Xabi Alonso’s amazing debut at Bayer Leverkusen

Xabi Alonso had an unbeatable debutin the controls of Bayer Leverkusen. The Basque coach started his new adventure with a win against Schalke-04 and somewhat shaken by the crisis that his team was going through and ended up with the dismissal of the former coach, Gerardo Seoan.

Leverkusen came out with a rather offensive 3-4-3 where two lanes, Jeremie Frimpong Y Mitchell Bakeract more as wings than wings.

Especially Frimpong, on the right, partner with Mousesa Diabycaused permanent concern in Schalke’s defence.

The first arrival, which ended with a shot from Devil out of the net in the 5th minute, was the result of the combination between the two.

Leverkusen took the ball from the startwhen he lost it, he was very active in the recovery work in the opposite half and he allowed Schalke quite a bit.

The domain of the aspirin team is clear but the opportunities are few. The goal did come, though, with a left-footed shot by Diaby in the 38th minute. And in the 48th minute came the second, scored by Frimpong from a pass from Devil in a play that began Callum Hudson-Odoi on the left wing after eliminating two opponents in two dribbles.

In minute 53, in a counterattack play, Frimpong scored the third, again from a pass Deviland at 90 Paulinhowho just entered Hudson-Odoimade the fourth.

there is success Leverkusen left the direct relegation zone but the most important thing is that it can be a signal to change the course and the feelings in the team.

Meanwhile, bottom side Bochum sprung a surprise as they beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 with goals from Philip Hoffmana header from a corner kick in the 69th minute, an own goal by Ndicka in the 87th minute and a shot from the edge of the box by Philip Forster in 91

This is the first success of Bochum in the nine days that the German tournament lasts. Finally, Augsburg and Wolfsburg They bonded over a goal.