Xabi Alonso and his Bayer Leverkusen side are invincible

Leverkusen needed two late goals against Hoffenheim to secure a win and remain undefeated in the Bundesliga this season as the lead Bayern by 13 points.

This season’s Bayer Leverkusen side under Xabi Alonso are invincible. Just a day after the Spanish coach announced that he plans to stay with the Werkself next season, his side showed tremendous personality as they were forced to dig deep on Saturday, trailing for the bulk of the home game against Hoffenheim.

A packed BayArena saw how goals in the 88th and 91st minutes secured the win and helped Leverkusen take another step closer, to what would be their first ever Bundesliga title in the club’s history as Alonso’s side retain their ‘undefeated’ tag in the current 2023-24 season.

With only seven games left to play, Leverkusen currently hold a gap of thirteen points over second placed Bayern Munich (with the Bavarian side set to face Dortmund on Saturday evening).

After Xabi Alonso’s decision to stay on as Leverkusen boss for another season there was a relaxed atmosphere at the Bay Arena and this may have impacted on the home side’s performance on Saturday afternoon so much so that after half an hour they found themselves behind on the scoreboard after Beier put the visitors ahead shortly after the 30 minute mark.

Leverkusen shook off their lethargy and penned Hoffenheim deep inside their half for the bulk of the second half and despite creating a myriad of chances area, were simply unable to find the net as Grimaldo, Schick, Frimpong and Borja Iglesias going close.

Just when it appeared that luck had deserted Leverkusen, Andrich pounced on a lose ball in the box to drive home from short range and just three minutes later, Schick slotted home from the six yard line to