Jonathan Tah strikes late to send Bayer Leverkusen into German Cup semi-final
11 months ago

Jonathan Tah strikes late to send Bayer Leverkusen into German Cup semi-final

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Jonathan Tah scored in the 90th minute to send Bayer Leverkusen through to the German Cup semi-finals with a 3-2 win at home over Stuttgart on Tuesday. Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso toasted the victory, telling reporters “sometimes we win with control, structure and stability, but today we won with heart, soul – and that is also very important.” “To score like that gives us lots of energy and positive hope for what’s to come,” goalscorer Tah told Germany’s ARD network. Tah however sought to quash trophy talk, saying “what makes us strong is that we’re focusing on the here and now and on the tasks we have at hand, not what could happen at the end of the season.” Stuttgart goalscorer Waldemar Anton said “to lose like that hurts enormously, we had the game in our grasp.” With Leverkusen and Stuttgart two of only three quarter finalists from the top division, this season’s German Cup represented a real chance of silverware, particularly with Bayern, Borussia Dortmund and holders RB Leipzig already eliminated. Tah was full of praise for his manager after the match, saying “he always finds the right words, the right moments to be sensitive to what we’re doing well and what we aren’t.” On Wednesday, three-time Cup winners Borussia Moenchengladbach face third division Saarbruecken away.

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Bundesliga 2024-25: Schick nets four as Bayer Leverkusen thrash Freiburg 5-1; Mainz shocks Eintracht Frankfurt
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Bundesliga 2024-25: Schick nets four as Bayer Leverkusen thrash Freiburg 5-1; Mainz shocks Eintracht Frankfurt

The Hindu  

Bayer Leverkusen’s Patrik Schick scored four times and Florian Wirtz added another to hand the Bundesliga side a commanding 5-1 home win over Freiburg on Saturday as the defending champion picked up its fifth straight league victory. Wirtz doubled the lead with a close-range finish at the near post six minutes after the break before the visitor got on the …

Wirtz, Schick star for Leverkusen in rout of Freiburg and keep pressure on Bayern
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Wirtz, Schick star for Leverkusen in rout of Freiburg and keep pressure on Bayern

New Indian Express  

BERLIN: Florian Wirtz starred and Patrik Schick scored four goals as Bayer Leverkusen routed Freiburg 5-1 on Saturday to keep the pressure on Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich over the winter break. Wirtz, who has yet to extend his Leverkusen contract, set up a hat trick for Schick and scored his seventh league goal of the season. Wirtz, who'd played Schick …

Wirtz, Schick star for Leverkusen in rout of Freiburg and keep pressure on Bayern
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Wirtz, Schick star for Leverkusen in rout of Freiburg and keep pressure on Bayern

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Florian Wirtz starred and Patrik Schick scored four goals as Bayer Leverkusen routed Freiburg 5-1 on Saturday to keep the pressure on Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich over the winter break. Wirtz, who’d played Schick through, score after the break when he displayed brilliant close control to elude a defender before firing the ball inside the near post from …

Bundesliga 2024-25: Mainz shocks Bayern Munich 2-1 to end unbeaten streak; Leverkusen climbs into second spot after win against Augsburg
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Bundesliga 2024-25: Mainz shocks Bayern Munich 2-1 to end unbeaten streak; Leverkusen climbs into second spot after win against Augsburg

The Hindu  

Mainz 05’s Lee Jae-sung scored either side of the break as the host stunned Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich 2-1 on Saturday to snap its unbeaten league run this season. Champions Leverkusen cruises past Augsburg to climb into second spot German champions Bayer Leverkusen struck twice in the first half to ease past hosts Augsburg 2-0 on Saturday and climb to …

Bundesliga champion Leverkusen edges past St Pauli 2-1
1 month ago

Bundesliga champion Leverkusen edges past St Pauli 2-1

The Hindu  

Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen struck twice in the first half to beat St Pauli 2-1 on Saturday and make it three league wins in a row for the first time this season. Buoyed by its midweek German Cup round of 16 victory over league leaders Bayern Munich, Leverkusen only needed six minutes to take control of the game with Florian …

Leverkusen stuns host Bayern 1-0 to keep German Cup title defence on track
1 month, 1 week ago

Leverkusen stuns host Bayern 1-0 to keep German Cup title defence on track

The Hindu  

Bayer Leverkusen scored against the run of play through Nathan Tella in the second half to beat 10-man host Bayern Munich 1-0 on Tuesday and advance to the German Cup quarterfinals. It was the first defeat this season in the league or domestic Cup for Bundesliga leader Bayern, which had keeper Manuel Neuer sent off with a straight red card …

