2024-03-15 00:09:23
Updated15. March 2024, 01:09
Bayer Leverkusen: Double pack in injury time: Xhaka club celebrates after epic turnaround
Granit Xhaka is in the quarter-finals of the Europa League with Bayer Leverkusen. The Bundesliga leader can avert the first defeat of the season in extremis against Karabakh Agdam.
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Schick scores late in injury time to make it 3-2 for Leverkusen.
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The scenes of the game
In a crazy injury time, a double strike from Schick turned Leverkusen’s fortunes around! The Werkself turned the game against Karabakh Agdam around at the last moment. Granit Xhaka’s team benefited from a numerical superiority. At Karabakh, a player had previously been thrown off the field in the 62nd minute after an emergency brake.
The better team
Leverkusen started really strongly and had six (!) scoring chances in the first ten minutes. But none of them were successful, which almost took revenge in the second half. The outsider from Azerbaijan was highly efficient, but then Leverkusen turned things around. In the end, the favorite from Germany deservedly prevailed.
The key figure
Patrick Schick! The Czech secured the victory with a brace. Coach Alonso substituted the noble joker in the 59th minute. The Spanish coach once again showed a golden touch. As a substitute in the first leg, Schick saved the Werkself from their first defeat of the season. He also scored in added time in Baku to make it 2-2.
The twittering from the stands
In the first leg, Xabi Alonso had the luxury of leaving Granit Xhaka on the bench for the time being. In the second leg, the captain played from the start and showed commitment. In the end, Xhaka and his teammates can celebrate reaching the quarter-finals and still have a chance of winning three titles.
This is what Granit Xhaka says after the game
“A win like this gives us more than just advancement. We conceded the second goal with one man more. A lot of teams go down there and say: ‘OK, that’s it.’ We’ll come back because the mentality of this team is incredible.” (versus RTL)
This is how it continues
Things are happening in quick succession for Leverkusen. The Werkself have to travel to Freiburg in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
The other games
At Anfield Road, Liverpool FC confidently moved into the quarter-finals of the Europa League thanks to another goal festival. In the second leg of the round of 16 against Sparta Prague, the English Premier League club won 6-1 (4-1) after the Reds had already won the first leg 5-1.
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