Alonso's men, who have a Europa League final against Atalanta and a German Cup final versus Kaiserslautern to come this week, have not lost in any competition this season -- a run of 51 games.
Champions Bayer Leverkusen edged past Augsburg 2-1 on the last matchday on Saturday to become the first team in the history of the Bundesliga to complete a full season without a loss.
Bayer Leverkusen stretched their season-long unbeaten run to 50 games with a 5-0 win at 10-man Bochum on Sunday.
Under the banner "love that lasts a lifetime", Leverkusen announced the "special promotion for the end of a special season".
Leverkusen, the Bundesliga champions who have also reached the May 25 German Cup final, played their 49th match without defeat in all competitions, surpassing Benfica's long-standing European record set from 1963 to 1965.
Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen, who have 40 wins in their unbeaten run, face Atalanta in the May 22 final in Dublin after the Italians comfortably got past Olympique Marseille.
Xabi Alonso's rampaging Bayer Leverkusen will have an additional incentive in Thursday's home second-leg Europa League semifinal against Roma: breaking a 59-year-old European football record.
Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen extended their season-long unbeaten run to 48 games with a 5-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.
Leverkusen won their first meeting with Roma in almost 20 years.
Alonso's men, who have a Europa League final against Atalanta and a German Cup final versus Kaiserslautern to come this week, have not lost in any competition this season -- a run of 51 games.
Champions Bayer Leverkusen edged past Augsburg 2-1 on the last matchday on Saturday to become the first team in the history of the Bundesliga to complete a full season without a loss.
Bayer Leverkusen stretched their season-long unbeaten run to 50 games with a 5-0 win at 10-man Bochum on Sunday.
Under the banner "love that lasts a lifetime", Leverkusen announced the "special promotion for the end of a special season".
Leverkusen, the Bundesliga champions who have also reached the May 25 German Cup final, played their 49th match without defeat in all competitions, surpassing Benfica's long-standing European record set from 1963 to 1965.
Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen, who have 40 wins in their unbeaten run, face Atalanta in the May 22 final in Dublin after the Italians comfortably got past Olympique Marseille.
Xabi Alonso's rampaging Bayer Leverkusen will have an additional incentive in Thursday's home second-leg Europa League semifinal against Roma: breaking a 59-year-old European football record.
Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen extended their season-long unbeaten run to 48 games with a 5-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.
Leverkusen won their first meeting with Roma in almost 20 years.
Leverkusen's superiority was fully on display.