BREAKING: Bayer Leverkusen Make H???????????????????????? To Equal Benfica’s Record Of 48 Games Unbeaten

With the victory, the Leverkusen-based club tied the record for longest all-competition unbeaten streak by any European club since pan-European competition began in the 1956 season. Portuguese powerhouse Benfica went 48 games without a loss from 1963-65, led by legendary striker Eusébio.

Maestro manager Xabi Alonso’s club can break Benfica’s mark Thursday against Roma in the second leg of the two teams’ Europa League semifinal.