With Saturday's win over Holstein Kiel, Xabi Alonso reached a unique Bundesliga milestone with Bayer Leverkusen that even Pep Guardiola couldn't achieve with Bayern Munich.

Patrik Schick showed Bayer Leverkusen what it was missing against Bayern Munich last week by scoring in a 2-0 win at Holstein Kiel in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Bundesliga fans and German “tactic heads” looked forward to this match with great anticipation, and it turned out to be an intense tactical affair indeed. Defending Bundesliga champions Bayer 04

LEVERKUSEN, Germany — How do you follow up an historic upset? That's the question facing Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen as they seek to prove they belong among European soccer's top teams ...

And that's exactly what Bayer Leverkusen have done as they found themselves unable to access their usual image bank. As Xabi Alonso's men took a 1-0 lead over Holsten Kiel, their admin found a hilarious way to share the update.

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso has reached another milestone as Saturday's 2-0 at Holstein Kiel made him the coach with the longest unbeaten Bundesliga run away from home which now covers 28 matches.

Saturday's victory means Alonso has now gone 28 successive away games in the league without suffering a defeat

LEVERKUSEN – Asked if coach Xabi Alonso could one day be commemorated outside Bayer Leverkusen’s BayArena home, club chief executive Fernando Carro said that “after last year, it’s already enough for a statue”.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Leverkusen’s head coach Xabi Alonso talks to the media during a press conference ahead of the Bundesliga ...

BERLIN — Patrik Schick showed Bayer Leverkusen what it was missing ... Schick, who was omitted by Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso in the top-of-the-table clash with Bayern, got Leverkusen off ...