Never Say Die: 17 Times Bayer Leverkusen Scored in Additional Time to Save the Game This Season

• Bayer Leverkusen sets a new record of 49 matches unbeaten in all competitions
• Xabi Alonso's team surpassed the 48-game streak previously achieved by Benfica
• They reached the Europa League final after a dramatic 4-2 aggregate win over Roma

Bayer Leverkusen etched its name in the history books on May 9, setting a new record of 49 matches unbeaten in all competitions after a thrilling 4-2 aggregate win over Roma in the Europa League semifinal.

This remarkable feat surpassed Benfica's 48-game unbeaten streak, previously established in 1965.

Die Werkself's journey to the Europa League final was far from smooth, with Roma taking the lead twice through Leandro Paredes' penalties.

As per Sky Sports, the German side's never-say-die attitude paid off, as Gianluca Mancini's own goal in the 82nd minute and Josip Stanisic's injury-time equalizer secured their spot in the final.

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This season, Leverkusen have developed a habit of scoring crucial goals in injury time, with 17 instances of salvaging draws or securing wins in the game's dying minutes.

• 90' vs Ottensen
• 90' vs Bremen
• 90+1' vs Leipzig
• 90+1' vs Stuttgart
• 90+1' vs Hoffenheim
• 90+1' vs West Ham
• 90+2' vs Sandhausen
• 90+2' vs Qarabag
• 90+3' vs Qarabag
• 90+4' vs Bayern
• 90+4' vs Qarabag
• 90+4' vs Augsburg
• 90+5' vs Bayern
• 90+7' vs Qarabag
• 90+7' vs Dortmund
• 90+7' vs Stuttgart
• 90+7' vs Roma

Xabi Alonso's side have shown incredible character and calmness under pressure, but the coach acknowledged that this streak won't last forever.

"It will finish sometime. Hopefully, it's not in the coming games, but that's football. We had so many chances that we could have scored before, but we kept pushing, kept creating chances," he told TNT Sports, as reported by Daily Mail.

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Leverkusen's unbeaten run began on the final day of the 2022-23 season, and they now have the opportunity to make history by becoming the first team to reach 50 matches unbeaten if they defeat Bochum in the Bundesliga on May 12.

Leverkusen's Boniface named in Bundesliga TOTY

Sports Brief reported that Super Eagles forward, Boniface was named in the Bundesliga Team of the Year after inspiring Bayer Leverkusen to their first-ever league title.

The 23-year-old is joined by some of his teammates as well as players from Bayern Munich and Stuttgart's Serhou Guirassy.

Alonso's side dominated the Team of the Season with six players, followed by Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart, who had two players; Borussia Dortmund completed the squad with one player.