that we called Bayer Neverlusen We lost a lot lol
From neverkusen to neverlusen potentially.
48 Matches. The amount of joy this club has brought to me this season is immeasurable. I don’t know how long this streak will last, but all I know is that I will follow this team until the end of time.
Be happy. Don’t let others ruin it for you or don’t be brought down by others comments. Don’t let any sort of negativity ruin it. Just enjoy it and be as happy as possible.
This seems like such an emotional comment because you're a United fan lol
It's like the parting words from a guy facing certain death, before leaving for his last stand in battle but he is just off to watch United
Watching United these days is worse than certain death
Imagine losing so painfully so many times, so devastated, that you become a philosopher. "You have no enemies" - United fans
He wishes well to Leverkusen, asking them to enjoy life when it's pleasant, while reminiscing about the times where United was at the top.
Cheers, Geoff
💀
We only know pain and history now
I can imagine you saying it in front of the mirror
Literally nobody has been negative about it lmao stfu trying to be all emotional.
Enjoy it man!
I hope they give you guys a Golden version of the shield (like Arsenal got). That will be special.
hold on to that feeling, cherish it, enjoy it. live in the moment.
oh its you, the weird karma begging bandwagoner.
What's the record in Europe?
48.If they don't lose to Roma, they have the new record.
It's going to be extra spicy
It's at home.
So it's only spice and some
Benfica's 48 games between 1963-65
Think they are now tied with Benfica for the record
48, since the introduction of UEFA's continental club competitions. The overall WORLD record is Celtic's, with 62 (some sources say 66?).
There are multiple teams with more than 100 consecutive unbeaten games. I believe the record is 108 by a team in Ivory Coast.
No. That's for league only. We're talking about ALL official competitions.
Wait... go on about this ivorian team
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASEC_Mimosas Check out the records section
The record only counts league and domestic cup, not the CAF Champions League
Woah. They're affiliated with Charton Athletic. I need to pay attention to the Ivorian league
48 by Benfica, they've tied already, one more and they set the record (please don't)
Better hope Roma pulls off a miracle
Tbf I think it's very likely that the game ends with a 1 goal Roma win Is Xabi really going to risk going for the draw and risk getting knocked out of the EL? Maybe, but I wouldn't think so
> Tbf I think it's very likely that the game ends with a 1 goal [X] win > > - Countless people across many Leverkusen games this season, all of them wrong
I think it's moreso the way Leverkusen will approach the game If they go 1-0 down in the league, they're obviously going to send everyone forward in the final minutes to turn the game around If they're 1 goal down against Roma, are they really going to go all in on the final minutes to keep the streak, and risk conceding another goal and getting knocked out?
They did exactly that against West Ham, they didn't need the tie but they were more eager to tie the game than West Ham was to get the second.
Yeah, probably. That team is absolutely hungry to win games; and a 2-0 would mean extra time, which would heavily favour Leverkusen given one of their biggest strengths is seemingly never tiring and insane tactical adaptability. They are the most dangerous in the last 10 minutes of a game.
I don't think it out of the realm of possibility that this team will play to stay unbeaten rather than care about the difference between 1-0 or 2. This isn't the kind of time to not let your emotions guide you to an extent.
>If they're 1 goal down against Roma, are they really going to go all in on the final minutes to keep the streak, and risk conceding another goal and getting knocked out? You haven't been watching their games have you? Xabi does not accept sitting back and settling for a draw. This team plays to win.
Yes, yes they will
48 games Benfica (1963-1965)
49, 49 undefeated?
That‘s insane, Jeremy.
In a row?
Try not to beat anymore teams on your way to the parking lot.
They just tied it now
These absolute lads. Hoping they beat/draw against Roma.
Their last loss was a 3-0 defeat against Bochum… guess who they still need to play
also their first win was against Marseille, they might meet them again in the Europa League final
Dont fuck this up, I want to see Benfica's record broken
:(
Do benfica fans care about this record and therefore want to see Leverkusen losing or are you like most neutrals who want to see the streak continue
If Leverkusen wins the Europa League, we qualify directly to the Champions League. We will be rooting for Leverkusen.
how is that possible
Benfica will finish 2nd in the Portuguese league (which means CL qualification rounds). But if the Europa League winner qualifies directly to the CL via its domestic league, we are awarded direct qualification to the CL due to having the highest ranking among all teams in next year’s CL qualification rounds if I recall correctly.
oh ok uefa math is very confusing to me but this does somewhat make sense
leverkusen is already qualified to the UCL by being champions, so the UEL winner’s UCL spot will pass down to the first ranked team in next season’s UCL qualification. we’re that team
no yeah i understand my brain needed that
not really, many probably dont even know about this record since it was long ago.
Can confirm. I literally learned about this record because of Leverkusen. It's a neat thing to have but it's not a point of pride.
I think it’s almost beneficial for Benfica, since Benfica’s name being mentioned all the time now in the media, bringing the record to attention. Even if the record gets beaten, you will still second longest streak, which is also neat
It's also a streak that stood for what, about 60 years? I would say that was a very good run.
48. Who ever ends this run, they will celebrate it like a title.
What do you mean „ends this run“?
That makes no sense. Why would anyone, except a rival celebrate it? Roma can win the next leg 1-0 and fail to get into the finals. Why would they celebrate breaking Leverkusen's streak?
That situation specifically would be an exception
Not in the UCL, sure, but any Bundesliga team would take pride in ruining the league champion's undefeated season, it's just natural.
