Carles Martínez Makes German Football History After Just Ten Leverkusen Games

Carles Martínez has made history at Bayer Leverkusen, becoming the first coach in German professional football to see his team score at least two goals in each of his first ten competitive matches since the Bundesliga was founded in 1963.

According to OptaFranz, no other coach has achieved this remarkable feat at the beginning of their tenure in more than six decades.

The record highlights the extraordinary attacking consistency Die Werkself have developed under the Spaniard, who has quickly transformed the Werkself into one of Germany's most exciting attacking teams.

Thursday's 2-0 Europa League victory over OFI Crete completed the historic sequence, extending Leverkusen's winning streak to six matches across all competitions.

Ten Matches, At Least Two Goals In Every Game

What makes Martínez's achievement particularly impressive is that it covers his first ten competitive matches as Leverkusen coach.

Plenty of teams have enjoyed prolific scoring runs, but no coach in German professional football since the Bundesliga's foundation had previously begun their tenure with ten consecutive matches featuring at least two goals from their side.

Leverkusen have maintained attacking consistency across both domestic and European competitions, regardless of their opponents or changes to the starting lineup.

Their latest victory in Greece provided another example.

With several regular starters rested, Jonas Hofmann stepped into the team and scored twice in the space of three first-half minutes to secure a 2-0 win over OFI Crete.

The 34-year-old had only recently been added to Die Werkself's Europa League squad following Martin Terrier's injury, making his decisive contribution even more significant.

It demonstrated that Martínez's attacking approach is producing results beyond his established first-choice players.

Schick And Maza Are Thriving Under Martínez

While the record belongs to Martínez, several players have been instrumental in making it possible.

Patrik Schick has been particularly impressive, scoring in each of Leverkusen's opening six Bundesliga matches and establishing a new club record.

The Czech striker has also delivered in Europe, scoring twice against Lech Poznań and becoming an increasingly important figure in Martínez's attacking system.

Ibrahim Maza has enjoyed a similarly encouraging start.

The 20-year-old midfielder has developed into one of Die Werkself's most influential creative players, combining technical quality with an increasing ability to decide matches.

Against Freiburg, Maza scored the equaliser before setting up Schick's winning goal in a 2-1 comeback victory.

Malik Tillman, Moussa Diaby and Hofmann have provided additional attacking options, ensuring that Leverkusen remain dangerous even when Martínez rotates his squad.

The Spaniard's greatest success so far may be creating a system in which several players can contribute rather than relying exclusively on one goalscorer.

Martínez Has Silenced Early Doubts But Bigger Tests Await

Martínez arrived at Leverkusen facing considerable expectations and questions about how quickly he could establish his playing philosophy.

Ten matches later, he has already secured a place in German football's record books.

His side have won six consecutive matches across all competitions and remain unbeaten in their last eight.

Leverkusen's Europa League record is particularly encouraging, with three victories, eight goals scored, and no goals conceded.

However, the next challenge is maintaining that consistency against increasingly demanding opposition.

Sunday's Bundesliga encounter with Hoffenheim offers Martínez the opportunity to extend his historic start to eleven matches.

The distinction is important: this is not a record for the longest run of matches with multiple goals in German football, but specifically for the opening ten competitive fixtures of a coach's tenure.

That makes Martínez's achievement all the more remarkable. In just a few weeks, he has accomplished something no other coach had managed at the start of their tenure in the Bundesliga era.

From here the stage only gets bigger.