Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso on Friday confirmed that midfielder Florian Wirtz, who has been sidelined with an ankle injury, will return ‘earlier than expected', Afrosport reports. Wirtz sustained the ankle injury in a 2-0 loss to Werder Bremen in early March and was not expected to return until late April. Alonso, however, told reporters at his pre-match conference that the 21-year-old was set to return...
Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz will miss “several weeks” with an ankle injury, the German club confirmed on Monday. Wirtz sustained the injury in Leverkusen’s 2-0 home loss to Werder Bremen on Saturday, with the midfielder exiting the pitch in the 59th minute, 13 minutes after coming on for Emi Buendia. The 21-year-old was pictured leaving the stadium on crutches and support boots and will miss...
Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz has picked up an ankle injury while on international duty with German, Afrosport reports. The 21-year-old midfielder has suffered a capsular joint injury to his right ankle, the Bundesliga club revealed on Tuesday. Wirtz sustained the injury in the first half of Germany's 1-0 home win over the Netherlands in their UEFA Nations League match on Monday at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena....
Victor Boniface came off the bench to score the winner as Bayer Leverkusen edged out 10-man Wolfsburg in a 4-3 Bundesliga win at the BayArena on Sunday, Afrosport reports. Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso made five chances to the team that started against Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League during the week. The reigning Bundesliga champions however started on the back foot as Nordi Mukiele scored an...
The UEFA Champions League makes for a great football spectacle, and the new 36-team league format has the whole world talking after the competition's opening matchday. 57 goals were scored in 18 matches and across 18 different venues as some of Europe's big hitters lived up to expectations in an entertaining round of matches. Put together by insights from its journalists and researchers, Afrosport has come...
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