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A sweet debut for Xabi Alonso because he was able to win with a landslide score and also get a clean sheet. Leverkusen got a breath of fresh air after winning that match. Next they will face Frankfurt in the Bundesliga, but before that game they will play a Champions League match against FC Porto. Even in the Champions League they still have hope because 3 clubs still have the same points, namely, Atletico Madrid, FC Porto and them with 3 points. It is surprising to see Club Brugge can lead the standings with perfect points.
Frankfurt is a tough opponent for Leverkusen this week, hopefully Xabi can get his second win in the Bundeliga.

You are absolutely right, the truth is that the work that Xabi Alonso has done is impeccable and incredible, here it is shown that it is only necessary to have the right direction for a team, I would have liked a technical director of that category but for Man United he has a lot of material and that they can give very good results, this is what shows that a team when they have harmony and they believe in it can become great, I think that if Xabi continues like this he can give great results and get them out of the relegation line which is so close for Leverkusen, this is a must see for everyone, even the most skeptical who wouldn't give a penny for Leverkusen.

Well here is another unfortunate news for this player that we will not see him in action for the rest of the year, but until 2023:

Confirmed:
New injury sidelines Dorsch through 2022

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Niklas Dorsch's comeback from injury has unfortunately been derailed. On Tuesday, FC Augsburg confirmed that the 24-year-old had suffered a new metatarsal fracture that will require surgery. The German U21 international is thus lost for the rest of 2022. Dorsch incurred the new injury while on a rehab assignment for the Augsburg U23s. He has not made a Bundesliga appearance yet this season.

Source: https://bulinews.com/news/14800/confirmed-new-injury-sidelines-dorsch-through-2022

I hope there are no more injuries, there are very emblematic players that we want to see in QATAR.

Actually, in this case the demands for Xabi do not seem to be too heavy for this season because indeed when they leave the relegation zone and can compete in the middle of the standings it will be very good for them because indeed if you look at Leverkusen's current condition it is very inversely proportional to last season. and lifting them from relegation will obviously get a pretty good applause for Xabi.

As for Niklas Dorsch It will be quite a long break it seems for Niklas Dorsch because this will definitely require quite a long recovery.
It's a shame even though Augsburg still need this player, moreover their midfield clearly still needs to be filled.

Well, the truth is that I really liked how Xabi managed the whole time of the game, I didn't think it would go so well for him, of course I remember the way he played for Real Madrid and he was a very assertive player, everything happened He was very good, he had very good attendance, it is also necessary to emphasize that he played alongside the best players in the world for his time, so this is something that he learned a lot and obtained a unique experience.

I think that he has applied all this in this short time that he has had the technical direction of Leverkusen, I also imagine the great self-esteem that he injects into his players, a technical director who is that good is for him to have the best of all salaries.

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And finally, parity is approaching Bundesliga. Saw Freiburg drop at last week's hurdle, and today Union Berlin's turn. Still 1 point above the defending champions but I guess we'll be seeing Bayern right back up sitting above everyone before World Cup begins... right?
Hoping both Freiburg and Union do themselves justice in Europa this Thursday though as I got them both on last legs of an acca with all other legs already booked!

Nice bet! I hope Union Berlin will not repeat their unexpected failure yesterday when they were able to lose to the last team in the Bundesliga (only thanks to this victory, Bochum rose one line above Schalke).
Bayern again just one point away from first place, and if you look at the nearest "real" competitors, then the lead over Borussia is already 3 points.

However, what is actually surprising is that Union Berlin lost against Bochum, which is something that I was not expecting. In my opinion, that was one of the most unexpected things I ever encountered. It was clear that Union Berlin had been playing really well throughout this season and there was no doubt that Bayern Munich was going to have some tough competition when it came to winning the football championship. The problem is that now I am starting to doubt them, and I do not think I am the only one who has started to doubt them.

When you are up against a team that is in the relegation zone when you are in the race against Bayern Munich, there is no point in giving points away against a team that is in the relegation zone.

Well, but the surprising thing is that from the beginning we see Union Berlin and not the Bayern team, which by the way is only 1 point away, so these things are what make us think, I know that Union Berlin is playing very well, but for pure inspection Bayern is superior, and not because they were going through a bad time they were not going to be left behind, when the league begins to get tough it is when the best teams begin to show what they are made of, they begin to show that it is not just luck , but there is more to prove and that is what is actually measured in these leagues, because when they arrive with a low level they are taken out very easily in the UCL.

VfL Bochum 2-1 Union Berlin: Bundesliga leaders suffer shock defeat as Philipp Hofmann and Gerrit Holtmann net for struggling hosts before Milos Pantovic grabs a consolation late on

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Struggling Bochum defeated Bundesliga leader Union Berlin 2-1 on Sunday to move off the bottom of the table and end the visitors' five-game winning run across all competitions.

Philipp Hofmann and Gerrit Holtmann scored, and Bochum goalkeeper Manuel Riemann also saved a penalty, as the home team claimed its second win of the season to move one point ahead of local rival Schalke, which lost 2-1 at Union's city rival Hertha Berlin

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11345925/VfL-Bochum-2-1-Union-Berlin-Bundesliga-leaders-suffer-shock-defeat-struggling-hosts.html