Bayer Leverkusen eliminate Bayern Munich from German Cup
1 month, 1 week ago

Bayer Leverkusen eliminate Bayern Munich from German Cup

Deccan Chronicle  

Munich: Bayern Munich have been eliminated from the German Cup by holders Bayer Leverkusen, who won 1-0 thanks to a second-half Nathan Tella goal, after Manuel Neuer saw the first red card of his 866-game career. The 38-year-old rushed out of the box in typical fashion 18 minutes in to the German Cup last-16 clash, taking out an advancing Jeremie …

Bundesliga 2024-25: Schick’s goal powers Leverkusen to 2-1 victory at Union
1 month, 1 week ago

Bundesliga 2024-25: Schick’s goal powers Leverkusen to 2-1 victory at Union

The Hindu  

Champions Bayer Leverkusen needed a second-half goal by in-form forward Patrik Schick to edge mid-table hosts Union Berlin 2-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday and climbs to third spot. Leverkusen, who takes on Bayern Munich next week as it bids to retain the German Cup, is on 23 points, six behind leaders Bayern, who visits Borussia Dortmund later on Saturday. …

Bundesliga 2024-25: Bayer Leverkusen’s Patrik Schick scores hat-trick in comeback win over Heidenheim
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bundesliga 2024-25: Bayer Leverkusen’s Patrik Schick scores hat-trick in comeback win over Heidenheim

The Hindu  

Bayer Leverkusen striker Patrik Schick bagged a hat-trick on Saturday to help the German champion battle back from a two-goal deficit and crush Heidenheim 5-2 in the Bundesliga. The Czech forward got the nod after Victor Boniface was ruled out with a muscle injury and he made the most of his chance as Leverkusen won its first match after three …

Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen struggling to maintain heights of last season
2 months ago

Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen struggling to maintain heights of last season

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Bayer Leverkusen is struggling to reach the high standards it set for itself last season. Xabi Alonso’s team has already dropped points in five of its nine Bundesliga games, while Tuesday’s 4-0 loss at Liverpool in the Champions League was already its second defeat of the season. The late goals that characterized last season’s remarkable Bundesliga and German …

Bayer Leverkusen Beat Wolfsburg In Seven-Goal Bundesliga Thriller, Stuttgart Stun Borussia Dortmund
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bayer Leverkusen Beat Wolfsburg In Seven-Goal Bundesliga Thriller, Stuttgart Stun Borussia Dortmund

News 18  

Victor Boniface struck a stoppage-time winner to give Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen a thrilling 4-3 win over Wolfsburg on Sunday, while Borussia Dortmund were outclassed in a 5-1 hammering at Stuttgart. Jonathan Tah headed the hosts ahead from a corner after 32 minutes but Leverkusen’s joy was short-lived, with Wolfsburg’s Sebastiaan Bornauw equalising five minutes later, jumping above Mukiele to …

Xabi Alonso seeks to get Bayer Leverkusen focused again after a rare Bundesliga loss
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Xabi Alonso seeks to get Bayer Leverkusen focused again after a rare Bundesliga loss

Associated Press  

DUESSELDORF, Germany — Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen have experienced almost everything soccer has to offer over the last year. Alonso said Friday he was trying to restore concentration and focus that seemed to be lacking in a game where Leverkusen had 27 shots but Leipzig’s sudden, incisive counterattacks made the difference. I think we conceded chances too simply and …

Bayer Leverkusen’s 35-game unbeaten run ended by RB Leipzig
4 months, 1 week ago

Bayer Leverkusen’s 35-game unbeaten run ended by RB Leipzig

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bayer Leverkusen’s 35-match unbeaten Bundesliga run was ended …

Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen lose their first Bundesliga game in 15 MONTHS after the German champions were beaten 3-2 in a comeback win by RB Leipzig
4 months, 1 week ago

Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen lose their first Bundesliga game in 15 MONTHS after the German champions were beaten 3-2 in a comeback win by RB Leipzig

Daily Mail  

Leverkusen let a 2-0 lead slip to lose their first Bundesliga game since May 2023 German champions Bayer Leverkusen lost a Bundesliga game for the first time in 15 months when Loïs Openda scored twice in a 3-2 comeback win for Leipzig on Saturday. Xabi Alonso's record-breaking Bayer Leverkusen lost their first Bundesliga game in 15 months German champions Bayer …

