5-1! Bayer Leverkusen won another big game, beating Molde at home in the final game of the Europa League group stage, and they have won all six games in the Europa League this season, and they are the only team to win all of their group stage games, even Liverpool and Roma have not done it.
Prior to this, Bayer Leverkusen had already secured the top spot, and Alonso was happy to rotate and let the average substitute come on to find form. Despite the absence of core players such as Boniface and Wirtz, Bayer Leverkusen's attack was still frenzied, and they had already scored three goals in the first half to end the suspense of victory and defeat early.
Schick had already opened the scoring just six minutes into the opening period, receiving the ball up front and then smashing it into the corner with a sudden kick at the top of the arc, before the Molde goalkeeper could figure out what was happening before he saw the ball go into the net.
After taking a 1-0 lead, Bayer Leverkusen continued to attack and in the 22nd minute, they combined a corner kick and finally Tapsoba headed home to extend their advantage. A few minutes later, Bayer Leverkusen fired a powerful shot from the front, only for the Molde defender to inadvertently smash the ball into their own goal, making it 3-0.
In the second half, Bayer Leverkusen still did not hold back, and they scored two more goals early to continue to rewrite the score. After that, the visitors pulled one goal back and somewhat regained some face on the night of this heavy defeat.
After this game, Bayer Leverkusen set two records:
1, this is the first time in the history of Leverkusen, winning all 6 games in the group stage of the Europa League;
2. Up to now, Bayer Leverkusen have continued to be unbeaten in 23 games in all competitions, during which they have won 20 games, creating the best start in team history, and they are also the only team in the five major leagues that is unbeaten in all competitions.
After this game, Bayer Leverkusen successfully qualified for the last 16 of the Europa League, and there is no doubt that the Bundesliga leaders are definitely the favourites to win the Europa League this season, and they will compete for the title next, while Bayer Leverkusen want to win the title, and the opponents must include the top three of the Premier League: Liverpool, West Ham and Brighton.
In the group stage, the three teams in the Premier League have won the first place, including Brighton 1-0 defeated the powerful Marseille, overtaking the opponent to qualify directly as the first place, West Ham also defeated Freiburg 2-0, beating the opponent to get the first place in the group, in the French Bundesliga against the strong team, the Premier League 2 teams have won completely, whether West Ham or Brighton, they have the strength to win the Europa League. As for Liverpool, this Premier League giant is the super favorite to win the championship, and their strength is even above Leverkusen.
With Sevilla at the bottom of the Champions League and failing to qualify for the Europa League play-offs, other teams have seen hope in this season's Europa League. Of course, if you want to win the championship, you must have enough strength, and among the many teams that have qualified, Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen are undoubtedly the strongest, if all goes well, I hope these two teams meet in the final and bring fans a super exciting matchup!