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Leverkusen Beat Heidenheim To Go Eight Points Clear In Bundesliga Table | Football News
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Leverkusen Beat Heidenheim To Go Eight Points Clear In Bundesliga Table | Football News

[ad_1] Goals from Jeremie Frimpong and Amine Adli earned Leverkusen a 2-1 win at Heidenheim on Saturday, sending Xabi Alonso's Bundesliga leaders eight points clear of Bayern Munich in second. Leverkusen's win extended their unbeaten run to 32 games this season, equalling the record set by Hansi Flick's Bayern across the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. Frustrated by the resolute hosts early, Leverkusen eventually broke through right before half-time when Frimpong's deflected shot found the net. Midfield maestro Florian Wirtz hit the crossbar late but helped seal the result shortly after, la...
Roma Sign Iran’s Sardar Azmoun With Romelu Lukaku Talks Ongoing | Football News
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Roma Sign Iran’s Sardar Azmoun With Romelu Lukaku Talks Ongoing | Football News

[ad_1] Iran forward Sardar Azmoun poses after signing for Roma on loan.© TwitterIran forward Sardar Azmoun signed for Roma on loan from Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday as the Serie A club tries to hammer out a deal to take Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea. Roma said they have brought in Azmoun, 28, "on a temporary basis until 30 June 2024" with "the option to make the transfer permanent". Azmoun, who has 45 goals in 71 appearances for his country, arrives after a difficult spell in Germany where he only scored five times since moving to Leverkusen in January 2021.But his arrival has been completely overshadowed by the potential arrival of Lukaku.Chelsea have been trying to offload outcast Lukaku all summer but neither Inter Milan -- where he was loaned by the Blues last summer -- nor Juventus dec...