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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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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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Young Midfield Maestros Headline Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich Summit Clash | Football News
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Young Midfield Maestros Headline Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich Summit Clash | Football News

[ad_1] Headlining Saturday's title-defining clash between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich are the sides' respective 20-year-old German midfield maestros -- Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala. Born nine weeks apart in 2003, Wirtz and Musiala look set to form the core of Germany's midfield for the next decade, but will go head to head in a match which could have huge ramifications for the league title. A win at home will send Bayer Leverkusen five points clear with 13 games to play this season, putting Xabi Alonso's side in the box seat for a maiden Bundesliga crown.  A Bayern victory will...
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Bayer Leverkusen Slay Werder Bremen To Return To Bundesliga Summit | Football News
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Bayer Leverkusen Slay Werder Bremen To Return To Bundesliga Summit | Football News

[ad_1] Strikes from Alex Grimaldo, Jeremie Frimpong and an own goal lifted Bayer Leverkusen to a 3-0 win at Werder Bremen on Saturday and a return to the top of the Bundesliga. Xabi Alonso's men started the match in second place after Harry Kane scored in Bayern Munich's 1-0 victory over Cologne on Friday, but won comfortably and will end the weekend two points clear atop the table. Leverkusen have won 17 and drawn one of their 18 fixtures in all competitions this season."We are in a great dynamic," Leverkusen midfielder Granit Xhaka told Sky Germany."We're playing well and everything is going in the right direction at the moment."We've a team that listens, that pushes itself to the limit, and that's the only way to win."Leverkusen were gifted the opener as Bremen midfielder Olivier Dema...
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Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen Harness Creativity In Unlikely Title Push | Football News
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Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen Harness Creativity In Unlikely Title Push | Football News

[ad_1] When league leaders Bayer Leverkusen travel to Werder Bremen on Saturday coach Xabi Alonso wants his side to continue to follow his example by embracing their on-field creativity and intelligence. Alonso has masterminded a stunning turnaround at Leverkusen, taking them from the relegation places last year to the top of the table in what is becoming an unlikely run at the Bundesliga title. "I was encouraged to have my own creativity on the pitch, to make my own decisions" the former Real Madrid, Liverpool and Bayern Munich midfielder told a select group of media including AFP."It's not about being robots. We don't always have to do this and then do this and if not you're on the bench."They have the knowledge to know what might happen with their qualities to decide what is good."If ...
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Premier League: Granit Xhaka Scores Twice In Potential Arsenal Farewell | Football News
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Premier League: Granit Xhaka Scores Twice In Potential Arsenal Farewell | Football News

[ad_1] Granit Xhaka in action for Arsenal in Premier League© AFPGranit Xhaka marked his potential farewell appearance for Arsenal with two goals as the Premier League runners-up finished the season with a 5-0 rout of Wolves on Sunday. Xhaka is reportedly set to join German club Bayer Leverkusen in the close-season after seven years in north London. If the Swiss midfielder does leave the Emirates Stadium, he went out on a high after scoring twice in the first half. While Xhaka's impending departure had yet to be confirmed, the huge cheer that greeted his name before kick off added to the feeling this was his final Arsenal outing. The supporters' fond farewell was evidence of Xhaka's remarkable turnaround after he infamously swore at the crowd during a 2019 match with Crystal Palace - an i...
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Switzerland Edge Serbia In Feisty Clash To Make World Cup Last 16 | Football News
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Switzerland Edge Serbia In Feisty Clash To Make World Cup Last 16 | Football News

[ad_1] Switzerland booked a last-16 showdown with Portugal at the World Cup on Friday after a 3-2 win over Serbia in a bad-tempered match secured them second place in Group G. Xherdan Shaqiri's deflected strike put the Swiss ahead but Aleksandar Mitrovic's fine header brought Serbia level at Stadium 974. Dusan Vlahovic then gave Serbia the lead only for Breel Embolo to equalise before half-time.Remo Freuler's brilliant goal early in the second half sent the Swiss through to the knockout rounds for the fourth time in five World Cups.Bad blood marred the meeting between the teams at the 2018 tournament, when Granit Xhaka and Shaqiri celebrated goals by making pro-Kosovo gestures that enraged the Serbs. Tempers flared in the second half on Friday after Serbia appealed for a penalty, with th...
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Switzerland Captain Granit Xhaka Sees No Need To Copy Germany’s Armband Protest | Football News
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Switzerland Captain Granit Xhaka Sees No Need To Copy Germany’s Armband Protest | Football News

[ad_1] Granit Xhaka in a press conference© AFPSwitzerland captain Granit Xhaka said Wednesday his side did not have to copy Germany's mouth-covering protest against FIFA's stance on rainbow-themed armbands. Germany lined up for their team photo before a shock 2-1 defeat to Japan, making the gesture after they abandoned plans for skipper Manuel Neuer to wear the "OneLove" armband following threats of on-field disciplinary action by FIFA."I don't think we need to do anything as the Swiss team. We need to respect the rules and concentrate on our football, that's all I intend to do," captain Xhaka told reporters ahead of his team's Group G opener against Cameroon on Thursday."We're hear to play football and not hand out lessons to anyone."The Swiss were one of seven European teams whose capt...
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Arsenal Reach Europa League Knockouts Victory Over PSV Eindhoven | Football News
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Arsenal Reach Europa League Knockouts Victory Over PSV Eindhoven | Football News

[ad_1] Arsenal reached knockouts of Europa League on Thursday© AFPGranit Xhaka's second-half winner secured Arsenal a 1-0 victory over PSV Eindhoven at the Emirates Stadium and a place in the Europa League knockout phase on Thursday. Mikel Arteta's men moved five points clear of PSV at the top of Group A in a rescheduled game which was postponed last month following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The two sides meet again in a week's time, when a point for Arsenal would be enough to wrap up top spot and qualification directly into the last 16."I'm so happy to score. I don't know when I scored for the last time with the right foot but so happy," Xhaka told BT Sport."It doesn't matter which foot, or who scores. It gives us confidence and on to the next one."A fourth victory in as many gam...
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