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Playing under Alonso ‘a dream’ for Leverkusen’s Xhaka

BERLIN: Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Granit Xhaka said on Saturday “it is a dream” to play under Xabi Alonso after a 3-0 win at Werder Bremen helped his team back to the top of the Bundesliga. The victory — Leverkusen’s 17th in 18 fixtures this season — reestablished their two-point lead over second-placed Bayern Munich. Xhaka joined Leverkusen in the close-season from Premier League side Arsenal, where he played under Alonso’s childhood friend Mikel Arteta. “It’s a dream for me to play under Xabi Alonso, he was a world-class player in the same position as me — I played against him myself,” Xhaka told Sky Germany. “He gives me things that I can take... “We have a great team, a great coach and a great mentality. “We work hard daily and you can see the results on the ground.” Xhaka is one of several summer signings to impress this season, along with Alex Grimaldo, who scored in the win over Bremen, Victor Boniface and Jonas Hofmann. Leverkusen’s blistering start has some talking of a potential maiden Bundesliga title, but Xhaka was careful not to look too far into the future. “Nothing is a foregone conclusion.

Luton move four points clear of the relegation zone with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace

LUTON, England: Jacob Brown scored an 83rd-minute winner as Luton beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday. It was only Luton’s second win in 13 games in English soccer’s top division this season after securing promotion last term.

Dortmund stage comeback to beat Gladbach for first win in four matches

DORTMUND, Germany : Borussia Dortmund scored three goals in 15 minutes in the first half to power back from two goals down and beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-2 on Saturday for their first win in the last four Bundesliga matches.

Hasil Liga Jerman: Leverkusen Menang, Dortmund Comeback

Pekan ke-12 Bundesliga Jerman sedang berlangsung. Bayer Leverkusen menang melawan Werder Bremen dan Borussia Dortmund melakukan comeback atas Borussia Moenchengladbach.

Alonso's Leverkusen harness creativity in unlikely title push

BERLIN: When league leaders Bayer Leverkusen travel to Werder Bremen on Saturday (Nov 25) coach Xabi Alonso wants his side to continue to follow his example by embracing their on-field creativity and intelligence.

Kane stretches record scoring run in Bayern win over Cologne

COLOGNE, Germany :Bayern Munich's Harry Kane tapped in from close range midway through the first half for a 1-0 victory at Cologne on Friday, stretching his sensational record scoring run in the Bundesliga while lifting his team provisionally to the top of the table.

Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen Harness Creativity In Unlikely Title Push

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.

Crowded schedule ‘not good for the game’, says Bayern’s Tuchel

BERLIN: Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel on Thursday hit out at the crowded fixture list, saying it was “not for the good of the game and not for the good of the players.” Bayern play at Cologne in the Bundesliga on Friday, just 24 hours after some of their first XI, including Canada’s Alphonso Davies and South Korea’s Kim Min-jae, returned to Munich following the international break. While confirming injured players Jamal Musiala and Matthijs de Ligt would be missing on Friday, Tuchel said members of his squad were “tired mentally and exhausted physically.” “It’s about television rights and the TV stations can choose their teams. We were talking about it, it’s the second time we play Friday away,” he said. “Alphonso and Min-Jae are returning today from very long journeys and it’s obviously very unfortunate scheduling. “It will be spoken of as an excuse but if you’ve heard Jurgen Klopp, they’re playing on Saturday at 12:30 against Man City, we are playing tomorrow (Friday) away. “It’s borderline, or maybe even over the line already.” Bayern also faced league leaders Bayer Leverkusen on a Friday immediately after an international break in September, drawing 2-2 — one of only two occasions in the league this season where the German champions have dropped points. Bayern and Borussia Dortmund both had five players in the Germany squad for the recent round of friendlies, the most of any clubs. Besides tiredness, Bayern’s Germany contingent return having lost both friendlies, 3-2 to Turkiye in Berlin and 2-0 to Austria in Vienna. Bayern midfielder Leroy Sane was given a straight red card for pushing an opponent to the ground in Tuesday’s loss to Austria and Tuchel said: “I could see it coming. “That’s what I told Leroy.

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Playing under Alonso ‘a dream’ for Leverkusen’s Xhaka

Luton move four points clear of the relegation zone with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace

Dortmund stage comeback to beat Gladbach for first win in four matches

Hasil Liga Jerman: Leverkusen Menang, Dortmund Comeback

Alonso's Leverkusen harness creativity in unlikely title push

Kane stretches record scoring run in Bayern win over Cologne

Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen Harness Creativity In Unlikely Title Push

Crowded schedule ‘not good for the game’, says Bayern’s Tuchel