Bayer Leverkusen saw their 12-match winning streak across all competitions come to an end following Leipzig's inspired comeback

The Spanish center-back is one of the options being considered by the current Bundesliga champion to strengthen their defense.

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

Champions Bayer Leverkusen will have striker Victor Boniface back in the squad for Saturday's Bundesliga match at RB Leipzig, coach Xabi Alonso said on Friday.

Kimmich - hailed by Julian Nagelsmann as a "world-class" deep-sitting midfielder - is perhaps cut from a similar cloth from a ball-playing perspective, having achieved an exemplary 90.3% career average for pass completion, as per WhoScored, also averaging 2.1 key passes per game, club and country.

Bayer Leverkusen lost ground on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Leipzig. Edmond Tapsoba scored a late own goal as Xabi Alonso’s side surrendered a 2-0 lead at Red Bull Arena to slip six points behind Bayern,

Xabi Alonso has responded about potentially replacing Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid. The ex-Los Blancos midfielder has done a phenomenal job with Bundesliga ou

Xabi Alonso has said he's "very calm" despite being linked to taking charge at Real Madrid, with speculation over the future of Carlo Ancelotti.

Now, as reports heighten regarding Ancelotti’s potential departure this summer, rumours speculating Alonso as the Italian’s natural heir have also increased, especially with Leverkusen’s upcoming match against Los Blancos’ bitter rivals Atlético de Madrid.

Vincent Kompany will be looking for a response from his Bayern Munich team when they travel to the Europa-Park Stadium to face SC Freiburg on Saturday. Freiburg vs Bayern Munich best bets Bayern

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso on Friday backed Jurgen Klopp to make an impact in his new job at Red Bull, but said the former Liverpool manager "needs time".Klopp took over as Red Bull's global head of soccer in January,

The 31-year-old missed four games in December with a hamstring strain and is clearly not yet back to 100 percent.