Leverkusen will continue to win the first Super Cup since its foundation...It's already the third win since Alonso took over
Aug 18, 2024
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Leverkusen won the 2024 German Football League (DFL) Super Cup against Stuttgart at Biarena in Leverkusen, Germany on the 18th (Korea time). Leverkusen won the penalty shootout 4–3. Leverkusen lifted the Super Cup for the first time since its foundation. The Super Cup is a competition between the Bundesliga winners and the DFB Pokal winners. Leverkusen won both the Bundesliga and DFB Pokal last season, with Stuttgart, the second-largest team in the Bundesliga, playing in the Super Cup instead.
Leverkusen had its best year last season. He won 28 wins and 6 draws, winning without losing a single game. It was the first unbeaten victory in Bundesliga history that Bayern Munich did not even do. It also took over the DFB Pokal. Although he failed to make the treble in the Europa League final, losing to Atalanta, he achieved his best performance. The record of 51 consecutive unbeaten matches was an unprecedented milestone since the start of European football.
Leverkusen succeeded in protecting key resources, including coach Xavi Alonso, who was courted by Bayern Munich and Liverpool. He showed his power from the first game of this season. Leverkusen led with Victor Boniface's header first goal in the 11th minute of the first half. However, after allowing Enzo Milo to score an equalizer in three minutes, Martin Terrier was sent off in the 37th minute of the first half, leading to numerical inferiority. In the end, Leverkusen was in a tight spot in the 18th minute of the second half, allowing Deniz Undav to score a come-from-behind goal.
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Leverkusen won the shootout 4-3 without extra time. In Leverkusen, all kickers from No. 1 to No. 4 made a penalty shootout, while Stuttgart's kick from No. 3 kicker Frans Krachik was blocked by the goalkeeper. Finally, Stuttgart's No. 5 kicker Silas Katompa Mboompa missed and Leverkusen laughed. With this victory, Leverkusen won 40 games without a loss in Germany.
Leverkusen hasn't lifted the trophy since 1993, but everything changed after Alonso came along. He collected as many as three trophies in five months. Global sports media 'ESPN' did not win the trophy for 31 years since 1993 before Alonso arrived. But it changed after Alonso came. He has won three trophies in the last five months."
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
