Late Patrik Schick Double Extends Bayer Leverkusen’s Unbeaten Run | Football News
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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...