Bayer Leverkusen has no limits and, unbeaten in all competitions, is on its way to completing a historic season. Head of the Bundesliga, Xabi Alonso’s team once again showed their winning mentality with another ‘in extremis’ goal beat Stuttgart at the BayArena (3-2) and they qualified for the semifinals of the DFB Pokal.
Xabi Alonso did not dedicate his numbers, despite the fact that on Saturday he will host Bayern Munich in a very important match in the fight for the Bundesliga, but about the match against Darmstadt, He left Borja Iglesias on the bench to startwho made his debut in front of his fans midway through the second half after arriving last week on loan from Betis.
Stuttgart went ahead from a corner
Stuttgart, despite the absence of their Guinean scorer Serhou Guirassy After arriving on Monday from the Africa Cup, they led the scoreboard and nullified Leverkusen in the first half with their disciplined approach, but ended up falling at the end after showing that their third place in the league was no fluke.
A corner taken by Angelo Stiller Central Waldemar Anton finished it in the net with a header that went past goalkeeper Matej Kovar. It was the 10th minute and Stuttgart, buoyed by this early goal, contained a Leverkusen team that dominated but created little danger in attack.
Leverkusen reacted after the break
Just a few moments before the break Florian Wirtz, author of two assists, and Alejandro Grimaldo picked up the pace and they have finally revealed the details of their game. At minute 40 Patrik Schick has a goal disallowed for offside and, after two, a free kick from the Valencian side He forced Alexander Nübel into what was Leverkusen’s best chance to that point.
After the break, Leverkusen came out with determination. Wirtz found Schick alone in the area and the Czech’s point-blank shot was blocked by Nübel. 1-1 came three minutes later, in the 49th minute, when Robert Andrich took advantage of a defensive decline to launch a awesome shot from outside the area straight to the squad.
Exchange punches
The game entered a phase of coming and going as Stuttgart responded and pushed forward again with great collective action. Enzo Millot put the ball into the area and Chris Führich nails his shot wide (58′).
Xabi Alonso brought Borja Iglesias on the clock with Amine Adli and he tied for his first intervention after receiving a through pass from Wirtz and escaping from Stuttgart’s advanced defense (67′).
Borja Iglesias enters and Tah decides
Borja Iglesias made it 3-2 with a shot that narrowly missed the mark and, in the 90th minute, Wirtz put a precise cross over the center back’s head. Jonathan Tah, who beat Nübel with a chipped shot.
Having advanced to the quarterfinals of the DFB Pokal, Leverkusen continued their pursuit of a treble after reaching their 30th game unbeaten since the start of the season. Already qualified for the round of 16 in the Europa League, they avoided extra time today but Bayern, who visit the BayArena on Saturday, will come up short with the Bundesliga at stake.
Source: La Verdad
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