Bayer Leverkusen beaten in the Bundesliga for first time in 15 months by Leipzig
4 months, 1 week ago

Bayer Leverkusen beaten in the Bundesliga for first time in 15 months by Leipzig

Associated Press  

LEVERKUSEN, Germany — German champion Bayer Leverkusen lost a Bundesliga game for the first time in 15 months when Loïs Openda scored twice in a 3-2 comeback win for Leipzig on Saturday. It briefly seemed like that might happen again when the referee went to review a possible penalty in the 86th minute after Leipzig’s Castello Lukeba and Leverkusen’s Patrik …

Leverkusen starts German Cup defense with meager 1-0 win over 4th tier team Jena
4 months, 1 week ago

Leverkusen starts German Cup defense with meager 1-0 win over 4th tier team Jena

Associated Press  

JENA, Germany — Jonas Hofmann’s second-half goal was enough for Bayer Leverkusen to start its German Cup title defense with a meager 1-0 win at Carl Zeiss Jena on Wednesday. Leverkusen, the defending German Cup and Bundesliga champion, started with the influential Granit Xhaka, Álex Grimaldo, Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong all on the subs’ bench. Jena pushed hard for …

Leverkusen gets another late goal to start Bundesliga title defense with 3-2 win at Monchengladbach
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Leverkusen gets another late goal to start Bundesliga title defense with 3-2 win at Monchengladbach

Associated Press  

The late goals just keep coming for Bayer Leverkusen. The defending Bundesliga champion needed a goal in the 11th minute of injury time to beat Borussia Monchengladbach 3-2 Friday after giving up a two-goal lead in the opening game of the German league season. Xabi Alonso’s team went undefeated in both the league and the German Cup last season, in …

Leverkusen looks to repeat league heroics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Leverkusen looks to repeat league heroics

China Daily  

Leverkusen's head coach Xabi Alonso and his team celebrate with the German Bundesliga trophy on May 18. Speaking with reporters at Leverkusen's preseason training camp in the Black Forest village of Donaueschingen, Tella said: "There's no reason why we can't defend the title. Tella's bullish statements are a far cry from even a season ago, when the club was still …

Leverkusen looks to repeat league heroics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Leverkusen looks to repeat league heroics

China Daily  

Leverkusen's head coach Xabi Alonso and his team celebrate with the German Bundesliga trophy on May 18. Speaking with reporters at Leverkusen's preseason training camp in the Black Forest village of Donaueschingen, Tella said: "There's no reason why we can't defend the title. Tella's bullish statements are a far cry from even a season ago, when the club was still …

Bundesliga starts with Bayern Munich in unaccustomed role of challenger as Leverkusen begins title defense
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bundesliga starts with Bayern Munich in unaccustomed role of challenger as Leverkusen begins title defense

The Hindu  

For the first time in 12 years, Bayern Munich is not the defending champion going into a new Bundesliga season. Bayer Leverkusen stayed undefeated last season to snap Bayern’s 11-year reign as German champion and completed a domestic double by winning the German Cup to underscore its credentials as the country’s best team. Xabi Alonso’s team played 53 competitive games …

Leverkusen’s league: Bundesliga starts with Bayern Munich in unaccustomed role of challenger
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Leverkusen’s league: Bundesliga starts with Bayern Munich in unaccustomed role of challenger

Associated Press  

BERLIN — For the first time in 12 years, Bayern Munich is not the defending champion going into a new Bundesliga season. Bayer Leverkusen stayed undefeated last season to snap Bayern’s 11-year reign as German champion and completed a domestic double by winning the German Cup to underscore its credentials as the country’s best team. Leipzig finished fourth thanks in …

German Supercup: Continuing with its tryst with late goals, Bayer Leverkusen wins on penalties
4 months, 3 weeks ago

German Supercup: Continuing with its tryst with late goals, Bayer Leverkusen wins on penalties

The Hindu  

Bayer Leverkusen is taking its knack for late goals into the new season. Patrik Schick equalized in the 88th minute to secure a 2-2 draw and Leverkusen went on to defeat Stuttgart 4-3 on penalties in the German Supercup on Saturday. Referee Tobias Stieler issued a host of yellow cards and sent off Leverkusen debutant Martin Terrier in the first …

Bayer Leverkusen wins German Supercup on penalties after another late goal to secure draw
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bayer Leverkusen wins German Supercup on penalties after another late goal to secure draw

