Dortmund crash Alonso farewell party with 4-2 loss against Leverkusen
BerlincTypeface:> Borussia Dortmund spoilt the home farewell party for coach Xabi Alonso with a stunning 4-2 triumph at Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday to keep their Champions League ambitions alive.
Julian Brandt, Julian Ryerson, Karim Adeyemi and Serhou Guirassy reversed Leverkusen's lead from Jeremie Frimpong for Dortmund's sixth victory from seven unbeaten games.
Jonas Hofmann got a late second for Leverkusen who suffered their third season defeat, all at home. Dortmund in fifth are all but certain to play in Europe next season, and one point behind Freiburg can still snatch fourth place for a Champions League berth on the final matchday Saturday.
Aloso, who famously led Leverkusen to a historic unbeaten Bundesliga title and the German Cup last season, was honoured by club bosses amid 'Xabi, Xabi' chants from the fans, after confirming on Friday he would be leaving after the season, possibly for Real Madrid. (dpa)
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