Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso lamented his side's self-inflicted errors in Wednesday's Champions League last-16 3-0 loss at Bayern Munich, saying his side needed a ‘big miracle’ to reach the quarter-finals.
An Architect of the "Miracle in Istanbul" in 2005, Xabi Alonso will need more magic if his Leverkusen are to overturn Bayern's 3-0 aggregate lead.
After watching his Bayer Leverkusen side lose 3-0 to Bayern Munich in the first Champions League last-16 match between the two sides, Xabi Alonso was self-critical.Things didn't go the way Leverkusen
Xabi Alonso has come to the defense of Victor Boniface following an on-field clash with teammate Emiliano Buendia during Leverkusen's win over Frankfurt
Patrik Schick showed Bayer Leverkusen what it was missing against Bayern Munich last week by scoring in a 2-0 win at Holstein Kiel in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Xabi Alonso said Bayer Leverkusen must use Liverpool's 'Miracle of Istanbul' as motivation for a Champions League fightback against Bayern Munich after suffering a 3-0 round of 16 defeat against the Bundesliga leaders.