FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - DFB Cup - Final - 1.FC Kaiserslautern v Bayer Leverkusen - Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany - May 25, 2024 Bayer Leverkusen's Granit Xhaka in action with 1. FC Kaiserslautern's Boris Tomiak REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo
GENEVA (Reuters) - Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka, who was instrumental in Bayer Leverkusen securing their first Bundesliga title this season, will have to dominate the midfield at the European Championship if his side are to excel in the late stages of the tournament.
Switzerland's most-capped player has emerged from seven turbulent years at Arsenal -- marked by him being stripped of the club captaincy and receiving a flurry of cards -- with a new-found poise that could drive his country at the Euros.
