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‘We’re Not Done Yet’, Says Bayer Leverkusen Boss Xabi Alonso | Football News
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‘We’re Not Done Yet’, Says Bayer Leverkusen Boss Xabi Alonso | Football News

[ad_1] Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said his unbeaten side was "not done yet" after winning their debut league title on Sunday with a treble still possible this season. Leverkusen's 5-0 win over Werder Bremen at home on Sunday, including a second-half hat-trick from Florian Wirtz, sealed a first Bundesliga title in their 120-year history. Alonso -- who is in his first full season as a coach having joined Leverkusen midway through last season -- told reporters after the game the sky was the limit for his side, who are yet to lose a match in 43 games this season.Soaking wet with beer after his players surprised him during the press conference, the 42-year-old manager reminded everyone "it's not over yet"."We'll see how far we can go. I have a good feeling about it."The win sent Lever...
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Bayer Leverkusen End Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga Dominance, Claim Maiden Title | Football News
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Bayer Leverkusen End Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga Dominance, Claim Maiden Title | Football News

[ad_1] Bayer Leverkusen lifted the Bundesliga title for the first time in their 120-year history on Sunday, a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen breaking Bayern Munich's 11-year stranglehold on the German top flight. Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen knew victory would secure the title with five games to spare, but there were no signs of nerves in a dominant performance. A hat-trick from Florian Wirtz and goals from Victor Boniface and Granit Xhaka extended their unbeaten run to a stunning 43 games in all competitions. Leverkusen's maiden title, coming after five second-place finishes in their history, keeps their dream of a remarkable treble alive while shedding their unwanted 'Neverkusen' nickname for good.With 10 minutes to go, the long-suffering fans began making their way to the sidelines and a ...
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Liverpool Stunned By Atalanta In Europa League, Leverkusen Beat West Ham United | Football News
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Liverpool Stunned By Atalanta In Europa League, Leverkusen Beat West Ham United | Football News

[ad_1] Liverpool's hopes of winning the Europa League were left hanging by a thread after they lost 3-0 at home to Atalanta in the first leg of their quarter-final tie on Thursday, while Bayer Leverkusen beat West Ham United to extend their unbeaten record this season. Liverpool are hoping to make this season's Europa League final in Dublin on May 22 their final game before Jurgen Klopp steps down as manager, but they face a monumental task to turn their last-eight tie around after a stunning Atalanta performance.Liverpool, who started with Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai among the substitutes, saw Harvey Elliott come agonisingly close to opening the scoring with a shot that hit the bar and struck the post on its way back out.Atalanta then took the lead seven minutes before half-tim...
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Bayer Leverkusen Host West Ham Still On Target For Remarkable Treble | Football News
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Bayer Leverkusen Host West Ham Still On Target For Remarkable Treble | Football News

[ad_1] Should Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen keep pursuit of a remarkable treble, the Bundesliga leaders will need to get past a dogged West Ham buoyed by recent European successes. Leverkusen host the Hammers in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday and are yet to lose this season, winning 36 and drawing five of their 41 games. The Bundesliga champions-elect are 16 points clear of second-placed Bayern Munich in Germany and could lift their first-ever league title as early as Sunday with a win over Werder Bremen.With Alonso's side also through to May's German Cup final, where they face a second-division Kaiserslautern side battling relegation, the Europa League represents the biggest remaining challenge to their treble hopes.Leverkusen are one of German football'...
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Florian Wirtz Hits Double As Bayer Leverkusen Reach German Cup Final | Football News
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Florian Wirtz Hits Double As Bayer Leverkusen Reach German Cup Final | Football News

[ad_1] Florian Wirtz scored a goal in each half as Bayer Leverkusen thrashed Fortuna Duesseldorf 4-0 at home on Wednesday to reach the German Cup final for the fifth time. Leverkusen have gained a reputation for stealing last-gasp wins this season but were in total control from start to finish against their second-division opponents. Jeremie Frimpong opened the scoring seven minutes in, with Amine Adli adding another on the 20-minute mark. With five goals, Adli is the top scorer in the cup this season.Wirtz added a third 10 minutes before half-time and doubled up from the spot on the hour mark to seal a comfortable victory for Xabi Alonso's side.The win, which extended Leverkusen's remarkable unbeaten record to 40 matches this season, keeps the dreams of a treble alive for a team with ju...
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Bundesliga: Robert Andrich And Patrik Schick Late Show Keeps Bayer Leverkusen Unbeaten | Football News
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Bundesliga: Robert Andrich And Patrik Schick Late Show Keeps Bayer Leverkusen Unbeaten | Football News

