Xabi Alonso wants Leverkusen to regain their away winning form

The 23rd round of the 2024/25 Bundesliga will see another battle, with defending champions Leverkusen travelling to Holstein Kiel. Xabi Alonso said in an interview that he hopes the team can regain the feeling of winning away games.

After achieving an unbeaten record of 2 wins and 3 draws in the last 5 rounds, Leverkusen currently ranks second in the standings with 47 points, 8 points behind first-placed Bayern Munich.

Looking back at the first round of this season's match against Holstein Kiel, Leverkusen scored with Boniface and Jonas Hofmann, but was scored by the opponent's players twice afterwards, and was eventually tied 2-2 by Holstein Kiel at home.

Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said, "We haven't forgotten the poor performance against Holstein Kiel in the first round, which is extremely important for our preparation. We know it will be a difficult away game and the opponent will definitely try their best. We lacked stability in the previous game and lost control in many cases. Since then, our way of playing has improved and our willpower has become stronger."

"We only drew in our last two away games against Leipzig and Wolfsburg, so our goal in this round is to regain the feeling of winning away games."

In addition, Leverkusen could only draw 0-0 with Bayern Munich in the last round of the Bundesliga and failed to get all three points. Looking back on the performance of that game, Xabi Alonso said, "Although it has been a week, we have learned a lot from that game. Facing the strongest opponent in Germany, we showed our strength. Whether in the Bundesliga or in the European arena, we are ready to compete with top teams with a good mentality."

"We have proved that we can survive in such a game, but what we need to do next is to maintain this level in any game. In this round of games, we need to show a positive attitude and play wonderful football, which is what we really want."