Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen stretched their unbeaten run in all competitions to 38 games as they beat Freiburg 3-2 on Sunday.
Liverpool's defeat to their bitter rivals was all the more galling with legendary manager Jurgen Klopp stepping down in the summer. The German will, however, still end the season with silverware after February's Carabao Cup win - and the Reds are still in the hunt for a treble with the Premier League title race wide open and a place in the Europa League quarter-finals against Atalanta secured.
Speaking about links with the Liverpool job, Alonso has previously said his focus is on the job he is currently doing in Germany: "Speculation is normal, my focus is here on Bayer Leverkusen. I am very happy at Leverkusen with my players at the moment.
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