Bayer Leverkusen Xabi Alonso is one step away from the end of the saga of ‘Vicekusen’which appeared at the turn of the century when the aspirin group accumulated second places without winning the Bundesliga who could hardly miss this occasion.
The clearest path to the title is defeat Werder Bremen on Sunday, but Leverkusen can be champion even on Saturday if the Bavaria lose against him Cologne and the Stuttgart against him Eintracht Frankfurt.
If he Bavaria and the Stuttgart the points -both 16 below- were left at Leverkusen It was enough for him to bind against him Bremen to be crowned German champion for the first time in its history.
The title may lead to a change in the text of the club’s anthem. “We the UEFA Cupwe have German Cup and the Bundesligawe will win next time,” the text said.
That call of “next time” was temporarily the object of derision by fans of other clubs who saw how Leverkusen remained on the brink of the title.
The most dramatic situation occurred in 2000, when the Leverkusen On the last day, a draw away from home against Unterhachinga team that has already been relegated, to be crowned champions.
He Leverkusen lost 2-0 and the salad bowl – the Bundesliga trophy – had to be brought in by helicopter Unterhaching in Munich where Bayern, who greeted their title rivals early, were crowned champions against all odds.
Two years later, in the 2001/2002 season, Leverkusen – led by Klaus Topmoller-, played football that wooed all over Europe. dominated the Bundesliga almost from start to finish and reached the final of the German Cup and the Champions League.
A decrease in the last three days allows Borussia Dortmund seize the Bundesliga title. The end of German Cup -that he came as a favorite- he lost in Schalke and the end of Champions League he lost it Real Madrid.
That occasion was the last on which the Leverkusen held the title of Bundesliga that now it seemed impossible for him to escape in the midst of an almost perfect season.
Three points short of securing the title, six games remain until the end of the season Bundesligait seems like just a matter of procedure.
Among the things he gave Xabi Alonso in Leverkusenmany commentators highlighted a strong winning mentality that set them apart from the 2000 and 2002 teams.
Throughout the season the Leverkusen Not only did he win games where the control he usually has on the field paid off from the start, but also others where he had a headwind and was able to turn back commitments in the final minutes a few times.
He Leverkusen The score may be down, the minutes may pass inexorably, but the style remains guided by an iron belief that the end will work.
A flexible 3-4-3 – which sometimes becomes 3-4-2-1 and sometimes 3-4-5 with Jeremie Frimpong and Alejandro Grimaldo playing as wingers – has been the most common method used by Leverkusen this season.
However, in the 3-0 victory over Bavaria -where there were no longer any doubts about the title possibilities- Xabi Alonso changed the method and played the defense of four, with Josip Stasinic and the Ecuadorian Piero Hincapié as wingers.
Besides Bundesligawhich seems to be a matter of procedure, the final German Cup remains ahead – where the Leverkusen They start as favorites against Kaiserslautern – and the path they may have left in the Europa League.
Source: La Verdad
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