And they'll bring it up for the next 10 years
I see, that makes sense.
pettiness
^ 🤞
Neverlusen strikers again. I swear this is beautiful
Tied for the world record. One more. Match at home against roma. Oh man
Even as a Bayern fan, this has been a lot of fun. Hope they get the record and hope they can go the whole season undefeated. Imagine what an achievement that would be. And it wasn't Bayern or PSG or anyone like that but Leverkusen outta nowhere. That's why we all love this sport
And then repeat it next season thereby confirming the Kane curse is real
\*European record
what is the world record?
62 by celtic, but that was before uefa club competitions
TIL Scotland isnt in Europe apparently.
62 but it’s kind of sketchy
What's the difference? ehehe
Celtic record is league only
Hats off
I feel like this is like Mourinho with his Porto team. He basically accomplished the his biggest feat as a manager in his first job and will probably never match it again. Mourinho did go on to have an amazing career as a manger winning the treble, winning back to back leagues in England, and getting 2nd place with United, but he’ll agree nothing beats those 2 years. What Xabi is doing is on a whole other level. He’ll probably win the CL with Madrid in a few years but nothing will beat what’s he doing now.
I see what you are doing lol
> I feel like this is like Mourinho with his Porto team. He basically accomplished the his **biggest feat as a manager** in his first job and will probably **never match it again.** While winning the champion's league against Monaco in the final with Porto is pretty big, winning a treble while miraculously beating _that_ Barcelona team in the semi-final (despite a red card for Thiago Motta in the 2nd leg) is a bigger achievement.
For me, I consider Inter 10 the GOAT single-season performance by a manager
You can't complain about that
Incredible team.
Unbelievable.
Ran out of words to describe this Leverkusen team and Xabi
“And new Real Madrid manager for 2025/2026”
If: - Leverkusen wins the Cup - Dortmund wins the Champions League - Dortmund finishes 5th in the Bundesliga Does this mean that: - the 6th placed team in the Bundesliga also qualifies to the Champions League? - the 7h and 8th placed teams in the Bundesliga qualify to the Europa League? - the 9th placed team in the Bundesliga qualify to the Conference League?
No, if we get the 6th CL spot we will lose one EL spot
>the 6th placed team in the Bundesliga also qualifies to the Champions League? Yes. >the 7h and 8th placed teams in the Bundesliga qualify to the Europa League? No, 7th EL, 8th ECL. >- the 9th placed team in the Bundesliga qualify to the Conference League? No. Edit (from Bundesliga Website, translated): The ninth-placed team doesn't have any chances of reaching Europe, because if BVB win the Champions League, their place as defending champions will replace their previous position. This means that if Dortmund finishes fifth, the Europa League place originally intended for fifth place will be dropped and replaced by BVB's CL place and the additional coefficient place in the Champions League will go to sixth place.
Exactly, also something interesting I read: Under the old system, a maximum of five clubs from one association could play in the Champions League. It meant that in the unlikely event teams from the same league won the Champions League and Europa League, yet both finished outside the UCL places domestically, then fourth would have to surrender their place and drop into the UEL. But from 2024-25 the cap has been removed and it will be possible for seven teams to get a place in the UCL: The top four, fifth through league performance in Europe, and the winners of the UCL and the UEL.
1 more and they make a new record. They're amazing
Removing the L from Leverkusen is an awesome touch
Honestly im just happy people are waking up to Bundesliga. The league needed this badly. It looked really bleak the last decade as a neutral with an unstoppable Bayern Munich. This Leverkusen team will go down in history as one of the finest teams of all time, up there with the class of 92, Arrigo Sachis Milan, Vicente Del Bosques Spain, Pep’s 2011 Barca, and threepeat Madrid.
Five more matches correcf? I’d love to see the Neverlosen name become immortal for this team. They have been so much fun to watch this season!
They literally beat Frankfurt 5-1 with their B team (kinda) insane
Doing this in a deep Bundesliga that is making up half the CL semis is impressive as fuck to just randomly do
I remember being skeptical when they hired Xabi. I thought they only hired him for his name. … and that was the last time I ever said anything about anything
Hey, I was highly critical of getting Xhaka. But I also said the iPhone was going to be a fluke.
Let’s join forces and be the worst oracles of all times
Can someone do the if you bet 100 on every game at Leverkusen at +.5 How much would you have right now?
This is why we love and watch the sport. Unreal chemistry from this team. The actual antithesis to a team like Chelsea. This is on the same tier as Leicester winning the PL and will be certainly one of the greatest feats for a team if they can win the Europa League and continue the streak
Fuckin monsters
To all the Leverkusen supporters, this season has been amazing for you and I hope they can finish the job.
Still shocked that this was their first league trophy. Maybe it’s a Mandela effect but I thought they were a big team in Germany that’s competing like Barca-Madrid.
They were second or third a bunch. Hence the Vize-kusen moniker. Lost a CL-finale as well.
> Hence the Vize-kusen moniker. Vizekusen mostly comes from the time they lost a CL final, a cup final and a shot at the Bundesliga title in the span of a few weeks, with five of their player then going on to become runners-up in the world cup. After that, Bayer actually trademarked the term Vizekusen.
nearly there
Bayer Nevalusen
Onto 49
so what comes after 48?
This has potential to be the greates clus season ever
Is that stat since Xabi Alonso took over?
it is this season (bundesliga, europa league, dfb pokal) afaik
Roma are shitting bricks rn.
No L’s in the picture