Alonso refuses to celebrate as Leverkusen match unbeaten record

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso refused to get carried away after his team equalled the longest unbeaten run for a Bundesliga team with a 2-1 win at Heidenheim on Saturday.…

Leverkusen beat Heidenheim to go eight points clear in Bundesliga

Goals from Jeremie Frimpong and Amine Adli earned Leverkusen a 2-1 win at Heidenheim on Saturday, sending Xabi Alonso’s Bundesliga leaders eight points clear of Bayern Munich in second. Leverkusen’s…

Under-fire Bayern turn focus to Lazio after Leverkusen humbling

Stung by a 3-0 humiliation at the hands of Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich head to Lazio on Wednesday knowing only a deep run in Europe will salvage their season. Thomas…

Leverkusen must be ‘almost perfect’ against undermanned Bayern, says Alonso

Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso said his side need to be “almost perfect” to beat Bayern Munich on Saturday, despite the German champions’ injury concerns. “To beat Bayern we need…

Leaders Leverkusen grab late winner, Sancho stars on Dortmund return

Exequiel Palacios scored in the fourth minute of injury time to earn Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen a 1-0 win at Augsburg on Saturday, keeping them four points clear of reigning…

Kane, Guirassy face off as Bayern host surprise package Stuttgart

Reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich face a tough task to bounce back from last weekend’s humbling at Eintracht Frankfurt when they host surprise title challengers Stuttgart on Sunday. The meeting…

Leverkusen beat Union to equal best-ever Bundesliga start

Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen equalled the best start to a Bundesliga season in history as they returned to the top of the table with a dominant 4-0 home win over…

Kane hits hat-trick as Bayern thump Dortmund to keep pace with leaders Leverkusen

Harry Kane scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich thrashed Borussia Dortmund 4-0 away on Saturday, closing the gap with leaders Bayer Leverkusen to two points. Bayern captain Manuel Neuer lauded…