Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen cruise to German Cup final

Bayer Leverkusen secured earned their spot in the German Cup final after a  4-0 demolishing victory over Fortuna Dusseldorf in the semi-final clash of the German Cup.

Jeremie Frimpong and Amine Adil respectively found the net early on to give Bundesliga leaders Leverkusen a comfortable lead within the first 20 minutes in yesterday’s encounter.

Florian Wirtz added to the woes of Dusseldorf with a brace, including one from the penalty spot, to seal Leverkusen’s dominance before and after halftime.

The triumph sets up a showdown with Kaiserslautern, who also secured their place with a 2-0 victory over Saarbrucken in the semi-final showdown.

Leverkusen, under their manager Xabi Alonso, continues to pursue their unbeaten run this season and are in pole contention for a treble this season.

They are currently on top of the Bundesliga by 13 points and are set to face West Ham in the Europa League quarter-finals later this month.

This will be Leverkusen’s first-ever German Cup final since 2020 when they suffered a defeat to the reining champions Bayern Munich.

The eagerly anticipated final is set to take place on May 25th at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany.