Xabi Alonso is not impressed by Bayern Munich who opens an eight-pointed lead on Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga title race, prior to their huge head-to-head collision next week. Reigning Champions Leverkusen lost ground on Saturday on Bayern, while the previous day they wanted to respond to the 3-0 triumph of the leaders about Werder […]
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Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso was happy with the reaction that showed his side after they won a dramatic quarterfinals of DFB-Pokal against second-class Cologne. The Alonso team was 2-1 behind the last seconds of the game, when Patrik Schick's equalizer brought the draw to extra time, with Victor Boniface taking the goal that won
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Emiliano Buendia says that the chance of working with Xabi Alonso and Florian Wirtz was an important factor in his decision to leave Aston Villa for Bayer Leverkusen. Beendia joined the Bundesliga champions on loan until the end of the season. Although he recently put Pen on paper about a new contract with Villa, to
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In the last 12-18 months there has been a lot of speculation with regard to the position of the Real Madrid manager in the Santiago Bernabeu. Carlo Ancelotti performed wonders during his second enchantment, but that did not stop regular speculation on his possible departure – and also that of his expected replacement Xabi Alonso.
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Xabi Alonso praised the “World Class” aspects of Florian Wirtz, despite the fact that Bayer Leverkusen collapsed on Saturday to a 2-2 draw with RB Leipzig. The Bundesliga champions rose to a lead of two goals thanks to strikes by Patrik Schick and Aleix Garcia in the Red Bull Arena. David Raum, however, withdrew one
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The Bayer Leverkusen manager has been working with his team at Real Madrid's home ground. This Wednesday, Xabi Alonso made a surprise return to Valdebebas, Real Madrid's five-star training center. The Bayer Leverkusen coach was present at Real Madrid's facilities after the Spanish club loaned one of their training pitches to allow the squad to
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Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso was disappointed with his side's naivety in the 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday. Leverkusen had initially scored a goal against ten-man Atletico, but gave away the lead in the second half and had a player sent off themselves, before Julian Alvarez won the
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Xabi Alonso insisted Bayer Leverkusen had to fight in their Champions League match against Atletico Madrid to keep their hopes of a top eight finish alive. Alonso's side sit fourth in the new 36-team league table and know a win on Tuesday will put them in a strong position to automatically qualify for the knockout
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If Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti couldn't already feel Xabi Alonso's shadow in his office, the Basque manager and his Bayer Leverkusen side are at the Valdebebas training ground this week as they prepare to face Atletico Madrid. However, much of the Madrid-based press was interested in his prospects of replacing the Italian. Leverkusen will
Carlo Ancelotti's future as Real Madrid manager has been in the news again this week following last weekend's humiliating 5-2 defeat to Barcelona, ​​and it appears his second spell as manager at the Santiago Bernabeu is coming to an end . According to Sport, Real Madrid have already decided that Xabi Alonso will be appointed
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Xabi Alonso believed Bayer Leverkusen's Bundesliga win over Borussia Dortmund on Friday showed the reigning champions' improved discipline. Leverkusen took the lead with just 24 seconds on the clock through Nathan Tella's early strike before Patrik Schick doubled their lead in the eighth minute. Although Jamie Gittens halved the deficit, Schick grabbed his brace shortly
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Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso is sweating on midfielder Granit Xhaka's fitness ahead of this weekend's blockbuster clash with Borussia Dortmund. Bundesliga action resumes this weekend after a three-week winter break, with the reigning champions hoping to close the four-point gap with leaders Bayern Munich. But Leverkusen could be without influential midfielder Xhaka, who
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