Xabi Alonso insists Bayer Leverkusen must learn how “to defeat teams who defend deep” after his side were held to a scoreless draw by Borussia Monchengladbach. Leverkusen remain two ...

Xabi Alonso and the rise of Bayer Leverkusen How the German side went from relegation to title challengers with tactical brilliance. ... Alonso has switched to an adaptive 3–5–2 formation with ...

Xabi Alonso coaching style, tactics, preferred formation at Bayer Leverkusen In his short time at Bayer Leverkusen, Xabi Alonso largely utilised a 3-4-2-1 formation, which was overloaded to one side.

Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen have experienced almost everything in soccer over the last year. ... “We need to have better control when we don’t have the ball,” the coach said Friday.

Xabi Alonso says Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten run is “a consequence of a good job” after they progressed to the Europa League semi-finals with a 3-1 aggregate victory over West Ham United.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Xabi Alonso spoke on Bayer Leverkusen’s tie against Bayern Munich in the DFB Pokal round of 16.On the game at the Allianz Arena, Alonso said: “The ...

Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso claims his side are only focusing on themselves and not the challenge of Bayern Munich. (1:31) Constantin Eckner Dec 1, 2023, 11:10 AM ET ...

Twenty-one years after making it to their last European semi-final, Bayer 04 Leverkusen were back among the final four on Thursday night, cast into a red and orange storm. Their predecessors, it ...

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso's last home game in charge ended in a 4-2 drubbing by Borussia Dortmund that boosted the visitors' chances of Champions League qualification on Sunday.

What Alonso achieved at Leverkusen is difficult to understate, taking a team who were in disarray a couple of months into the 2022-23 season — in 17th place in the 18-club Bundesliga, with just ...