Xabi Alonso admitted Bayer Leverkusen needed a Liverpool-style 2005 miracle to reach the Champions League after being beaten 3-0 in the first leg at Bayern Munich. The defending Bundesliga champions

scored inside the first nine minutes of their away game against their domestic rivals and conceded twice more in the second half, unable to equalise.

As a player, Alonso played in the final when AC Milan trailed 3-3 before winning on penalties in Istanbul to claim the trophy.

Asked after the game whether he would use the experience as a morale booster, he said: “Of course we will. “

“There are great miracles in football and after this game we quite need one. “

“We will need some time to recover but it’s not the first time I’ve been in this situation. We have another home game. “

“Why did we lose like that? It’s clear we did it ourselves. สนใจสมัคร? คลิกที่นี่เพื่อเริ่มต้น. The details are important. Champions League, the second goal, the red card and the penalty – we gave Bayern everything they needed to win. “

However, we are not out until the second leg, anything can happen in football, that’s the attitude we have to take. If we have the chance, we have to fight for it. “

We have to come back fighting and use this as a lesson. We don’t give up easily. And We were three goals down, but if we score one goal it can change everything.”