Soccer-Leverkusen ready to become first team to play unbeaten Bundesliga season, says Alonso

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - VfL Bochum v Bayer Leverkusen - Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany - May 12, 2024 Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso during an interview before the match REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler

BOCHUM, Germany (Reuters) - German champions Bayer Leverkusen are ready to become the first team in Bundesliga history to go an entire season unbeaten, coach Xabi Alonso said after Sunday's 5-0 demolition of VfL Bochum.

Treble-chasing Leverkusen cruised past Bochum, who had Felix Passlack sent off in the 15th minute, to stretch their remarkable unbeaten run across all competitions this season to 50 consecutive matches, with one game left in the Bundesliga.