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Congratulations to Alonso for his first trophy this season, to be honest I expected them to win in regulation time, but it was the red card in the first half that changed this game. I didn't watch the match, but I see that there were a lot of fouls and a lot of yellow cards, which means that the match was important for the teams. And Stuttgart needed just a few minutes to win this match, and the penalty shootout is a game of luck, and Bayer was luckier here. In any case, this is a good start for Bayer.

Xabi Alonso managed to win his first trophy this season and his third trophy since taking charge of Leverkusen, previously he had won the Bundesliga and DFB Fokal trophies. Leverkusen had to struggle to win the German Super Cup trophy Due to fierce resistance from Stuttgart, Leverkusen had to play with 10 since the 37th minute. An additional goal from Patrik Schick in the 88th minute made Stuttgart almost-won victory disappear just like that.
The spirit of the Leverkusen players was extraordinary, they refused to give up even though they were 2-1 behind and outnumbered. Leverkusen once again showed their toughness in this game. If they can maintain their performance like this, maybe they will win the Bundesliga again.

Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart played out an exciting German Super Cup, kicking off the new season in impressive fashion. And the intellectual battles between them are becoming the most attractive "dish" in German football today. This is the era of coaches Xabi Alonso and Sebastian Hoeness, right?

Alonso won his third title with Leverkusen, after the Bundesliga and German Cup. The 42-year-old coach only missed out on one trophy this year, losing 0-3 to Atalanta in the Europa League final. In this match, Coach Alonso tested all three new players of Leverkusen: Aleix Garcia, Jeanuel Belocian, and Martin Terrier. After being behind, he brought out four "trump cards": Alex Grimaldo, Jeremie Frimpong, Florian Wirtz, and Patrik Schick. It can be seen that Alonso and his team still maintain their form and are still full of the spirit of the defending champions of last season.

But things will not be easy for coach Alonso and his team this season. In terms of stars and squad depth, Dortmund and Bayern Munich still have the advantage over Leverkusen. Not only that, they also continuously improve the squad by replacing new coaches and a series of new players to regain their rightful position.