Granit Xhaka was trapped in a furious exchange of words with Bayer Leverkusen fans after his side had a 2-1 defeat against the third German club Arminia Bielefeld.
Leverkusen, who won the German Cup under Xabi Alonso last season, did not defend their crown after being eliminated on Tuesday evening in amazing circumstances from the competition.
Although they took the lead by Jonathan Tah in the 17th minute, Xhaka and his team were 2-1 at the break the following goals by Marius Worl and Maximilian Grosser.
The ruling Bundesliga champions insisted on an equalizer in the second half, but arrived empty-handed to frustrate their supporters and Xhaka felt the full power of their anger at full-time after the shock bar of Leverkusen was confirmed.
While the aftermath of the defeat of Leverkusen was broadcast on the German Outlet Ard, pland cameras in the direction of the Switzerland International who points and gesturing in a heated confrontation with a group of supporters.
The 32-year-old played the full 90 minutes for Bayer Leverkusen in the Night and worked with Robert Andrich and Exequend Palacios in the machine room.
Xhaka, who played for Arsenal in the Premier League between 2016 and 2023, has shown that over the years he is not one to withdraw from fighting fans.
In 2019, Xhaka reached the headlines by focusing error language on Arsenal supporters.
He apologized for telling Gunners fans to 'go out' after he had been demolished by Arsenal supporters of Arsenal during a draw against the Crystal Palace of Roy Hodgson.
So far, Xhaka's move to Bayer Leverkusen has been an overwhelming success, in which the Swiss midfielder plays a crucial role in the revival of the club under Alonso.
Xhaka played a remarkable 50 games in all competitions Last campaign when Leverkusen won the Double Double and the first team became a very Bundesliga season without defeat.
Despite the fact that they are currently six points worse than Bayern München to go with seven games to go, Xhaka and his teammates hope to claim back and claim a second domestic title, with only the German top flight to play for now their shock distance of the DFB Pokal.
Earlier this month, Xhaka took a wipe to Premier League referee Michael Oliver after the English official Bayern Munich had awarded a penalty during the first stage of their 5-0 aggregated victory in the Champions League round of 16.
Furious through the penalty that Harry Kane converted, Xhaka expressed his anger to the media and claimed that it was “disappointing to see.”
“He doesn't give that in the Premier League. I spent seven years there and I know Michael. I am convinced that he would not whistle it in the Premier League, “Xhaka told reporters after the game.
'There are so many blocks in the Premier League that it was nothing today. It is a bit disappointing of him to whistle such a penalty at this level and probably determine the game. If you give a fine for each block, there would be so many punishments. '
Xhaka and Leverkusen will try to leave their disappointing German cup ride behind them when they take it against Heidenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
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