Bayer Leverkusen: From Neverkusen to Neverloosen

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1. web page 1From Neverkusen to Neverloosen

2. Page 2Luck is at all times talent

Even Siegfried didn’t stay undefeated. A German warrior slayed the dragon Fáfnir. But when he triumphantly bathed in its blood, a linden leaf fell from the tree and landed on his shoulder. Knowing this weak level, the fool Hagen von Tronje was in a position to kill him with a spear. Wagner followers know all about this Nibelungen ham.

The boys from Leverkusen should have been bathing below the coniferous bushes, as a result of Siegfried by no means failed them. After Saturday’s win towards Augsburg it’s clear: Episode 04 they’re the primary membership in Bundesliga historical past to go an unbeaten season. 34 video games, thirty 4! Even Bayern below Jupp Heynckes and Pep Guardiola managed to do this. HSV did go undefeated for some time, however not in a single season. Not Dortmund, not Bremen, not Gladbach in higher occasions – Vizekusen of all locations set this report.

Bayer 04 now performs in the identical league because the well-known one Invincible of FC Arsenal. It’s been twenty years because the workforce round Thierry Henry and Jens Lehmann discovered the identical factor. Juventus Turin, AC Milan and FC Porto additionally remained unbeaten, as did English membership Preston North End in 1889.

Apart from that there will likely be few comparisons between Arsenal and Leverkusen simply. Losing is simply a part of sports activities. In basic. Nadal in clay perhaps. Most gamers haven’t any probability towards him from the primary serve. Like Bochum, Bremen and Frankfurt towards Leverkusen, who not too long ago conceded 5 every.

Or Rocky Balboa. How many occasions does an individual suppose they’ve misplaced. There he was hanging from the ropes, his face scarred from the beatings, however within the closing rounds his luck modified.

The Italian star would have been an ideal instance for the Leverkusen champions on the final minute. It began with a 2-2 attract Munich on matchday 4 September, when Exequiel Palacios equalized from the penalty spot in stoppage time. No one had the slightest thought what that meant. It wasn’t even clear that it was a high-level recreation.

In the second half of the season, a collection of equalizing targets in Leverkusen and successful targets adopted after the 89th minute in Augsburg, Leipzig Stuttgart and towards Hoffenheim, Bayer was behind even earlier than the top and nonetheless gained.

Alonso’s males celebrated the equalizer Dortmund within the 97th minute. They had been already champions on the time. But to the taunts of BVB followers (“And you wish to be German champions?!?”) they gave the suitable reply: Of course! That’s what we wish – and that is who we’re!

You also can win usually, mentioned Jonathan Tah in an interview with ZEIT. But it turns into extra attention-grabbing within the final second, when the ambiance within the stadium is intense. He himself guided his workforce to the semi-finals within the ninetieth minute of the DFB Cup towards Stuttgart.

Same recreation within the Europa League. Leverkusen even left outsider Qarabağ Ağdam within the false hope of a long-term lead, twice. In this duel, Leverkusen scored a complete of three targets within the first and second legs after the top of regular time.

In the European Cup, Bayer additionally celebrated a symbolic aim with out an official connection, like in Dortmund. In the second leg towards AS Roma, the workforce was behind 1:2, which might have been sufficient to advance. Other groups would defend at such occasions. Not the Leverkusen workforce, they needed to win. So Josip Stanišić, on mortgage from champions FC Bayern, discovered his inside slalom runner and scored the equaliser. Time as in Dortmund: 90+7.