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Leverkusen on the master course: hunting for Bayern has started!
Bayer Leverkusen chases Bayern after a 3-2 win against Dortmund. Xabi Alonso's team is aiming for home wins to catch up.
Leverkusen on the master course: hunting for Bayern has started!
After an impressive 3-2 victory against Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen is ready to start hunting the Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich. The success in Dortmund marks the perfect start to 2025 and underlines the first -class development of the Leverkusener under coach Xabi Alonso. The team showed a disciplined performance, controlled the game and clearly punished the hosts, who had to do without numerous players. Leverkusen took the lead after 25 seconds through Nathan Tella, followed by another goal by Patrik Schick in the 8th and 19th minute.
The Leverkusenians have triumphed in the last six Bundesliga games and fought their way into second place, now only one point behind Bavaria. "We are very satisfied with the performance and victory," emphasized Alonso. In the future, the goal is clear: In the upcoming home games against Mainz and Borussia Mönchengladbach, the deficit to Bavaria is to be further reduced. Goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky said that the team is ready to "stay as close to them as possible". This focus on performance is also shown in the positive record of 14 games without defeat.
Leverkusen's continued success and squad strength
Particularly noteworthy is the team's ability to compensate for injuries such as those of Victor Boniface and Amine Adli. Patrik Schick, who scored eleven goals in the last league games, has established himself as a key player. "It wasn't just the goals. He worked a lot for the team. We need him," noted Alonso. In addition to Schick, the newly substituted Florian Wirtz also offers fresh options for the offensive.
With the aim of continuing to keep Bayern at bay, Leverkusen will play two games in the coming “English Week” that are crucial to their title fight. “We only look at ourselves,” says Granit Xhaka, which shows the team’s absolute will to consistently continue on their path. With this in mind, Leverkusen is optimistic about the challenges ahead and shows that they are ready for the title fight as well oe24.at and The Hindu report.