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Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso joined the group of football representatives in Germany to call for a firm stance against right-wing extremism. "We need to be clear and stand up to our values with our democratic positioning in those terms. I think that we, not just here at Bayer Leverkusen, but in the whole society, we a very open and international," Alonso said. "We must believe that we are in a very open society, that everyone has the right to come here and bring the best the...

Bayer Leverkusen started where they left on Saturday as their Bundesliga season resumed with another victory, but this time it was a last-gasp 1-0 win at Augsburg thanks to Exequiel Palacios. The Argentina World Cup winner struck on 90 minutes to leave Xabi Alonso's side four points clear of champions Bayern Munich, who had returned from the mid-season break with a 3-0 home victory over Hoffenheim on Friday. Bayern also have a game in hand. Like all Bundesliga matches this weekend, the game...

Hoffenheim coach Pellegrino Matarazzo expects a highly emotional game when they visit Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga restart on Friday, the first game since the death of Bayern and German football icon Franz Beckenbauer. "The first game after his death will surely be a very emotional moment for the whole stadium and the while world of football," Matarazzo said on Wednesday. "He was a name and a personality in football. The whole world knew him, that's why it is a sad moment ...

Guinea and VfB Stuttgart forward Serhou Guirassy has suffered no serious injury but it remains unclear if he can feature in the first match at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday against Cameroon. The Guinea federation said on platform X in MRI scan revealed that Guirassy suffered "only minor strain" in Monday's 2-0 win over Nigeria in a tune-up match in Abu Dhabi. "He is feeling no pain but continues to be monitored by the medical staff, who will assess the situation on a da...

The nature of VfB Stuttgart and Guinea forward Serhou Guirassy's thigh muscle injury is to be determined via an MRI scan, Stuttgart sporting director Fabian Wohlgemoth said on Tuesday. Guirassy sustained the injury in Monday's 2-0 win over Nigeria in an Africa Cup of Nations tune-up match in Abu Dhabi. The almost month-long continental tournament in Ivory Coast starts on Saturday, and Guinea's first game is on Monday against Cameroon. Wohlgemuth refused to speculate on the injury ...

Germany forward Julian Brandt has said the situation of the stuttering national team is "just as unpleasant" as that of his club Borussia Dortmund in the past weeks. Brandt told Monday's edition of Kicker sports magazine he hopes that Dortmund can rebound in a similar way as last year in the second part of the season, and that he aims to get enough playing time to make the Germany squad for this year's European championships at home. "Some other players are in a better p...

Coach Edin Terzic is not responsible for Borussia Dortmund's poor showings in the Bundesliga, their former helmsman Ottmar Hitzfeld has said. Hitzfeld told dpa that Dortmund officials made the right decision last month to stick with Terzic. "Dortmund certainly don't have a coaching problem. They have often changed coaches in recent years, but this certain inconsistency has remained," Hitzfeld said. "In my opinion, Edin Terzic is doing a very good job. For me, he is also ...

Surprise team VfB Stuttgart can end the Bundesliga season in the top five and play in Europe next term, according to their former player and official Thomas Hitzelsperger. Stuttgart have played their best first part of the season with 34 points from 16 games and rank third behind Bayer Leverkusen and champions Bayern Munich. They are seven points ahead of fifth and 10 ahead of sixth place after 16 of 34 games. Hitzlsperger told the t-online portal that ir remains to be seen how the team gets thr

The latest updates for FC Augsburg - Bayer 04 Leverkusen on matchday 17 in the 2023/2024 Bundesliga season - plus a complete list of all fixtures.

VfB Stuttgart chairman Alexander Wehrle is upbeat that their top scorer Serhou Guirassy won't leave the Bundesliga surprise club in January. "I see no other indications at the moment," Wehrle told the Bild am Sonntag paper. "Serhou decided in summer in favour of VfB, despite offers from abroad where he could have earned a lot more money. He and his family are very happy here and has an important role in the team. He appreciates that." Guirassy has scored 17 goals which h...