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Regardless of lacking the companies of their Nigerian import, Xabi Alonso’s Black and Reds silenced visiting Carnival membership
Bayer Leverkusen proceed to wax stronger with out Victor Boniface with a 2-1 a 2-1 win over Mainz on Friday to proceed their spectacular run within the German topflight.
Within the course of, they turned the primary German membership in historical past to go 33 matches unbeaten in all competitions, beating Bayern Munich’s report.
The Nigeria worldwide has been out of motion since January having suffered a muscle-tendon damage in the precise adductor space throughout the Tremendous Eagles coaching camp in Dubai.
Bayer Leverkusen have gone on an eight-game unbeaten run in all competitions since Victor Boniface was injured. (six wins and two attracts).
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Granit Xhaka and Robert Andrich all discovered the online for Xabi Alonso’s males in opposition to the guests who pulled one again by Dominik Kohr.
Each groups got here out blazing at inside BayArena, nevertheless, it was the hosts who scored first inside three minutes – curling a magnificence previous goalkeeper Robin Zentner.
5 minutes later, Mainz restored parity as Kohr contorted his physique to go house a Silvan Widmer cross in an uptight opening to the keenly contested encounter.
The guests had many possibilities to take the lead however they paid dearly for his or her profligacy in entrance of purpose with Phillipp Mwene and Lee Jae-sung the principle culprits.
Issues bought worse for them with 10 minutes left on the clock as substitute Jessic Ngankam was despatched off for a harmful play.
Fuelled by Mainz’s numerical drawback, Alonso’s facet turned the warmth on Bo Henriksen’s staff to stab house a late winner because of Andrich.
Boniface’s compatriot Nathan Tella was thrown into the fray for man-of-the-match Jeremie Frimpong within the 83rd minute.
With this outcome, Bayer Leverkusen stay on target to emerge as league champions – main the log with 11 factors over second positioned Bayern Munich.
