Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen visited Simeone's Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night - The Athletic was watching both men

Xabi Alonso could make up to five changes to his Bayer Leverkusen side ahead of their Champions League against Atlético Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano on Tuesday night.Lukas Hradecky, Arthur,

The two standout German teams from last season are on opposite trajectories as the pressure mounts in the Bundesliga and Champions League.

Xabi Alonso's emergence as the frontrunner to replace Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid is based on his impressive managerial credentials. His success at Bayer Leverkusen, culminating in a Bundesliga title and German Cup victory,

Alonso's side are fourth in the new 36-team table, and know a win on Tuesday will put them in a strong position of qualifying automatically for the knockout stages.

TBR Football have also been told Chelsea watched Hincapie star for Bayer Leverkusen in a 1-0 UEFA Champions League win against AC Milan back in October. The man born in Esmeraldas can play at left-back or centre-back like Veiga, with Chelsea highly appreciative of his versatility.

Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone has claimed that their 2-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Tuesday will live in the memory of spectators. Piero Hincapie had put Leverkusen a goal up in the first half,

Bayer Leverkusen saw their run of 11 straight UEFA Champions League wins ended 2-1 by Atletico Madrid on Monday. Despite being reduced to 10 men after Pablo Barrios was sent off in the first half, Atletico capitalised on a second-half change of pace to secure victory and move into the top three in the group.

The European champions have not had it all their own way in 2024-25 and they have work to do to advance to the Champions League knockouts

Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone lauded his team after the dramatic comeback win over Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Champions League to seal a 2-1 victory having been down to 10 men for most of the game.