Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen denied aim by ‘considered one of biggest tackles of all-time’
Bayer Leverkusen have been denied a vital aim within the Bundesliga title race by a extremely lauded deal with.
The league leaders hosted native rivals Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday (January 27) night with a chance to additional enhance their lead over Bayern Munich on the high of the desk.
Xabi Alonso’s facet – who stay the one unbeaten group in Europe this season – struggled to search out the online within the conflict regardless of being wholly dominant.
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However, it appeared like their time to open the scoring had come within the second half after Dutch worldwide Jeremie Frimpong had been set via on aim with solely the goalkeeper to beat.
However, the speedy wing-back took too lengthy to get his shot off which allowed ‘Gladbach midfielder Florian Neuhaus to get better and put forth an amazing problem and stole the ball from Frimpong with an inch-perfect deal with.
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Fans watching the tasty conflict did not waste time to get on social media and rave about Neuhaus’ problem with one X (previously Twitter) person writing: “There are some tackles that are just as crucial as a goal. That tackle from Florian Neuhaus on Jeremy Frimpong was just mesmerizing”.
A second fan advised the German midfielder may have been plying his commerce for considered one of Europe’s largest golf equipment by including: “The hype on Neuhaus years ago was insane. Not sure if it was loyalty but he could have gotten a big move” whereas a 3rd added: “Someone has been watching Aaron Wan-bissaka lately”.
Leverkusen’s eventual 0-0 draw signifies that their lead over Bayern has been minimize to only two factors forward of the highest two Bundesliga sides going head-to-head on February 10.
In his first full season accountable for the German outfit, Alonso has made Leverkusen considered one of Europe’s most fun groups to observe and after Jurgen Klopp’s stunning announcement that he is set to depart Liverpool on the finish of the season, rumours linking the previous Liverpool midfielder to the soon-to-be-vacant function started nearly instantly.
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The 42-year-old addressed the hyperlinks previous to Leverkusen’s sport the place he mentioned: “At the moment I’m really happy here, I’m enjoying my work. Each day it’s a challenge & we are on a beautiful journey here in Leverkusen. To be honest, I am not in that moment to think about the next step. I am thinking about where I am right now”.
