Back of the net: Odilon Kossounou scoring Bayer Leverkusen’s second goal against Union Berlin on Nov 12. Alonso’s men won 4-0. — Reuters
LEVERKUSEN (Germany): With 16 wins and a draw in 17 matches in all competitions, Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen could scarcely have had a better start to the season.
A serial winner in a club career which included stints at Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, Alonso was a key member of the Spain team which broke through for a first World Cup victory in 2010, bookended by two European Championships.
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