Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen stay unbeaten and high of the Bundesliga due to a double from former Burnley star Nathan Tella towards Darmstadt on Saturday.
The Spaniard has been doing unbelievable work on the BayArena with the membership chasing its first Bundesliga title. Dubbed the ‘nearly men’ of German soccer, Leverkusen completed runners-up 4 occasions between 1997 and 2002, and once more in 2011, nevertheless it might lastly be their yr.
Die Werkself sit two factors forward of Bayern Munich on the high of the league, Alonso’s facet have received 16 of their 20 league video games to this point – drawing the opposite 4– and stay unbeaten in 29 video games in all competitions this season. They received all six of their Europa League group video games and are nonetheless within the DFB-Pokal, taking part in Stuttgart within the quarter-finals on Tuesday (February, 6).
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Despite the murmurs surrounding Alonso’s future with the 42-year-old tipped by many to interchange Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool boss on the finish of the season, after the German introduced he would depart Anfield on the conclusion of the marketing campaign. It was a star from a way more unfancied Premier League facet who took the plaudits.
After making a £23million change from Southampton to Leverkusen in the summertime, Tella has seemingly lastly arrived after making his first Bundesliga begin of the season on his eleventh look. The 24-year-old scored his third aim of the season within the first-half earlier than including his fourth of the marketing campaign early on within the second 45.
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Despite seeing restricted minutes within the league, Tella began all of Leverkusen’s six Europa League video games, scoring and helping towards Molde to protect their 100% file within the competitors, and his double within the 2-0 win towards Darmstadt might make him undroppable to Alonso.
Tella, who made his Nigeria debut in November final yr, didn’t go together with the Super Eagles to the AFCON, however evidently Tella’s disappointment at lacking out on the match might have kickstarted his Bundesliga profession.
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The former Saints teen exploded final season on mortgage at Burnley the place he scored 17 objectives in 39 video games because the Clarets received the Championship at a canter. Tella did play 3 times for Southampton at the start of this season, scoring as soon as, however he finally did get his transfer earlier than the window closed.