Leverkusen extends unbeaten run under Alonso to 13 games
BERLIN — Bayer Leverkusen is reaping the good thing about Xabi Alonso’s teaching.
Leverkusen confirmed its resilient facet on Sunday with a 2-0 win over direct rival Leipzig, which dropped out of the Bundesliga’s high 4 and the qualification locations for the Champions League.
Goals from Adam Hlozek and a late penalty from Nadiem Amiri secured Leverkusen’s win and stretched its unbeaten run to 13 video games throughout all competitions. Leverkusen reached the Europa League semifinals on Thursday with a 4-1 win at Union Saint-Gilloise.
It’s been a exceptional turnaround.
Leverkusen was second from backside within the Bundesliga with simply 5 factors from the opening eight rounds when former Spain star Alonso was appointed coach rather than the fired Gerardo Seoane.
Leipzig performed nicely for lengthy intervals however discovered no reply to the house workforce’s resolute defending or capability to surge ahead because of the pace of its attackers.
Hlozek scored 5 minutes earlier than the break when Robert Andrich performed a wonderfully weighted by way of ball for Moussa Diaby to race onto on the proper. Diaby whipped in a cross behind Leipzig’s defenders for the incoming Hlozek to side-foot contained in the left put up.
Hlozek was enjoying rather than Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz, watching from the stands after complaining of abdomen issues.
Timo Werner, Dominik Szoboszlai and Christopher Nkunku all went shut for Leipzig, which pushed exhausting for an equalizer till Szoboszlai conceded the penalty within the eighty fifth for bringing down Jeremie Frimpong. Amiri duly sealed the outcome from the spot.
Freiburg earlier strengthened its case for Champions League qualification with a 4-0 rout of relegation-threatened Schalke. Michael Gregoritsch scored twice for the house workforce to maneuver third earlier than Union Berlin’s go to to Borussia Mönchengladbach for the ultimate sport of the twenty ninth spherical later.
Leverkusen is six factors behind Freiburg with 5 rounds remaining.
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