“Bayer 04 have continued their upward trend in the Bundesliga” – that is the start of the analysis in the F.A.Z.. The journal continues: In a watchable encounter with the Sport Club on the back of a mediocre start to the season, the Argentinian Lucas Alario was the man of the match.” The central striker turned the game around before half-time with two goals following the early concession of the opening goal and thereby set his team on course for the third league win in succession.
Looking at the previous fixtures against the team from the Breisgau, the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger starts as follows. “There were only three goals to be seen in the last three Leverkusen appearances at FC Freiburg,” the report read. Another fact followed: “The Werkself are unbeaten after six matchdays for the first time in eleven years.”
The Kölnische Rundschau focuses on Alario with the headline “Alario fires Bayer up the table”. And adds: “Lucas Alario remains a lifesaver for Bayer Leverkusen in this season. The ice cool Argentinian almost single-handedly turned the game round in the 4-2 win at SC Freiburg with a brace before the break and put the Werkself in the top group in the Bundesliga.” The double goalscorer at Freiburg has netted five of the last ten league goals for the Black and Reds.
“Wonder goal from Amiri, Alario bags another brace,” the Rheinische Post reports and awards the latter top marks. Five other Leverkusen players receive a two or a two minus: Lukas Hradecky, Julian Baumgartlinger, Florian Wirtz, Kerem Demirbay and Nadiem Amiri. The kicker names Alario Man of the Match.
The Bild includes Alario in their Team of the Matchday. The newspaper also quotes sporting managing director Rudi Völler. The 60-year-old: “Two goals. That’s obviously great. But Lucas also did a lot of work covering back.” On the fourth goal from Jonathan Tah: “Tah heads away the frustration of the bench. The shout of celebration was clearly to be heard at the empty stadium in Freiburg. ‘Yes, Jona’, roared Leon Bailey (23) after the headed goal from Jonathan Tah (24) to make it 4-2. The defender came on in the 64th minute to settle the result for Bayer with his header: ‘If you come on then you have to give your all.’”
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The guests at the Scala Club in Leverkusen were amazed when host Reiner Calmund suddenly brought the Managing Director of Sport at Bayer 04, Simon Rolfes, and record Werkself appearance maker Rüdiger Vollborn onto the stage. As part of the show "An Evening with Football & Friends", organised by long-serving Bayer 04 managing director and general manager Calmund, the two surprise guests drew plenty of applause - and provided great entertainment in exciting conversations about the past and future.
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