Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso plays down Boniface confrontation with teammate Buendía

FILE - Leverkusen's Victor Boniface, center, celebrates with his teammates after scoring the third goal against Cologne during the German Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Cologne at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, on Feb. 5, 2025.

FILE - Leverkusen's Victor Boniface, center, celebrates with his teammates after scoring the third goal against Cologne during the German Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Cologne at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, on Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)


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FRANKFURT, Germany — Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso has played down Victor Boniface's furious reaction against a teammate during the team's Bundesliga win at Eintracht Frankfurt. Boniface lashed out at Argentine winger Emiliano Buendía after they got in each other's way during stoppage time in Saturday's 4-1 win. Alonso says, "I spoke with Boni. I don't have all the details, but Boni wanted to shoot, it can happen. We don't want to make something big out of something so small. We're staying calm. On Monday we'll keep going again." Leverkusen next plays Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday.

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