Granit Xhaka and Leverkusen suffer a 4-0 defeat in Liverpool. The Swiss national team captain takes his team seriously.
The most important thing in brief
- Bayer suffered a 4-0 defeat against Liverpool, mainly due to a weak second half.
- Granit Xhaka criticized his team's defensive errors but praised the first half.
- The captain sees learning potential and opportunities for improvement for his colleagues.
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Bayer Leverkusen traveled to Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday for the top game. But there was no big surprise for Granit Xhaka and his team – on the contrary: the Werkself suffered a brutal 4-0 defeat.
At first it actually didn't look so bad. Bayer 04 were able to keep up but, like the Reds, were afraid to take risks in the first half. Defensively, the performance was certainly impressive.
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Leverkusen then conceded four goals in the second half. You could hear Granit Xhaka's frustration when he gave his analysis to Prime Video.
“We get easy goals by not just coming back, but also standing still. And that shouldn’t happen at this level – and that’s a shame.”
The Swiss national team captain in the service of the Germans also put his statement into perspective a little with the following sentence: “You can't control or dominate Liverpool for 90 minutes.”
Pure desperation: Granit Xhaka is anything but happy with his teammates in the Champions League game against Liverpool. – Keystone
Xhaka said the first half was “very good”. They had a lot of ball possession and also found space. “That’s actually how we imagined it.” The midfielder tries to focus on the positive.
«We are at this level to play against the best. And you learn from the best.” His team will definitely take “many things” that were good with them.
“We have to make things better that weren’t so good. But I am convinced that if we continue like this, we will win games.”
