Bayer Leverkusen are one of the most dominant sides in the world this season and it shows. Though they're only playing in the Europa League this year, they're at a stage where no opponent is easy.
Right now, Bayer are facing West Ham United at home, and Xabi Alonso's men are looking to completely dominate the Premier League opponent.
As early as in the 15th minute you could see all of West Ham's players packed into their box defending against Alonso's positional play (nope, that wasn't a corner kick).
In the end, the game ended with Bayer's 2-0 victory, which extended their unbeaten streak to 42 games. The score doesn't tell the story of the game though. So bad it was for the English, Leverkusen had more shots (33) than West Ham had possession (27%)
One of the tenets Bayer live by is short passes and much possession. Alonso's men bought into his methods and, with the right execution, they can suffocate their opponents.
Bayer are best across Europe's top-5 for short passes completed (10,347) and fourth by average possession (63.1%).
