Modern football lives for the moments which Bayer are going through this season. Leverkusen led by the fantastic Xabi Alonso, are not only persistently resisting the expensive Bayern, but they are breaking the record and have no intention of giving up the title trophy battle. On the contrary, they are ready and able to conquer everything. Last night’s celebration in the fantastic quarter-final of the German Cup over Stuttgart (3:2) rounded off a small jubilee in the club from the Bay Arena. It was 30 games in a row for the unbeaten team of the Spanish specialist and the best possible announcement of the most important match of the season, which is the clash with Bayern in Leverkusen.Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen are only the second team in German football history to go 30 games unbeaten in all competitions 🇩🇪@bayer04_en are two games away from equalling Bayern Munich’s all-time record.#BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/DAv4p40X0U— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) February 7, 2024 “Last night, we saw the best opponent at the Bay Arena in the course of the season so far. If they had entered the semi-finals, it would have been fully deserved. We won with the heart and soul of our team. The match was really crazy. We had a good mentality even in difficult moments of the game. We did our best to reach the semi-finals, now we can enjoy it, but there is still a long way to go,” Alonso said after the clash with the popular Swabians.Xabi Alonso’s team also has that Kloppage time winner gene in them. Bring him to La Axa 🫡 pic.twitter.com/eQuipB0DNx— 𝐋𝐅𝐂𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐞 ™️ (@SimplyNate_) February 7, 2024 Alonso’s side need two more matches to match Bayern’s record of 32 games unbeaten in all competitions between the 2019/2020 season and 2020/2021, and it would be perfect if he could get one step closer to that goal by defeating a direct competitor for the championship title on his home field. The spectacle at the Bay Arena, which will be watched by the entire planet, is scheduled for Saturday, February 10. The invincible Leverkusen have achieved 26 victories in the current streak, with four draws. They scored a record 90 goals and conceded only 22. Xabi’s team is first in the Bundesliga, with two points ahead of the giants from Munich, reached the semifinals of the German cup, and secured a place in the round of 16 of the Europa League with all six victories in the group stage of the competition.Leverkusen’s enforcer is hungry for titles: “It would be foolish not to listen to Xabi Alonso”Xabi Alonso is already more than half way through this season, but he is currently at a turning point, because at this stage of the season it can very easily happen that everything goes downhill. Quite simply, in championship races like this one, overall quality and bench length can prevail, and both of those segments are on Bayern’s side. On the other hand, the expectations and pressure on the team have drastically increased, which is no longer a pleasant surprise, but an important factor in German and European football.Alonso has a release clause in case his former clubs come callingAll this was followed by additional pressure on the Spanish expert himself, whom many already see as Jurgen Klopp’s successor, which in a situation where he has to lead decisive battles this season, does not benefit him at all. After the derby with Bayern, Leverkusen expects a seemingly easier schedule, as it will face Heidenheim, Mainz and Cologne until the end of February. However, there are still 14 rounds left until the end of the Bundesliga, so regardless of the result on Saturday, there is still enough time to turn everything one way or the other.##NAJAVA_MECA_7855904##
