Bayer Leverkusen attain MASSIVE European record with last-minute stalemate vs Roma, enter Europa League final - Football News

Xavi Alonso-managed Bayer Leverkusen staged a stunning late comeback to settle for a 2-2 stalemate versus Roma in their UEFA Europa League semifinal second leg on Thursday (May 9). With this, they not only qualified for the Europa League final — having already defeated Roma 2-0 in the first leg — where they will face Atlanta, but the German club also clinched a massive European record for being the team who have gone undefeated for the most number of games (49).

Leverkusen went past SL Benfica's 59-year-old strong record (48) and will now look to make it 50 unbeaten games in a row with a win in the Europa League final against Atlanta on May 23. Meanwhile, Atlanta went past Marseille 3-0 (4-1 on aggregate) in the second semifinal.

Talking about Leverkusen's astonishing record, they achieved it by overcoming a 2-0 deficit from Roma. Roma got into the lead soon after conceding two goals from the penalty spot by Leanrdo Parades. However, Leverkusen's knack for staging a late comeback continued as they were helped by an own goal from Roma's Gianluca Mancini and a stoppage-time goal from Josep Stanicic.

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Treble in sight for Leverkusen

After completing their fairytale run of winning the 2023-2024 Bundesliga title, which was also a maiden for Leverkusen, the football world has started anticipating a treble for Alonso's side. Notably, the German club has already secured their place in the DFB Pokal, where they will be up against FC Kaiserslautern on May 25.

The Europa League final has also raised the hopes of their fans further to keep their title-winning run going. However, they have a stiff challenge to go past Atlanta, who thrashed Marseille without