Leverkusen (dpa)
Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso confirmed that his club is focusing on its match against West Ham United of England, tomorrow, Thursday, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the European Football League, at a time when the team is on the verge of crowning the German League title “Bundesliga” for the first time. .
Leverkusen, which maintained an unbeaten record in the 41 matches it played this season in all competitions, will be crowned the Bundesliga title this season if it wins over its guest Werder Bremen next Sunday, without waiting for the results of the rest of the other matches in the tournament.
But Leverkusen may also win the championship next Saturday, if its closest rivals, Bayern Munich and Stuttgart, lose to Cologne and Eintracht Frankfurt, respectively.
Alonso said before the first leg against his London guest, “To be honest, we did not talk about the matches on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. It is all about tomorrow and the West Ham match in the Europa League.” After that, we have plenty of time for the German League.”
Alonso added, “We have reached the quarter-finals. It is a great opportunity to advance in this tournament. This is a big goal for us.”
Leverkusen qualified for the final round of the European League last season, but lost to Italian club Roma, failing to advance to the final.
Alonso explained, “We still remember our qualification for the semi-finals against Roma last year. We want to repeat that again. It is the first step, but it is an important step tomorrow. We are ready.”
Striker Victor Boniface, who returned after a long period of absence after recovering from injury last Saturday against Union Berlin, will be available and may start against West Ham.
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