Leverkusen won 6 games in a row Xabi Alonso: This is a good start to the new year

After Nathan Tyra and Patrick Schick scored, Leverkusen defeated Dortmund 3-2 in the 16th round of the 2024/25 Bundesliga. Xabi Alonso said he was very satisfied with the performance and called it a good start to the new year.

At the beginning of the game, Nathan Tyra received Andrich's header and shot the ball into the net, giving Leverkusen a dream start with a score of 1-0. In the 8th minute, Inpicay crossed the defense and passed the ball to the goal, and Patrick Schick fell to the ground and shot into the goal, helping Leverkusen continue to lead Dortmund 2-0.

In the 12th minute, Andrich made a mistake in defense, and Gittens got the ball and shot over Leverkusen goalkeeper Hradecky, helping Dortmund to tie the game 1-2. In the 19th minute, Frimpong made a pass to the penalty area, and Patrick Schick volleyed and scored, helping Leverkusen to expand its lead to 3-1.

In the 79th minute of the second half, Dortmund got a penalty kick opportunity, and Giraci scored the penalty kick, helping Dortmund to change the score to 2 to 3.

In the end, Leverkusen defeated Dortmund 3-2 away from home and achieved a 6-game winning streak. Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said, "We are very satisfied with this performance and victory. Being able to win the game here with such a serious performance shows how important our growth is, and this is a good start to the new year."

“We did our job in the early stages and then we were able to control the game. We played well with and without the ball and didn’t concede many goals. To be able to play in this way against a top European team in this place and to put in such a disciplined performance shows our level of competition.”

On the other hand, Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin said, "The three goals we conceded were too easy at this level. I hope my team can defend better. Leverkusen's intentions can be clearly seen, and we also hope to seize opportunities and get into good offensive positions many times."

"But it's not easy to come back from three goals down against Leverkusen. I expected a better performance from the team, but our performance when we had the ball was not bad."