Xabi Alonso's team set the pace from the start and steadily gained control of the game. Granit Xhaka played a key role in orchestrating Leverkusen's attacks, and his sharp vision led to the opening goal in the 26th minute. Noticing a gap in Frankfurt's defense, he threaded a precise pass to Nathan Tella, who calmly slotted the ball past goalkeeper Kevin Trapp into the bottom left corner.
Bayern Munich began the match with strong momentum, creating several opportunities, but both Michael Olise and Serge Gnabry failed to find the net against Frankfurt goalkeeper Kaua Santos. Their persistence paid off in the 15th minute when Kim Min-jae tapped in a square pass from Thomas Muller, breaking the deadlock following a corner.
Helsinki: Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema made history on Wednesday as Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 to win the European Super Cup. The Frenchman netted his side’s second goal of the match to lift his total number of goals for Real Madrid to 324, taking him past Raul Gonzalez to become the second highest […]