[ad_1] Bayern Leverkusen beat Hoffenheim in Bundesliga© AFPLast-gasp goals from Robert Andrich and Patrik Schick kept Bayer Leverkusen's undefeated record this season alive with a 2-1 home win over Hoffenheim on Saturday.A first-half Maximilian Baier strike had Hoffenheim on track to break Leverkusen's unbeaten streak, which now stands at 39 matches, just one day after in-demand manager Xabi Alonso pledged his future to the club.But as they have done regularly this season, Leverkusen fought back late as Andrich levelled the scores in the 88th minute before an injury-time Schick volley sealed another remarkable comeback win.The victory sends title-bound Leverkusen 13 points clear of Bayern Munich, who face Borussia Dortmund later on Saturday, with seven matches remaining this season.(This...
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More Than Pride On Line In Bayern Munich-Borussia Dortmund Clash | Football News
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More Than Pride On Line In Bayern Munich-Borussia Dortmund Clash | Football News

[ad_1] Even though both sides are in the shadow of Xabi Alonso's unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen, there is still plenty to play for in Saturday's Bayern Munich-Borussia Dortmund clash. With a 10-point lead with eight games to play, Leverkusen are on course for a maiden Bundesliga crown. Second-placed Bayern could be as many as 13 points behind at kick-off, should Leverkusen win at home against Hoffenheim earlier on Saturday. A Leverkusen title would mark the first time since 2009, and just the fifth time in the past three decades, that neither Bayern nor Dortmund has finished atop the table.Saturday's match between the traditional powers remains crucial for both sides.Bayern risk a first loss at home to their biggest domestic rivals since 2014.They will also want to keep up their momentum ahea...
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Bayer Leverkusen Extend Unbeaten Run To 38 As Bundesliga Title Nears | Football News
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Bayer Leverkusen Extend Unbeaten Run To 38 As Bundesliga Title Nears | Football News

[ad_1] Florian Wirtz scored after 84 seconds as Bayer Leverkusen made it 38 games unbeaten in all competitions with a 3-2 victory in Freiburg on Sunday. Leverkusen's seventh league win on the bounce kept them 10 points clear of serial champions Bayern Munich with eight games to play in their quest for the club's first ever Bundesliga crown. "It was a good performance, a deserved victory. It's not easy to win in Freiburg but we keep going," Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso told DAZN before praising the performance of his playmaker Wirtz."It's not just the goal he scored, he has a super game. He has real quality and I am very happy for his development."Wirtz, one of Leverkusen's key performers this season, got things moving in style. The Germany forward cut in from the left and unleashed a per...
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Resurgent Borussia Dortmund Seek Consistency In Top-Four Fight | Football News
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Resurgent Borussia Dortmund Seek Consistency In Top-Four Fight | Football News

[ad_1] Fourth-placed Borussia Dortmund host Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday hoping to keep their noses in front in their battle to finish in the Champions League placings. Dortmund sit one point ahead of fifth-placed RB Leipzig, having been six points behind the Saxons at Christmas. Dortmund are a club heavily dependent on the income the Champions League brings, and have only missed the top four once in the past 13 years. On Sunday, they face the same opposition against whom their season started to unravel last October.After a chaotic and pulsating 3-3 draw in Frankfurt, Dortmund lost four of their next nine as clouds gathered around the future of coach Edin Terzic.Five months later and Dortmund look to have steadied the ship, having lost just one of their past 14 and reaching the Champion...
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Late Patrik Schick Double Extends Bayer Leverkusen’s Unbeaten Run | Football News
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Late Patrik Schick Double Extends Bayer Leverkusen’s Unbeaten Run | Football News

[ad_1] Patrik Schick scored two goals in stoppage time to rescue Bayer Leverkusen's unbeaten run and their dreams of a remarkable treble with a 3-2 (5-4 aggregate) home win over Qarabag in their Europa League last-16 second leg on Thursday. The win keeps Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen unbeaten after 37 matches this season, sending them through to the last eight of the Europa League. With Leverkusen 2-1 down on the 90-minute mark, the Czech striker -- who scored in stoppage time in the first leg to level the scores at 2-2 -- scored in the 93rd and 98th minutes to turn the game on its head.Goalscorer Schick praised his team's desire on an "unbelievable night"."The team has done it once more," he said of the extended unbeaten run. "It's no coincidence. We fight until the last minute, the team spi...
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