Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen adds and continues

He Bayer Leverkusen of Xabi Alonso He is serious in the Bundesliga. After shaking the Bayern Munich last weekend, this saturday he fulfilled the predictions by winning the solvency at home against Heidenheim (0-1) and thanks to this he consolidated his leadership, going to sleep with an 8 point advantage in Bavariawhich plays this Sunday.

Isn’t the Heidenheim the team with the biggest budget in Bundesliga but one that, before this Saturday, had accumulated a very good streak of results that suggested that the Bayer Leverkusen things will not be easy. Specifically, eight days in a row that he had Heidenheim unbeaten, adding 16 points out of a possible 24, but the at Xabi Alonso They are too much for them.

The ‘aspirin team’ took the initiative in the game from the opening whistle, with the wingers especially inspired. Alejandro Grimaldo and Jeremie Frimpong, disguised as daggers, and the latter managed to open the scoring in added time of the first half. He did this by connecting a beautiful cross shot from inside the area after receiving the ball from Adli. It was a dry, tight shot to the base of the post where he could do nothing. Kevin Mullergoalkeeper of Heidenheimwhich saw it reach the break with 0-0 on the scoreboard.

Now in the second part, with Heidenheim forced to abandon the plan to focus on the break he executed while the score was 0-0, the Bayer Leverkusen He began to feel more comfortable and dominated the tempo of the match to his liking. And in the 81st minute came the second. Adliassistant of Frimpong in the first half, he peeked between the lines to chase down a pass between the lines of Wirtz and scored into an empty net after rounding the rival goalkeeper. Later, in the 87th minute, the Heidenheim by means of Kleindienst, but the purpose only served to hide the result. He Bayer Leverkusen take another step towards the title. He still has a long way to go before he can lift it, but he is on the right track to do so.