Xabi Alonso Starting tomorrow, in their match against Heidenheim at the BayArena, Bayer Leverkusen will try to find the consistency they need to win what will be the second Bundesliga, and also in a row, in their history.
Leverkusen is fourth in the table, 9 points behind Bayern Munich, who will open today’s matchday 11 against Augsburg at the Allianz Arena, but will have to try to close this gap without one of the best player.
Xabi Alonso has now revealed that Victor Boniface returns injured from the Nigerian national team and you won’t be able to count on him for the next few weeks. “It will be a few games. We will see how long,” said the Tolosa coach. “It’s a shame. He has a small muscle injury in his thigh. But he’s not there tomorrow and against Salzburg (on Tuesday in the Champions League). Maybe a little more. “I hope he can play more this year, it’s not a matter of six or seven weeks.”
Xabi Alonso’s cupid
Nigeria qualified for the Africa Cup with a 1-1 draw against Benin on Thursday and on Monday ended this qualifying phase with a home defeat against Rwanda (1-2). “He played 15 minutes in the first game,” Xabi Alonso said. “He felt something after the first 60 minutes in the second game and continued to play. “Maybe I shouldn’t have done it.”
Author of six goals in the first ten Bundesliga games, Boniface has been Leverkusen’s main offensive asset since his arrival from Union Saint-Gilloise in the summer of 2023.
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This is the second injury suffered by Boniface with his national team this year. either. The scorer missed the Africa Cup after picking up a muscle injury in January while preparing to play in the tournament and it took him three months to reappear in Leverkusen. However, he assisted his 14 goals to win the first Bundesliga in the club’s history.
His absence is a blow for Leverkusen, especially because Another attacker, Amine Adli, will be out until January due to the fibula fracture he suffered at the end of October against Brest in the Champions League and for which he underwent surgery.
Source: La Verdad
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