Bulykin: “It’s too early for Bayer to relax, there’s still the Europa League ahead”

Former Bayer player Dmitry Bulykin commented on the victory of the Leverkusen team in the Bundesliga.

On April 14, Bayer became the German champion for the first time in the club’s 119-year history. The team beat Werder Bremen (5:0) and secured the title with five rounds to go. Bayer extended its unbeaten streak to 43 matches and repeated the record unbeaten streak in the history of the top 5 leagues. Juventus previously went unbeaten for 43 consecutive matches in 2011-12.

— I’m very happy because I played in this club. The team’s management consists of people with whom I directly played and studied at UEFA. This makes it doubly pleasant. Everyone in our chat is already congratulating them. Coach Alonso is also very likable. He understands how football works. I myself played at a high level and together with the management they built the right work and strategy. They have people in their leadership who also know football from the inside. It’s always a pleasure to work with such people; they allow both the club and the coach to achieve the desired result. Everyone there understands each other perfectly.

In general, I am very glad that Bayer became the champion, and even promoted Bayern. However, they also have the Europa League ahead, and a record in the Bundesliga can be set. Therefore, it is too early to relax. It will be interesting to see how they perform in the Europa League. Bayer did it. Will Krasnodar be able to? Unfortunately, Krasnodar will not be able to. They are in the wrong shape, with the wrong power and with the wrong luck, like Bayer. Therefore, Zenit again has a good chance of becoming a champion,” Metaratings quotes Bulykin as saying.

In the Europa League, Bayer will play the second leg of their quarter-final clash with London’s West Ham on Thursday. After the first match, the German team is ahead – 2:0.

Watch the live broadcast of the West Ham – Bayer Leverkusen match on April 18 from 21:45 on the MATCH FOOTBALL 3 TV channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.