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Bayer Leverkusen is taking its knack for late goals into the new season. Patrik Schick equalized in the 88th minute to secure a 2-2 draw and Leverkusen went on to defeat Stuttgart 4-3 on penalties in the German Supercup on Saturday. Referee Tobias Stieler issued a host of yellow cards and sent off Leverkusen debutant Martin Terrier in …

Leverkusen’s ‘dream season’ will long be remembered -Alonso
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Leverkusen’s ‘dream season’ will long be remembered -Alonso

The Hindu  

Bayer Leverkusen’s German league and Cup double was the result of players keeping faith in the team throughout what turned into a dream season, coach Xabi Alonso said on Saturday. “In the end, to win like that meant we showed spirit, we fought for the fans for the club,” said Alonso. We will remember this in the future.” READ | …

Bayer Leverkusen wins the German Cup and completes undefeated domestic double
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Bayer Leverkusen wins the German Cup and completes undefeated domestic double

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Granit Xhaka’s early strike was enough for Bayer Leverkusen to win the German Cup final 1-0 over Kaiserslautern for an unbeaten domestic double on Saturday. The only blip on the record of Xabi Alonso’s team this season was losing the Europa League final to Atalanta 3-0 on Wednesday in Dublin. “The whole journey, the whole season was wonderful,” …

Xabi Alonso feels pride and pain after Bayer Leverkusen finally lose
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Xabi Alonso feels pride and pain after Bayer Leverkusen finally lose

The Independent  

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Bayer Leverkusen's historic unbeaten run ends with Europa League final loss to Atalanta
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Bayer Leverkusen's historic unbeaten run ends with Europa League final loss to Atalanta

India TV News  

Atalanta BC pulled off a dominant 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen to clinch the UEFA Europa League 2023-24 title on Thursday, May 22. The Italian side also ended Bayer Leverkusen's dream unbeaten run across all competitions to end their 61-year-old silverware drought. Atalanta head coach Gian Piero Gasperini led his team to their first-ever major trophy after an impressive campaign …

Leverkusen and coach Alonso accept their first loss, now must lift themselves for German cup final
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Leverkusen and coach Alonso accept their first loss, now must lift themselves for German cup final

Associated Press  

DUBLIN — It was five days short of a full year since Bayer Leverkusen and its standout young coach Xabi Alonso had lost a game of soccer. The reality of sports bit hard Wednesday when the new German champion’s unbeaten run came to a shuddering stop in its 52nd game of the season, the Europa League final. “The normality is …

Bayer Leverkusen writes more history in first ever unbeaten Bundesliga season
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bayer Leverkusen writes more history in first ever unbeaten Bundesliga season

Associated Press  

LEVERKUSEN, Germany — The Bundesliga season had only half an hour left and Bayer Leverkusen got nervous. The sellout crowd of 30,000 was on its feet as Leverkusen’s players received the club’s first ever league winners medals. The retro shirts worn by fans around the BayArena bore the names of past club greats like German striker Rudi Völler, Chilean midfielder …

Bayer Leverkusen completes unprecedented unbeaten Bundesliga season and Cologne relegated
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bayer Leverkusen completes unprecedented unbeaten Bundesliga season and Cologne relegated

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Bayern Munich never managed it. Leverkusen, which won the title in April to end Bayern Munich’s 11-year run, is the first team to complete an unbeaten season in any of Europe’s top five leagues since Juventus in the Italian Serie A in 2011-12. It had a firm grip on Augsburg but Mert Kömür pulled one back in the …

Leverkusen tracking star midfielder Florian Wirtz’s fitness ahead of Europa League final
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Leverkusen tracking star midfielder Florian Wirtz’s fitness ahead of Europa League final

Associated Press  

LEVERKUSEN, Germany — Bayer Leverkusen is evaluating attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz’s fitness day by day ahead of three crucial games for the still unbeaten team, including the Europa League final. Wirtz has been key to Leverkusen’s record 50-game unbeaten run across all competitions this season under coach Xabi Alonso. However, the 21-year-old Wirtz has only started one of the team’s …

Leverkusen erases memories of last year’s loss by beating Bochum 5-0 to extend 50-game unbeaten run
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Leverkusen erases memories of last year’s loss by beating Bochum 5-0 to extend 50-game unbeaten run

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Bayer Leverkusen erased memories of its last defeat almost a year ago by beating Bochum 5-0 away in the Bundesliga to stretch its unbeaten start to the season to 50 games across all competitions. Xabi Alonso’s team has not lost any game since – a run that has eclipsed Portuguese club Benfica’s record of 48 consecutive games unbeaten …

