for Bayer Leverkusen. (Photo by Rene Nijhuis/MB Media/Getty Images) “We played at a top level against a strong Bayern team,” Xabi Alonso said after the game. “They usually destroy their ...

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — How do you follow up an historic upset? That's the question facing Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen as they seek to prove they belong among European soccer's top teams ...

Xabi Alonso continues to haunt his former employers Bayern Munich. Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen played out a 0-0 draw with Bayern in a contest that had been billed as a potential title decider.

LEVERKUSEN – Asked if coach Xabi Alonso could one day be commemorated outside Bayer Leverkusen’s BayArena home, club chief executive Fernando Carro said that “after last year, it’s already ...