Leverkusen’s head coach Xabi Alonso gestures during the Europa League final soccer match between Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin , Ireland, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz, right, greets Leverkusen’s head coach Xabi Alonso, left, during the Europa League final soccer match between Atalanta and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Dublin , Ireland, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
“The normality is not to get defeated in the 52nd game,” Alonso said, reflecting on the first loss of his first full season as coach of a top-flight team. “Once it happens in such a big game, it hurts for sure. These defeats in finals, you don’t forget them.” Xhaka was still at Arsenal when Leverkusen last lost a game, on May 27, 2023 at Bochum to close that Bundesliga season – also by 3-0.
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