Swiss midfielder Xhaka joins Leverkusen from Arsenal
Bayer Leverkusen have signed Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka from Arsenal on a five-year deal, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday (Jul 6).
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Bayer Leverkusen have signed Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka from Arsenal on a five-year deal, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday (Jul 6).
Champions Bayer Leverkusen chase "immortality" in the shape of an undefeated Bundesliga season on Saturday as relegation-threatened Union Berlin face a last-day battle for survival. Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen can become the first team in Bundesliga history to go through a campaign unbeaten by avoiding defeat against Augsburg. Not even the greatest Bayern Munich sides have managed an invincible season. That Alonso's men have done it without losing in any competition -- a European record 50-game streak which includes runs to next week's German Cup and Europa League finals -- shows how incredible they have been.
Bayer Leverkusen are through to the Europa League final 4-2 on aggregate after a stoppage-time goal from Josip Stanisic snatched a 2-2 draw at home on Thursday, extending their unbeaten run to a record 49 games. In a rematch of last season's Europa League semi-final, Roma came to Leverkusen 2-0 down after the first leg but levelled the tie up despite having little possession thanks to penalties in each half from Leandro Paredes. With the tie heading for extra time, Alex Grimaldo curled in a corner which goalie Mile Svilar failed to catch, the ball going into the net after bouncing off Roma defender Gianluca Mancini.
LEVERKUSEN, Germany: Bayer Leverkusen staged a remarkable late comeback to move into the Europa League final with a 2-2 draw at home to AS Roma on Thursday (May 9) as they won 4-2 on aggregate and set the longest unbeaten run in all competitions including European matches.
Bayer Leverkusen have one foot in the Europa League final after winning 2-0 at Roma on Thursday to extend their remarkable unbeaten run to 47 matches. Goals in each half from Florian Wirtz and Robert Andrich ensured victory for Xabi Alonso's men in the Italian capital and gave the Bundesliga champions a great chance of reaching the final in Dublin later this month. Leverkusen will meet either Atalanta or Marseille in Ireland should they hold out in Germany next week, and on the evidence of their performance in Rome they will be firm favourites to win their first European trophy since the old UEFA Cup in 1988.
Josip Stanisic scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time as Bayer Leverkusen extended their unbeaten run to 45 games in all competitions with a 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund on Sunday. Crowned Bundesliga champions for the first time last week, Leverkusen looked set to lose their unbeaten record when Dortmund's Niclas Fuellkrug scored with nine minutes remaining. As they have done so often this season however, Leverkusen scored late, Stanisic's goal coming from a corner deep into added time.
Newly-crowned Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen reached the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday and stretched their undefeated run in all competitions this season to 44 matches. The German side drew 1-1 at West Ham in the second leg of their quarter-final tie and went through 3-1 on aggregate. Michail Antonio put West Ham ahead on 13 minutes before Jeremie Frimpong levelled in the 89th minute for Xabi Alonso's side. Leverkusen will face Roma for a place in the final.
Jakarta - Granit Xhaka menjadi pemain paling anyar yang menjuarai liga bersama klub barunya usai meninggalkan Arsenal. Simak sosok-sosok lainnya.
Bayer Leverkusen sukses merengkuh gelar juara Liga Jerman 2023/2024. Ada nama Arsenal yang dibawa-bawa Jeremie Frimpong dalam pesta jawara timnya.