Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen visited Simeone's Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night - The Athletic was watching both men

Florian Wirtz scored twice and provided an assist as Bayer Leverkusen moved back to within four points of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.

Xabi Alonso stresses the importance of Bayer Leverkusens must-win match against Atletico Madrid to secure a top-eight finish in the Champions League.

Bayer Leverkusen need to be ruthless to win at Atletico Madrid and edge closer to a direct spot in the Champions League last 16, manager Xabi Alonso said ahead of Tuesday's clash.

Alex Grimaldo scored Bayer Leverkusen’s only goal in their 1-0 win against Mainz 05 on Tuesday night. The Spaniard hit a superb free-kick, lofting the ball over the wall from just outside the area

Florian Wirtzs two goals and assist lead Bayer Leverkusen to a 3-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach, keeping pressure on Bayern Munich.

Having lost their long-held German title to Bayer Leverkusen last term, Bayern Munich are once again having a punch-up with Xabi Alonso's team at the top of the table. Both teams won tough away games at the weekend (Leverkusen won 3-2 at Borussia Dortmund on Friday night,

Following Bayern Munich's victory over Wolfsburg earlier, Bayer Leverkusen returned to within four points of the Bundesliga leaders with an 11th straight win across all competitions

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso hopes that the late 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday can serve as a lesson for the upcoming matches. Piero Hincapie cancelled out Julian Alvarez's opener for Atletico,

There was an argument on Tuesday night that Alejandro Balde was Barcelona’s best player in their dramatic win over Benfica, with the Catalan left-back on his best run of form since before a

Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez scored twice, leading to a 2-1 comeback win against Leverkusen, securing a Champions League last-16 spot.