On The Continent - A European Football Podcast - At The Match: Something’s brewing in Leverkusen (feat. Xabi Alonso)

At The Match: Something’s brewing in Leverkusen (feat. Xabi Alonso)

11/15/23 • 23 min

On The Continent - A European Football Podcast

Something special is happening in Leverkusen this season. Andy went to watch the Bundesliga leaders take on Union Berlin and spoke to the mastermind behind it all: the great Xabi Alonso.

Andy talks to Alonso about how he transformed Leverkusen from relegation contenders to Bundesliga pace-setters in just 18 months. We also hear from ex-Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka about the impact Xabi Alonso’s had on him since swapping the Emirates for the BayArena.

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Something special is happening in Leverkusen this season. Andy went to watch the Bundesliga leaders take on Union Berlin and spoke to the mastermind behind it all: the great Xabi Alonso.

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