The invincible Bayer has fallen
That’s it, the invincible Bayer Leverkusen is no more. After an absolutely incredible unbeaten run of 51 matches, Xabi Alonso’s men fell… at the worst of times. “Triple KO for Xabi Alonso”plasters the daily Bild this Thursday morning after the slap received against Atalanta 3-0. It was bound to happen one day, unfortunately Xabi Alonso’s men lost their football on the evening of a European final. “First bankruptcy”regret Southwest Press. For Kickerit’s a “triple goodbye”. The dream of a treble and a perfect season was shattered yesterday in Dublin. The German site would like to emphasize that despite this failure, the performance of Bayer 04 Leverkusen over the season should not be underestimated. One thing is certain, this debacle is causing a lot of noise in Europe. For The TeamXabi Alonso’s men came across “the wall of Atalanta”. For the newspaper A.S.the person responsible is Lookman, who tortured Xabi Alonso with an extraordinary hat-trick.
Luka Modric prolongs the pleasure
At the end of his contract with Real Madrid, Luka Modric managed to convince Florentino PĂ©rez to offer him a new one-year lease. A “pact” was passed between the two men, as explained Marca in its interior pages. At 38 years old, the 2018 Ballon d’Or prolongs the pleasure unlike his teammate Toni Kroos who announced his retirement after the Euro. Moreover, as we explained to you in yesterday’s news, Real Madrid’s dream is to replace him with Rodri from Manchester City. In its interior pages, the newspaper A.S. explains that the other candidate is none other than his German compatriot Joshua Kimmich.
Di Maria’s about-face
In Portugal, a big turnaround is looming. The newspaper In Bola highlights Angel Di Maria on its front page with a very clear message: ” I want to stay “. The Portuguese daily explains to us that the 36-year-old would ultimately like to stay in Lisbon for one more season. The Argentinian had only signed for one year and had to return to the country to finish his career there. This option not being possible, Besiktas rushed into the breach to try to secure his services, with JosĂ© Mourinho as an argument. Ultimately, the two men could end up at SL Benfica since according to Correio da ManhĂŁthe Special One tops a poll to replace Roger Schmidt at SL Benfica.