Leverkusen extends unbeaten record to 48 games in 5-1 rout of Frankfurt without suspended Alonso
8 months ago

Leverkusen extends unbeaten record to 48 games in 5-1 rout of Frankfurt without suspended Alonso

Associated Press  

BERLIN — No Xabi, no problem. Even without coach Xabi Alonso on the touchline, Bayer Leverkusen remained unbeaten Sunday with a 5-1 Bundesliga win over Eintracht Frankfurt that stretched its record run without defeat to 48 games in all competitions. Vertessen pulled one back in the 59th, three minutes before Bedia got another, only for Union’s defense to leave Philipp …

Unbeaten Leverkusen pulls off another escape; injuries hit Bayern, Dortmund before Champions League
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Unbeaten Leverkusen pulls off another escape; injuries hit Bayern, Dortmund before Champions League

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Bayer Neverlosing. Chris Führich scored two minutes after the break on a rebound from a difficult angle after Jamie Leweling’s shot was deflected onto the post by Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukáš Hrádecký. The win ensured Bayern qualified for next season’s Champions League but it arguably came at a price for this season’s competition, as Konrad Laimer and Matthijs de …

Xabi Alonso: Bundesliga celebrations will not affect Leverkusen against West Ham
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Xabi Alonso: Bundesliga celebrations will not affect Leverkusen against West Ham

The Independent  

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Is Bayer Leverkusen's season a fluke or part of growing trend?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Bayer Leverkusen's season a fluke or part of growing trend?

LA Times  

Bayer Leverkusen’s long-suffering fans had waited 120 years for their team to win a league title. “Finally, we can say Bayer Leverkusen is German champion,” said coach Xabi Alonso, who took over early last season when the team was facing relegation. So to be part of this history feels incredible.” With Sunday’s win, Leverkusen ended Bayern Munich’s 11-season reign as …

Why Germany likes the Leverkusen fairytale
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Germany likes the Leverkusen fairytale

Hindustan Times  

The joy of fans spilling on to the pitch sums up the tribalism that supporting a team is all about. Had Sunday’s game against Werder Bremen been abandoned due to crowd trouble, Bayer 04 Leverkusen would have lost for the first time in 43 games That too when they were winning 4-0! Leverkusen’s title was a story of happy coincidences …

Xabi Alonso ‘honoured’ to lead Bayer Leverkusen to first Bundesliga title
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Xabi Alonso ‘honoured’ to lead Bayer Leverkusen to first Bundesliga title

The Independent  

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Why Leverkusen won the Bundesliga: 5 reasons Xabi Alonso’s team beat Bayern to the German title
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Leverkusen won the Bundesliga: 5 reasons Xabi Alonso’s team beat Bayern to the German title

Associated Press  

LEVERKUSEN, Germany — Few expected Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen to dethrone Bayern Munich and win the Bundesliga title race this season. Here are five ways Leverkusen bested Bayern over the course of the season: TRANSFER STRATEGY England captain Harry Kane seemed like exactly the striker Bayern needed when he signed for over $100 million from Tottenham. Bayern coach Thomas …

Bayer Leverkusen win Bundesliga to end Bayern Munich’s 11-year title streak
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Bayer Leverkusen win Bundesliga to end Bayern Munich’s 11-year title streak

The Independent  

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Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 Werder Bremen: Xabi Alonso's side are crowned Bundesliga CHAMPIONS for the first time as Florian Wirtz nets a hat-trick in emphatic win
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 Werder Bremen: Xabi Alonso's side are crowned Bundesliga CHAMPIONS for the first time as Florian Wirtz nets a hat-trick in emphatic win

Daily Mail  

The T-shirts had already been printed. Alonso will go down in history as the one who ended 120 years of hurt, who ended Bayern’s 11-year domination and he may go down as the first ever manager to lead a Bundesliga side to an unbeaten season. Bayer Leverkusen secured a maiden Bundesliga title on Sunday afternoon Xabi Alonso is the first …

Bayer Leverkusen on cusp of winning Bundesliga: Top talking points about Xabi Alonso’s side this season
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Bayer Leverkusen on cusp of winning Bundesliga: Top talking points about Xabi Alonso’s side this season

The Hindu  

The Bundesliga, the German top division looks set to welcome a new champion this season, with Xabi Alonso’s side, Bayer Leverkusen, leading the standings at the moment. RELATED: Neverkusen no more: Bayer Leverkusen’s relentless mentality powers title charge “We don’t take for granted any game,” Alonso said Friday. Rise of the super-subs Bayer 04 Leverkusen’s substitutes have had their hand …

