Leverkusen's unbeaten season puts the spotlight on an often-overlooked German city
An otherwise-overlooked small German city dominated by a pharmaceuticals plant is making its case to be considered one of Europe’s soccer capitals as Bayer Leverkusen plays a historic unbeaten season
By James Ellingworth
Published - May 22, 2024, 05:20 AM ET
Last Updated - May 27, 2024, 12:27 AM EDT
LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Manchester, Barcelona, Milan, Leverkusen?
An often-overlooked, small German city dominated by the pharmaceuticals industry is making an unlikely case to be considered one of Europe's soccer capitals this season because of Bayer Leverkusen’s historic unbeaten streak.
Coached by former Champions League and World Cup winner Xabi Alonso, the team finished an entire German Bundesliga season without a single loss, the first ever to do so.
The team can finish the season with three trophies if it beats Atalanta in the Europa League final Wednesday and Kaiserslautern in the German Cup final three days later.
