Leverkusen Lagi-lagi Comeback, Alonso pun Sampai Bingung
Bayer Leverkusen lagi-lagi comeback untuk mengalahkan lawannya. Pelatih Xabi Alonso sampai bingung dibuatnya.
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90+11': Bayer Leverkusen Continue Last-Gasp Drama, Beat Gladbach In First 2024-25 Bundesliga Game
Granit Xhaka praised his side's "pure mentality" as Florian Wirtz's goal in the 11th minute of stoppage time snatched a 3-2 win for reigning champions Bayer Leverkusen at Borussia Moenchengladbach in Friday's Bundesliga opener. Leverkusen were cruising at half-time, after a Xhaka stunner and a Wirtz goal gave Xabi Alonso's side a two-goal lead. With rain teeming down at Gladbach's Borussia Park, Nico Elvedi brought the hosts closer with a 59th-minute strike before newcomer Tim Kleindienst levelled the scores with five minutes remaining.
Alonso wants Leverkusen to be more aggressive after snatching late Bundesliga win
MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany : Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso asked for more character after his side beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-2 in the Bundesliga season opener on Friday through yet another stoppage-time winner.
After Near-Invincible Season, Bayer Leverkusen Manager Xabi Alonso Sets Goal For 2024-25 Season
Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said Thursday that Bayern Munich are the Bundesliga title favourites this season, despite his side's incredible league and cup double last campaign. "For me, the favourites are Bayern, that's clear," Alonso said at a press conference ahead of Friday's Bundesliga season opener away at Borussia Moenchengladbach. "Our goal is to stay in the top four. That's realistic -- we have a good squad."
Bundesliga preview: Bayern in good Kompany ahead of Leverkusen title battle
Bayern Munich kick off their Bundesliga campaign at VfL Wolfsburg on Sunday with the spotlight firmly on new coach Vincent Kompany as he looks to guide the club back to the top of German football.
Kompany's Bayern look to reclaim Bundesliga crown from Leverkusen
BERLIN : Bayern Munich kick off their Bundesliga campaign at VfL Wolfsburg on Sunday with the spotlight firmly on new coach Vincent Kompany as he looks to guide the club back to the top of German football.
Reborn Granit Xhaka Vows To Keep Record-Breaking Bayer Leverkusen On Top
Bayer Leverkusen talisman Granit Xhaka has called on his teammates to challenge for the Bundesliga title again ahead of the new campaign after last season's surprise triumph. Eyebrows were raised when Xhaka arrived from Premier League runners-up Arsenal at the start of last term, with Leverkusen coming off a fifth-placed finish and with rookie coach Xabi Alonso preparing for his first full season as a first-team head coach. But a club who had never previously won the Bundesliga did so undefeated -- something no German side, not even Bayern Munich, had ever done -- adding the German Cup and losing just one of 53 matches in all competitions.
Bayer Leverkusen Defeat Stuttgart On Penalties To Win German Super Cup
Ten-man Bayer Leverkusen beat Stuttgart 4-3 on penalties in the season-opening German Super Cup on Saturday, winning the trophy for the first time. Victor Boniface's 11th-minute goal was cancelled out four minutes later when Stuttgart's Enzo Millot levelled. Leverkusen were then reduced to 10 men shortly before half-time when Martin Terrier saw red for a dangerous tackle. Deniz Undav gave Stuttgart the lead in the second half but Patrik Schick scored with two minutes remaining to equalise for Leverkusen and send the match to penalties.