Soccer-Leverkusen out to improve mood after title hopes all but gone, Xabi Alonso says


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - St. Pauli v Bayer Leverkusen - Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg, Germany - April 20, 2025 Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso after the match REUTERS/Carmen Jaspersen/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayer Leverkusen want to end their Bundesliga season with a strong finish to improve the mood in the team after all but ending their title hopes in the past two weeks with two consecutive draws, said coach Xabi Alonso on Friday.

The still-reigning champions, who are in second place eight points behind leaders Bayern Munich with four games left, will most likely end the season with no silverware after last season's unbeaten domestic league and Cup double.

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