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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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Both Sides See Red As Eintracht Frankfurt Snatch Draw With Werder Bremen | Football News
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Both Sides See Red As Eintracht Frankfurt Snatch Draw With Werder Bremen | Football News

[ad_1] Eintracht Frankfurt came from a goal down to draw 1-1 at home in a feisty match with Werder Bremen on Saturday as both sides finished a man down. Frankfurt had the better of the opening half, Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush twice forcing desperate saves from Bremen goalie Michael Zetterer. The hosts survived a handball penalty call early in the second, VAR ruling against punishing Milos Veljkovic despite contact with the arm. Frankfurt's stay of execution was brief, with Veljkovic pouncing after home 'keeper Kevin Trapp parried a free-kick and slotting in the opener after 62 minutes.Seemingly on course for their first win since mid-February, Bremen were reduced to 10 men after 73-minutes when Jens Stage saw straight red for a brutal challenge on Jean-Matteo Bahoya.The hosts equalis...
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Borussia Dortmund Laud ‘Great’ Jadon Sancho After Goalscoring Return | Football News
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Borussia Dortmund Laud ‘Great’ Jadon Sancho After Goalscoring Return | Football News

[ad_1] Borussia Dortmund's coach and sporting director both praised Jadon Sancho after the England winger's goal secured a 2-1 win at Werder Bremen on Saturday. The win, which kept Dortmund in fourth place and on course for Champions League football next season, was set up by Sancho's first goal since returning from Manchester United on loan in January. Sancho dribbled in from the left flank before scoring in a trademark solo effort reminiscent of his peak at Dortmund three years ago."Doing something like that, you can of course see what a great footballer he is," Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl said of Sancho.The goal put Dortmund 2-0 up, but the visitors lost Marcel Sabitzer to a straight red card shortly after and held on for a half to ensure a 2-1 win.It was his first goal ...
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Advantage Bayer Leverkusen As Werder Bremen End 16-year Wait For Bayern Victory | Football News
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Advantage Bayer Leverkusen As Werder Bremen End 16-year Wait For Bayern Victory | Football News

[ad_1] Mitchell Weiser stunned his former club with the only goal as Werder Bremen defeated Bayern Munich 1-0 on Sunday, keeping Bayer Leverkusen seven points clear at the top of the Bundesliga. Bayern were last held scoreless in the league in February 2020, when former Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann's Leipzig recorded a 0-0 draw at the Allianz Arena. Bremen's victory, their first over Bayern in any competition since 2008, broke a 27-game winless run against the German champions, which included 26 losses.  Leverkusen's 3-2 win at RB Leipzig on Saturday, with Xabi Alonso's men coming fr...
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Serhou Guirassy Scores Again As Stuttgart Beat Werder Bremen | Football News
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Serhou Guirassy Scores Again As Stuttgart Beat Werder Bremen | Football News

[ad_1] Stuttgart striker Serhou Guirassy continued his remarkable Bundesliga scoring form this season, scoring a second-half penalty in a 2-0 home win over Werder Bremen on Saturday. Guirassy, making his first start since mid-October after injury, was brought down in the box by Bremen defender Niklas Stark. The striker chipped his spot-kick down the middle to chalk up his 16th goal of the season in just 11 games. Brighton loanee Deniz Undav had given Stuttgart the lead after 17 minutes, tapping in from close range for his eighth goal in his past eight games.Stuttgart needed to win a two-legged relegation playoff to stay in the top division last season but now sit third after 13 matches, two points behind second-placed Bayern Munich.Leipzig win at homeLeipzig won 2-1 over promoted Heidenh...
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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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Julian Brandt Sinks Werder Bremen To Send Borussia Dortmund Top Of Bundesliga | Football News
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Julian Brandt Sinks Werder Bremen To Send Borussia Dortmund Top Of Bundesliga | Football News

[ad_1] A superb second-half chip from Julian Brandt sent Borussia Dortmund to the top of the Bundesliga table with a 1-0 home win over Werder Bremen on Friday. Bremen-born Brandt, playing his 300th league match, broke the deadlock midway through the second half, dinking a composed finish over the 'keeper to give his side the lead. The win means Dortmund finish Friday evening one point clear atop the table, although Bayer Leverkusen can re-take the lead with a win at Wolfsburg on Saturday."I have to say, it went pretty well today," Brandt told DAZN after the game.Brandt, who returned from Germany's USA tour less than 48 hours before the match, said: "I'm very happy, but very tired. I'll be glad when I'm laying in bed."Dortmund manager Edin Terzic said it was a "highly deserved win, when y...
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First-class Niclas Fuellkrug Lands For Dortmund Ahead Of Bremen Reunion | Football News
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First-class Niclas Fuellkrug Lands For Dortmund Ahead Of Bremen Reunion | Football News

[ad_1] In-form striker Niclas Fuellkrug's Borussia Dortmund host his former side Werder Bremen on Friday, continuing the forward's stunning late-career flourish. Playing second division football just over a year ago, Fuellkrug helped Bremen to promotion before winning a first Germany cap at the age of 29, foreshadowing a move to Signal Iduna Park before the transfer window closed in August. Fuellkrug will suit up for Dortmund just 48 hours after the club chartered a private jet to bring the striker, along with midfielder Julian Brandt and defenders Mats Hummels and Niklas Suele back from Germany's US tour.The reported 100,000 euro ($106,000) cost for the flight will be worth it if Dortmund, who currently sit fourth, pick up three points and go top of the table -- for one night at least.W...
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‘Nervous’ Harry Kane Scores On Bundesliga Debut As Bayern Munish Beat Werder Bremen | Football News
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‘Nervous’ Harry Kane Scores On Bundesliga Debut As Bayern Munish Beat Werder Bremen | Football News

[ad_1] England striker Harry Kane admitted he was "nervous" on his Bayern Munich debut, after scoring one and assisting another as his side won 4-0 at Werder Bremen in the season opener on Friday. Kane, who arrived in Germany on Saturday after a 100-million euro ($109 million) move from Premier League side Tottenham, assisted on Leroy Sane's opener just three minutes in, before scoring midway through the second half.Billed as the missing link one year after the German champions lost forward Robert Lewandowski, Kane connected play superbly on his Bundesliga debut, going close several times before his 75th-minute opener.Kane's goal snuffed out Bremen's second-half fightback and opened the floodgates. Sane scoring another and French teenager Mathys Tel, who had replaced Kane, getting on the...
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‘Clever’ Union Berlin Go Second In Bundesliga After Beating Werder Bremen | Football News
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‘Clever’ Union Berlin Go Second In Bundesliga After Beating Werder Bremen | Football News

[ad_1] Union Berlin have cut Bayern Munich's lead on top of the table to three points after a come-from-behind 2-1 win at Bremen on Wednesday. Werder, who were thrashed 7-1 by Cologne on Saturday, scored after 13 minutes through Amos Pieper but the defender turned villain just four minutes later when his poor back pass found Kevin Behrens, who fed Janik Haberer for the equaliser. "It was like being between heaven and hell" Pieper told reporters after the match, "it's my clear fault."Union thought they had taken the lead minutes later, but Sheraldo Becker's strike was ruled out for a handball by Behrens in the build-up.Behrens was involved again in the first minute of the second half, heading in a corner while unmarked to give Union a valuable lead in their quest for a first ever Champion...
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