He Bayer Leverkusenleader of the Bundesliga, was close to winning the first league title, but Xabi Alonsotheir coach, warned this Friday that the race for the championship is far from over despite their 13 points lead with 7 games left to play.
Xabi Alonso will lead to Bayer Leverkusen on a 40 game unbeaten streak in all competitions this season. The Basque coach explained that he will not rotate this Saturday against Union Berlin thinking about the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals next Thursday against West Ham.
“Our focus is the Bundesliga,” he said Xabi Alonso at a press conference. “We have a good chance to win the title, but there are still seven games left. We are going to Berlin with our best team and we hope to take a step closer to winning the title. We are in a position where we can We won it, but it’s not over yet.”
He Bayer Leverkusenwhose last trophy was the 1993 German Cup, came close to securing its Bundesliga title, taking a 13-point lead over the second-placed champions Bayern Munich.
The group of Xabi Alonso also reached the final of the German Cup on Wednesday by losing a 4-0 match Fortuna Dusseldorf. They will face the Kaiserslautern (now in the Second Division) in the final on May 25.
Xabi AlonsoHowever, he said it was not time to celebrate. “Fans have memories and are patient. They still remember what happened against Unterhaching“, he said. The Bayer Leverkusen lost the Bundesliga in 1999-2000 on the last day after a defeat against Unterhaching (2-0 on May 20, 2000).
Finally, Xabi Alonso He said: “We want to celebrate when we can. Now is not the time to celebrate. It’s still early, still in April. We are in a good position, we have a (German Cup) final as our last game of the season , but “We don’t talk much. We are not talking about a title, but only about our next rival.” He Union Berlin.
Source: La Verdad
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