The Spanish coach of German Football League champion Bayer Leverkusen, Xabi Alonso, said that “all the teams want to win against us” at a time when his team is three matches away from ending the season without losing in the “Bundesliga” in a record.
The former Bayern Munich, Liverpool, English, and Spanish Real Madrid midfielder explained, “Everyone wants to defeat us, of course. But we want to remain undefeated. Every week things become more difficult, but the goal is greater.”
Leverkusen, which is visiting Eintracht Frankurt on Sunday, has secured the league champion title for the first time in its history, and is now three matches away from becoming the first team to remain undefeated in the league, an achievement that not even the giant Bayern Munich has achieved.
Leverkusen extended its unbeaten series of matches in various competitions this season to 47 by defeating Italian club Roma 2-0 on Thursday in the first leg of the semi-finals of the European League “Europa League”.
“Ferkslev” has a golden opportunity to score a historic hat-trick, as it will also face Kaiserslautern in the local cup final in Alonso’s first full season at the helm of the team’s technical management.
However, the German champion will play against Frankfurt without his coach on the bench due to the suspension for accumulating yellow cards.
He said, “It’s a new situation, but I hope it won’t affect the team. I’m not worried about that.”
Alonso believed that his suspension might constitute an advantage for his team from a tactical standpoint, adding, “From the stands, you can see the picture better, and I will be able to communicate with the bench.”
He added, “I will not be able to communicate with the team, but they are smart enough to make decisions on the field themselves.”
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