Granit Xhaka has shared his Arsenal expertise of shedding a league result in warn his Bayer Leverkusen team-mates of complacency within the Bundesliga title race.
Leverkusen moved 10 factors away from Bayern Munich on the prime of the Bundesliga standings following Sunday’s two-goal victory at Cologne, a day after Bayern Munich drew 2-2 at Freiburg.
Xabi Alonso’s aspect stay unbeaten in all competitions this season as Leverkusen goal for his or her first ever Bundesliga title, however Xhaka, 31, was in a comparable scenario with Arsenal final marketing campaign.
Arsenal beat Leeds United 4-1 on April 1 final season to maneuver eight factors away from Manchester Metropolis on the prime of the Premier League, though second-placed Metropolis had performed one recreation fewer.
Nonetheless, Mikel Arteta’s aspect — having received seven successive Premier League matches — received simply two of their subsequent eight within the competitors, with Metropolis being topped league champions with a number of video games to spare.
“We needs to be happy with our place however nothing is received but — I’m talking from my very own expertise of final season,” Xhaka informed ESPN after Sunday’s match.
“We had an analogous factors benefit over the workforce in second and we didn’t win the league, so I do know this expertise and I’ve shared it with the dressing room.
“10 factors is loads when you have got 10 video games left, however there are nonetheless 30 factors left to take so it’s not over.”
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Bayern have received every of the newest 11 Bundesliga titles whereas Leverkusen — who’ve been runners-up on 5 events up to now three many years — have by no means received the German top-flight.
Xhaka is utilizing final 12 months’s scenario at Arsenal as a warning for his team-mates at Leverkusen, whom the Switzerland worldwide midfielder joined final summer season.
“Sure, and so they know — they’re asking me daily as a result of I’ve been on this scenario earlier than,” Xhaka mentioned. “I used to be requested the way it was, what occurred to us, however you can not clarify with phrases – it’s a must to really feel it.
“That’s the reason you could keep humble and work every day, like now we have completed all season after which see the place we’re after 34 video games.”
Leverkusen are subsequent in motion towards Azerbaijani aspect Qarabag within the Europa League on March 7 earlier than returning to league motion three days later with a house match towards Wolfsburg.
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