Quote from: Lafu on Today at 10:31:57 AM

Quote from: Egii Nna on August 17, 2024, 10:09:52 PM

Bayer Leverkusen has tried to make it to a trophy, but it was not easy, although we know with Alonso they are covered.
That is why I still didn’t panic when the game ended up to the penalty shootout because that is what I was praying for; if not, they will have lost this chance of a trophy.
But Grimaldo gave them this chance to penalty shootout when he got his goal in the 88th minute, and everyone thinks Bayer Leverkusen will lose the game. but know all have been history; they have gotten their trophy. I also see the spirit of the unbeaten in them, so we expect to see more performances, even if it will be more than the last season.

Looks like that Leverkusen will be continue this season where they have ended the last one with scoring goals at the last Minutes and dont lose.
The goal from Patrick Schick i guess was the one that have given Leverkusen some extra motivation for the penalty shootout.
Making such an comeback with only 10 Players since they got an red card in the 37 Minute is awesome and the win is earned.

Everyone's expecting Leverkusen to continue with same form as the previous season, well it's understandable since they won the previous seasons's title and they just proved that they could still contend well this season by beating Stuttgart in the DFL Super Cup final, it's a very good Morale booster for them ahead of the new season and Xabi Alonso priority is to make sure that they remain in good shape to deliver good results, of course he'll be proud of the result against Stuttgart cause his boys fought till the end, they didn't give up till it got to the shootout and won it, this is another big victory for Xabi Alonso he's added another trophy to his record as manager and i wonder why the likes of Real Madrid won't go after him when he decides to leave Leverkusen. Well, I'm among those who thinks Bayern Munich might still have a tough time in winning the league this season, I'm not underestimating them, they're one of the top contending team in Bundesliga but Leverkusen looks like a team with a more better chance.