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The Star
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Star
Germany's new chancellor, Merz, to meet Trump in Washington on Thursday
FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends the International Charlemagne Prize (Karlspreis) 2025 ceremony in Aachen, Germany, May 29, 2025. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/Pool/File Photo
The Star
25-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Soccer-Real Madrid announce Alonso as new manager on three-year contract
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund - BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany - May 11, 2025 Xabi Alonso applauds fans after his last home game as Bayer Leverkusen coach REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo
Straits Times
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Leverkusen draw 2-2 at Mainz to hand departing coach Alonso another record
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund - BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany - May 11, 2025 Xabi Alonso celebrates with fans after his last home game as Bayer Leverkusen coach REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo BERLIN - Bayer Leverkusen came from a goal down to rescue a 2-2 draw at hosts Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga finale on Saturday and hand departing coach Xabi Alonso another record as they went two league seasons without an away defeat. Alonso is leaving after two-and-a-half years in charge -including a sensational domestic league and Cup double last season without one defeat - with reports linking him to a move to Real Madrid. Leverkusen, who finished second behind champions Bayern Munich, found themselves a goal down when European hopefuls Mainz went in front through Paul Nebel in the 35th minute. But they bounced back after the break and struck twice in five minutes through Patrik Schick in the 49th and 54th to get back into the driving seat. Mainz levelled with a penalty from Jonathan Burkardt in the 63rd minute. They almost spoiled the Leverkusen record when Stefan Bell stabbed in for what looked like the winner in stoppage time but his effort was overruled for handball after a lengthy VAR review. Mainz still managed a sixth place finish that gives them a berth in the Conference League. Leverkusen have now gone without a league loss on the road for 34 consecutive games. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
17-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Soccer-Leverkusen draw 2-2 at Mainz to hand departing coach Alonso another record
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund - BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany - May 11, 2025 Xabi Alonso celebrates with fans after his last home game as Bayer Leverkusen coach REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayer Leverkusen came from a goal down to rescue a 2-2 draw at hosts Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga finale on Saturday and hand departing coach Xabi Alonso another record as they went two league seasons without an away defeat. Alonso is leaving after two-and-a-half years in charge -including a sensational domestic league and Cup double last season without one defeat - with reports linking him to a move to Real Madrid. Leverkusen, who finished second behind champions Bayern Munich, found themselves a goal down when European hopefuls Mainz went in front through Paul Nebel in the 35th minute. But they bounced back after the break and struck twice in five minutes through Patrik Schick in the 49th and 54th to get back into the driving seat. Mainz levelled with a penalty from Jonathan Burkardt in the 63rd minute. They almost spoiled the Leverkusen record when Stefan Bell stabbed in for what looked like the winner in stoppage time but his effort was overruled for handball after a lengthy VAR review. Mainz still managed a sixth place finish that gives them a berth in the Conference League. Leverkusen have now gone without a league loss on the road for 34 consecutive games. (Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
Straits Times
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Dortmund storm past Leverkusen 4-2 to keep alive Champions League chance
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund - BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany - May 11, 2025 Borussia Dortmund fans celebrate after Karim Adeyemi scored their third goal REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund - BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany - May 11, 2025 Borussia Dortmund's Karim Adeyemi celebrates after scoring their third goal REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen LEVERKUSEN, Germany - Borussia Dortmund powered back from a goal down to crush hosts Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 in the Bundesliga on Sunday, keeping alive their chance of a top-four finish going into the final matchday next week. Dortmund have now won six of their last seven league games to climb up from 11th to fifth and are just a point behind fourth-placed Freiburg. The Ruhr valley club, last year's Champions League finalists, have 54 points going into next week's season finale, with the top four teams earning automatic qualification for next season's Champions League. Yet they found themselves a goal down in the 31st minute with Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong giving the hosts a deserved lead in coach Xabi Alonso's final home match. The Spaniard announced on Friday that he will leave at the end of the season, having joined in October 2022 and led them to the domestic double last season without defeat while also reaching the Europa League final. A half-dozen saves by Dortmund keeper Gregor Kobel kept them in the game in the first half but after Leverkusen's goal the visitors never looked back. Dortmund levelled two minutes later with Julian Brandt slotting in from a Karim Adeyemi cutback. The visitors scored again in the 43rd after winning possession in Leverkusen's half and Julian Ryerson completing the move with a low finish from the right. Leverkusen's lethargic play saw them lose possession once more in the 73rd with Marcel Sabitzer feeding lightning-quick Adeyemi to make it 3-1. Before the hosts had time to regroup they conceded another goal through Serhou Guirassy, who bagged his 20th league goal of the season in the 77th. Jonas Hofmann manage to score in stoppage time for Leverkusen. Dortmund host relegated Holstein Kiel next week. Bayern Munich on Saturday celebrated the league title they had secured a week earlier, beating Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-0. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
