Alonso’s Leverkusen equal Guardiola’s Bayern record

Bayer Leverkusen returned to the top of the Bundesliga with a 4-0 home win over Union Berlin.

Xabi Alonso’s side have taken 31 points from a possible 33 this season, equalling the record set by Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich in 2015-16.

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Alex Grimaldo, Odilon Kossounou, Jonathan Tah and Nathan Tella scored as Leverkusen replaced Bayern at the top.

Leverkusen have won 16 of their 17 matches in all competitions this season, including the past 12 in a row.

Alonso was appointed in October last year with Leverkusen second from bottom of the table after eight games.