had won Bayer Leverkusen They beat Cologne 2-0 in the match that was held between them this evening, Sunday, at the Rheinenergy Stadion, in the 24th round of the German League Championship for the current season 2023-24.
Cologne vs Bayer Leverkusen
The match’s goals were scored by Jeremy Frimpong and Alejandro Grimaldo in the 38th and 73rd minutes, respectively, for Bayer Leverkusen, while Cologne’s Jan Thielemann received a direct expulsion in the 15th minute of the match.
Cologne vs Bayer Leverkusen
German League standings
With this result, Bayer Leverkusen was in first place in the German League standings with 64 points collected from winning 20 matches and drawing 4, keeping its record unbeaten, scoring 61 goals and conceding 16.
While the Cologne team was in 16th place in the German League table with 17 points collected from winning 3 matches, drawing 8, losing 13 matches, scoring 16 goals and conceding 39.
Bayer Leverkusen broke into the list of the longest unbeaten streak in Europe after reaching the 34th match without losing in all competitions during the current season since August 2023, and breaking the record registered in the name of Bayern Munich.
Alonso aims to write history with Bayer Leverkusen and obtain the first German League title in the club’s history, after finishing runner-up in the 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2011 seasons.
The formation of the Bayern Leverkusen team was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Lukas Hradecky.
Defensive line: Josip Stanisic, Jonathan Glao Tah, Piero Hincapie.
Midfield: Jeremy Frimpong, Robert Andrich, Granit Xhaka, Alejandro Grimaldo, Jonas Hofmann, Florian Wirtz.
Offensive line: Patrik Schick.