How many lives does Leverkusen have? The unbeaten champions pulled away in the 97th minute

Bayer Leverkusen saved itself in the 7th minute of added time when visiting Borussia Dortmund – 1:1, in a match of the 30th round of the Bundesliga.

And if for Xabi Alonso’s team it was not of great importance to take the point, because they have been champions in theory for a week, then the saving goal of the Croatian defender Josip Stanisic keeps alive the dream of an incredible season without a loss.

Something that, with the competition in Germany and in Europe that Leverkusen has faced in the last 10 months, is simply inexplicable.

But here, 45 games have passed without anyone being able to beat this line-up.

Today it looked like the streak would end when Niklas Fühlkrug opened for the home side in the 81st minute. But Stanisic headed in from a corner to prevent another defeat.

This is the sixth time this season that Leverkusen have saved themselves from losing in stoppage time or the 90th minute.

The points were very important for Dortmund, who are chasing the top 4. But they are further away from it, because after the failure to win today, Borussia is 2 points behind fourth placed RB Leipzig. And the victory, dropped at the last moment, equalized the two teams.

Leverkusen are unbeaten in 30 league games, 10 in the Europa League, where they are in the semi-finals against Roma, and 5 in the German Cup. There, a final awaits him against second-division Kaiserslautern.

The season could still bring a double or even a treble for Alonso’s Invincibles.