Former Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso is intimately familiar with the power of his old club. The Bayer Leverkusen manager, however, will be devising ways to counter anything thrown at his squad ...

Leverkusen has kept together almost all of the key players who won the Bundesliga unbeaten last year, lifted the German Cup ...

Now coaching at Bayer Leverkusen, Alonso spent years pulling the strings in the heart of midfield in some of Europe's most ...