He Bayer Leverkusen of Xabi Alonso This is a legend. At 119 years old, the aspirin team was proclaimed champion of Germany for the first time in its history, ending the hegemony of a Bayern Munich who won 11 straight Bundesliga titles.
He has done it too with so much dominance. Unbeaten – 25 wins and four draws – and five games away from becoming the first German soccer team to finish a season undefeated. A milestone in which Leverkusen are at the level of squads like Milan of Arrigo Sacchi (1991-92) or the Arsenal of Invincibles (2003-04), among others.
Perfect Triplet Path
But the power of those of Xabi Alonso It extends beyond domestic competition. Finalists of the DFB Pokal and quarterfinalists in the Europa League, where they have a two-goal advantage over West Ham Looking ahead to the second leg, in London (Thursday, 9:00 pm), they are on their way to a perfect Treble, as they are also unbeaten in these tournaments. The unseen.
He is new Werder Bremenand despite the widespread circulation of Tolosarra, the Leverkusen He did not waste his first match-ball in the Bundesliga. The green-and-whites won ‘small hands’ (5-0), and thanks to the BayArena, which had a party in style inaugurated, from the penalty spot, Bonifacethe goal man of this team.
understand tripped Hoffmann and Hurt Osmers, at the VAR’s request, indicated the maximum penalty. The Nigerian, recently recovered from his adductor injury, did not disappoint, scoring his eighteenth goal of the course in all competitions.
Only the crossbar, after a shot Adliand the good work of Zetterer under the sticks they postponed 2-0, the work of Xhaka 15′ after the restart. The Swiss looked for and found, from a distance, the right corner of the team’s goal. Werder Bremenwho claimed a possible offside by Wirtz.
The magician from Pulheim, in exchange for a visit to the London Stadium, manages to complete the repoker of Leverkusen with a hat-trick from the bench. First, with ‘dry folha’ centered but impossible Zettereralso sold 4-0 which unleashed a frenzy among the local fans, who started jumping onto the pitch.
‘Long live Spain’ was the sound
Wirtz He sent them back into the stands before scoring, in the 90th minute, the final 5-0 with a pass from Grimaldowhich makes it inevitable, this time, to invade a field that ends up singing ‘Que viva España’ by Manolo Escobar In honor of Xabi Alonsoits great architect Bayer Leverkusen champion.
match lineup
1
19
3
12
4
6
8
3. 4
22
7
twenty-one
30
8
27
13
36
22
10
twenty
7
29
14
BayArena
Michael Zetterer30
61′
Mitchell Weiser8
46′
76′
Felix Agu27
68′
Milos Veljkovic13
Christian Gross36
Julian Malatini22
Leonardo Bittencourt10
46′
76′
59′
76′
Roman Schmidttwenty
24′
61′
Marvin Ducksch7
Nick Woltemade29
68′
30′
Four.
Senne Lynen14
Replacements
Doubtful38
Olivier Deman2
68′
Cimo Röcker40
76′
Isak Hansen-Aaröentwenty-one
76′
61′
Dawid Kownacki9
68′
Four.
67′
82′
89′
Joel Imasuen26
76′
Leon Opitz35
61′
coach
Xabi Alonso
Ole Werner
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
