Leverkusen "Bayer", having beaten yesterday away "Union" (1:0) in the 28th round of the German championship, brought their winless streak in the current season to 28 matches (24 wins and 4 draws).

In doing so, Leverkusen repeated the Bundesliga record in the history of this tournament. Previously, only two teams managed to go undefeated for 28 consecutive matches - Borussia Dortmund in the 2011/12 season and Bayern Munich in the 2013/14 season.