by They are the fittest team in Europe. And they have earned the right to, why not, to end a hegemony of 11 years in Germany. Many others like him RB Reipzig or the Borussia Dortmund, who have been trying for several years without a prize, have fallen by the wayside. But they are faced with a unique opportunity.
That’s right, the Bayer Leverkusen Delaware Xabi Alonso is a serious candidate for Bundesliga in which he is the solo leader with 52 pointstwo more than him Bayern Munich. And this Saturday they will face each other in a duel that will determine the course of both in the competition.
A VERY COMPLETE PLANT
Xabi Alonso has been able to build a team competitive, colorful and that still does not know defeat this season. With a squad full of footballers differentials in each of the positions on the field.
Nathan Tella celebrates his goal in Darmstadt with Florian Wirtz /EFE
And while there are certain players like Florian WirtzAlejandro Grimaldo, Víctor Boniface or Jeremie Friempong who are recognized for their talent and great performance, there are others who spend more unnoticed and whose work has not just come to light.
Because Xabi Alonso has in its ranks a player who is not only a ‘Wall’ in defense, but also score goals.
FROM ‘WALL’… A ‘MURDERER’
They had it everything against and when it seemed that they were going to suffer their first defeat of the season and that they were going to be eliminated from the DFB Pokal, there was someone who dressed as a hero: jonathan tah. The German, who marked, neither more nor less, his sixth goal so far this year, ‘saved the furniture’ in the minute 90 match against Stuttgart.
Some surprising numbers, more than anything because Tah plays central. But in the Bundesliga already signed up four targetsbefore him RB Leipzigin both parties, Borussia Monchengladbach and Union Berlin. And in the Cup addition twoin the defeat of Sandhausen and Tuesday’s before the Stuttgart.
In fact, it is being, by far, his highest scoring season. The ‘record’ was in the 2018/19, where written three targets. if he fifth top scorer on the teambehind Boniface (16), Grimaldo (9), Wirtz (8) and Hoffman (7).
Granit Xhaka hugs Jonathan Tah after scoring the winning goal against Stuttgart / LAP
Now, if we focus on what he is really good at, it is one of the fixed in the line of three central Delaware Xabi Alonso. And in the Bundesliga, in the 17 matches that has disputed, has only come out loser in ten duels against his rival, and it has been crucial for his team to barely concede goals, since he has locked until 15 shots that could have sneaked into Hradecky’s goal.
UndoubtedlyXabi Alonso has in his hands a ‘secret weapon’, which will surely come in handy in the decisive stretch of the season. Although we will have to be attentive to its future, because The contract ends in 2025.
