One of the things that AC Milan must be very attentive about during tomorrow night’s Champions League clash is the propensity that Bayer Leverkusen have when it comes to scoring late goals.
As MilanNews report, the arrival of Xabi Alonso changed everything at Leverkusen as he removed the label of them being a losing team by not only winning the Bundesliga but doing so by going unbeaten, and they did so thanks to some emerging stars like Victor Boniface, Florian Wirtz and more.
What was striking about the team, beyond the evident quality of their play and the fact they scored goals in bunches, is how they were able to overturn some very difficult situations with an unusual frequency.
Countless matches were decided in the final minutes, to the extent that it goes beyond any kind of luck or coincidence and is rather a demonstration that Alonso’s side never give up, they have a physical edge and plenty of quality to call upon.
Below are all the games since the start of last season in which Die Werkself scored goals after the 90th minute:
➤ September 15, 2023 – Bayern 2-2 Leverkusen – Palacios 90+4
➤ November 9, 2023 – Qarabag 0-1 Leverkusen – Boniface 90+3
➤ January 13, 2024 – Augsburg 0-1 Leverkusen – Palacios 90+4
➤ January 20, 2024 – Leipzig 2-3 Leverkusen – Hincapié 90+1
➤ March 7, 2024 – Qarabag 2-2 Leverkusen – Schick 90+2
➤ March 14, 2024 – Leverkusen 3-2 Qarabag – Schick 90+3 and 90+7
➤ March 30, 2024 – Leverkusen 2-1 Hoffenheim – Schick 90+1
➤ April 21, 2024 – Dortmund 1-1 Leverkusen – Stanisic 90+7
➤ 27 April 2024 – Leverkusen 2-2 Stuttgart – Andrich 90+6
➤ 9 May 2024 – Leverkusen 2-2 Roma – Stanisic 90+7
➤ 23 August 2024 – Monchengladbach 2-3 Leverkusen – Wirtz 90+11
➤ 22 September 2024 – Leverkusen 4-3 Wolfsburg – Boniface 90+3