Hey, Lever, we are sorry to tell you, but you failed. Last week, Emi Buendia was there to save the day in added time and score the winner. Today, Bayer Leverkusen couldn’t get away with another poor performance, drawing at home against Union Berlin – 0-0.However, it’s not only about the terrible display, the result, or the fact that Bayern Munich now have an open path towards the title. It’s about the fact that Xabi Alonso’s men failed to create a single goal-scoring chance in 95 minutes. And when you play like that, you don’t deserve to win.Leverkusen drop points after drawing against 13-place Union Berlin 😩🔴📉 pic.twitter.com/Mmzkk1scCt— OneFootball (@OneFootball) April 12, 2025 Given that they were in the role of “chasers” in the Bundesliga title race, Leverkusen opened the duel against Union Berlin pretty nervously. The home team did threaten less than half a minute into the game when Jeremie Frimpong almost exploited the visitors’ severe mistake, but as the break neared, Bayer became paler and paler.Their match control was futile as only one of their eight efforts went on target, and Xabi Alonso knew his players had to change their approach in the second half if they wanted to earn vital three points, which could additionally near them to Bayern, as the Bavarians had a tough upcoming challenge embodied in Borussia Dortmund (19.30).##EDITORS_CHOICE##The Spanish tactician at Lever’s bench quickly reacted with two subs in the span of ten minutes, as Amine Adli replaced the injured Nathan Tella and – surprisingly benched – Florian Wirtz entered for Aleix Garcia. Yet, when even arguably the greatest German prospect (alongside Jamal Musiala) didn’t bring any improvement, Alonso knew Bayer had no time to waste and sent in his last resort – Victor Boniface.Nevertheless, Leverkusen were so mediocre today, that not even Lionel Messi in his prime would be able to help them. Last week they got away in added time against Heidenheim Today, they paid the price of another poor performance and opened the path towards the title for Bayern.BUNDESLIGA – MATCHDAY 29FridayWolfsburg – RB Leipzig 2-3 (0-2)/Fischer 58, Skov Olsen 75 – Openda 11, Simons 26, 49/SaturdayBochum – Augsburg 1-2 (0-1)/Hofmann 60 – Essende 16, Komur 90/Hoffenheim – Mainz 2-0 (2-0)/Kramaric 4, 32/Holstein Kiel – St.Pauli 1-2 (1-1)/Bernhardsson 21 – Sinani 34, Geschwill 90+2 og/Leverkusen – Union Berlin 0-0M’ gladbach – Freiburg 1-2 (1-1)/Gunter 14 og – Osterhage 16, Manzambi 90/19:30: (1.42) Bayern (5.00) Dortmund (6.75)Sunday16:30: (1.65) Stuttgart (4.00) Werder (5.20)18:30: (1.73) Eintr.Frankfurt (3.60) Heidenheim (5.10)***odds are subject to change***
