Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso mentioned Sunday’s last-gasp 4-3 win over Stuttgart would encourage his aspect’s bid to chase down league leaders Bayern Munich. Patrick Schick scored within the fourth minute of stoppage time in Stuttgart, the one second Leverkusen led within the match. The win introduced the defending champions to inside six factors of Bayern, who drew 1-1 at Union Berlin on Saturday, with eight video games to play. After guiding Leverkusen to a debut Bundesliga title in 2023-24, Alonso mentioned the influence of the dramatic victory towards Stuttgart, final season’s runners up, would drive his aspect.
“At the tip this magic second occurred for us,” Alonso advised DAZN, including “it means so much, to have this tremendous feeling.
“We’ll use this good ambiance, this good vitality, into the final a part of the season. All the gamers, they believed — it is positively a vital win for us.”
After Schick’s aim, Alonso ran onto the pitch because the Leverkusen bench emptied and embraced the Czech striker.
Leverkusen broke Bayern’s 11-year title streak final season by changing into the primary group in German historical past to win a league title unbeaten.
While Bayern eradicated Leverkusen from the final 16 of the Champions League through the week, Alonso mentioned the win confirmed his aspect was not finished but.
“We’ll see,” Alonso mentioned of the title race. “There’s eight video games left within the Bundesliga. Plenty of issues can occur.
“We have to go recreation from recreation, win from win. It’s not in our fingers, we have to wait, however at the moment was vital.
“The need, the desire to battle in each recreation is there. Definitely.”
Leverkusen centre-back Jonathan Tah mentioned his aspect “did not quit, we believed till the tip and possibly you want wins like this generally to point out that the spirit’s nonetheless there.
“We’re attempting to gather all of our factors — and we’ll all see on the finish whether or not it is sufficient.”
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