How Bayer Leverkusen became the story of the season: Xabi Alonso's brilliant side are 41 games undefeated and could scoop three trophies... with West Ham posing their next hurdle
8 months, 4 weeks ago

How Bayer Leverkusen became the story of the season: Xabi Alonso's brilliant side are 41 games undefeated and could scoop three trophies... with West Ham posing their next hurdle

Daily Mail  

Bayer Leverkusen have been seconds from disaster a few times recently. Bayer Leverkusen celebrate their winning goal at Union Berlin last weekend, as they made it 41 matches without defeat in all competitions this season Xabi Alonso has made himself the most wanted coach in Europe during a stunning campaign It's turning into an unforgettable season for Leverkusen's fans with …

Leverkusen just one win away from Bundesliga title after Bayern collapse in Heidenheim
9 months ago

Leverkusen just one win away from Bundesliga title after Bayern collapse in Heidenheim

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Just one more win. Leverkusen’s ninth consecutive league win stretched its German record unbeaten run to 41 games across all competitions this season. “We’ll stay focused, concentrate on Thursday, then maybe we’ll have something to celebrate on Sunday.” Alonso’s team would almost certainly have won the title even without Bayern’s help. Kleindienst scored the winner in the 79th …

Florian Wirtz' Twin Strikes Push Undefeated Bayer Leverkusen Through to DFB-Pokal Final
9 months, 1 week ago

Florian Wirtz' Twin Strikes Push Undefeated Bayer Leverkusen Through to DFB-Pokal Final

News 18  

Florian Wirtz scored goals 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. Midfielder Granit Xhaka said his side were “doing everything we can to make the fans’ dreams come true after so many years.” “A final is always special,” Alonso said, explaining “We will …

Bayer Leverkusen on the verge of historic double after reaching German Cup final
9 months, 1 week ago

Bayer Leverkusen on the verge of historic double after reaching German Cup final

The Hindu  

Bayer Leverkusen is on the verge of a historic league and cup double in Germany after sweeping aside local rival Fortuna Duesseldorf 4-0 in the German Cup semifinals. Leverkusen faces off in the May 25 cup final at Berlin's Olympiastadion against second-tier Kaiserslautern, which ended the surprise run of third-division Saarbruecken with a 2-0 win on Tuesday. On a wet …

Bayer Leverkusen is on the verge of historic double after reaching the German Cup final
9 months, 1 week ago

Bayer Leverkusen is on the verge of historic double after reaching the German Cup final

Associated Press  

LEVERKUSEN, Germany — Bayer Leverkusen is on the verge of a historic league and cup double in Germany after sweeping aside local rival Fortuna Duesseldorf 4-0 in the German Cup semifinals Wednesday. This team knows 100%.” Leverkusen faces off in the May 25 cup final at Berlin’s Olympiastadion against second-tier Kaiserslautern, which ended the surprise run of third-division Saarbruecken with …

Dortmund beats Bayern in Klassiker to leave Leverkusen just 3 wins from Bundesliga title
9 months, 1 week ago

Dortmund beats Bayern in Klassiker to leave Leverkusen just 3 wins from Bundesliga title

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Borussia Dortmund defeated Bayern Munich 2-0 away in “der Klassiker” on Saturday to leave Bayer Leverkusen just three wins away from winning the Bundesliga for the first time. Bayern bossed the opening 10 minutes against Dortmund but fell behind when the Munich-born Adeyemi scored with the visitors’ first chance. Leverkusen was looking at the end of its German …

Bayer Leverkusen will win Bundesliga to end Bayern Munich’s run - Lahm
9 months, 1 week ago

Bayer Leverkusen will win Bundesliga to end Bayern Munich’s run - Lahm

The Hindu  

Former Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm is convinced Bayer Leverkusen, which is seeking its first Bundesliga title, will end the Bavarian team’s 11-year hegemony this year. Lahm, a 2014 World Cup winner and now tournament director for Euro 2024, has followed leaders Leverkusen’s remarkable unbeaten run this season which has taken them to 70 points, 10 clear of second-placed Bayern. …

Bayer Leverkusen beat Freiburg to continue march towards the Bundesliga title
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Bayer Leverkusen beat Freiburg to continue march towards the Bundesliga title

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Leverkusen remain on course to end Bayern Munich’s run of 11 successive …

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