Xabi Alonso, co-leader after defeating Gladbach

Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-0 on Saturday, with two goals from the Nigerian Victor Boniface and one of the Jonathan Tah and complete the entire record of victories after two days played in the Bundesliga. He is temporary co-leader of Union Berlin, who will sleep in the lead while waiting for Bayern Munich to play tomorrow.

Leverkusen had clear control of the game from the start. He took the ball, generated arrivals on the wings and in the center and allowed Gladbach little, which was limited to a few counterattack attempts.

In the 19th minute came the first goal of the aspirin team, scored by the Nigerian Victor Boniface by identifying with a header a play preceded by a recital of passes to the opposite half.

After playing all over the field and making the Gladbach defense move from one side to the otherGranite Xhaka he saw an open space in the area and put the ball to the Spaniard Alex Grimaldo.

Grimaldo helped Boniface to 0-1

Grimaldo held his head in the middle where he appeared Boniface To define.

Two minutes later Xhaka volleyed a fantastic goal disallowed for offside.

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Although Leverkusen’s dominance remained clear, the game was open until the fifth minute of injury time in the first half when, after a strategic move, Jonathan Tah He scored the second with a shot from the center of the area.

The Nigerian sentence

The last goal of the sentence came in the 53rd minute Boniface headed a pass from Florian Wirtz inside the area.

Leverkusen could have scored a few more goals, they had chances. Gladbach also had a few when the game was sentenced and Leverkusen relaxed a bit.

However, the difference between the two teams on the field was clear. Leverkusen was in charge with a clear structure to which the rival had no response.