The unbeaten German champions showed a ruthless edge in Europa League semi-final - just as they have all season
Xabi Alonso peered over his assistant’s shoulder and looked at his phone. They were checking the score in the other quarter-final. When the buffering stopped and it became clear who had qualified on their side of the bracket, a lip reader wasn’t necessary. “Roma.” One of Alonso’s backroom staff pumped his fist. The other clapped his hands. “We were not celebrating,” Alonso insisted. But it was the tie his side wanted.
“Usually they play with a natural centre-forward like Victor Boniface or , but against and Bayern Munich, probably teams I won’t say Leverkusen feared, but ones they consider good going forward, they played like this,” he said. “We analysed it and thought they’d be a little more defensive.” What Leverkusen showed were the layers they have added to make themselves a potential treble this season. On the one hand, the mobile, zero reference point attack caused Roma’s centre-backs problems.
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