Xabi Alonso praised his Bayer Leverkusen side for showing resilience to defeat Mainz on Friday night and set a new unbeaten record for a Bundesliga side.
The victory moved Leverkusen 11 points clear at the top of the German top-flight over Bayern Munich who have a game in hand and set a new unbeaten record for a German top-flight club of 33 matches across all competitions.
Alonso’s side have won 29 and drawn four of their 33 matches to date this term the longest such run in German football history.
Former Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka gave Leverkusen a third-minute lead,.
Bayer Leverkusen s manager Xabi Alonso addressed the swirling speculations linking him to coaching roles at Liverpool and Bayern Munich, stating, Right now, it s just speculation. My head is.
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Nathan Tella was in action for Bayer Leverkusen who secured a hard fought 2-1 win against Mainz in the Bundesliga on Friday night. Tella came on in the