Sports Warm Winter Creation Season
Time flies, and last moment we seemed to be immersed in the joy and happiness of New Year's Eve, and now the first month of 2024 has passed a third of the time. At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, for the five major European leagues, some are in the winter break to recuperate, and some are ushering in a more intensive schedule, but in any case, the second half of the competition is coming as scheduled
After the halfway, the five major leagues this season have brought a lot of surprises and surprises to the outside world, except for Paris Saint-Germain, who is still dominant in Ligue 1, the other four leagues halfway champions are not the final champions of last season. However, if the combination of the Premier League, the fierce competition in Serie A, and the rotation of La Liga led to Manchester City, Napoli and Barcelona failing to reach the top of the standings after the halfway point, then it is even more surprising that Bayern Munich, who are quite strong, have not been able to rank first in the league
In the summer window last year, Bayern made a big move and brought in Kane, the captain of the England national team and one of the best strikers in today's football, from Tottenham Hotspur at a record transfer fee in team history, and Kane's terrifying statistics of 25 goals and 8 assists in 22 games in half a season also proved his outstanding strength. However, the lack of depth in the squad and Tuchel's lack of control of the team meant that Bayern's first half of the season was not as strong as expected, and the resurgence of a strong domestic rival also put pressure on Bayern
In the first half of the Bundesliga, under the leadership of young coach Xavi Alonso, Bayer Leverkusen was unbeaten in 16 games, 13 wins and 3 draws, accumulating 42 points to lead the standings. However, just when many people were expecting the pharmaceutical company to continue its strong form in the second half of the season, a bad news came, the team's main striker and leading goalscorer Boniface suffered a serious muscle injury in the right adductor muscle area while preparing for the Africa Cup of Nations with the Nigerian national team, and will undergo surgery in the next few days, according to the official report of Bayer Leverkusen, Boniface will be out for three months and will not return until April this year
Boniface is now 23 years old, and in the 22 23 season, Boniface played well in the Belgian giants Saint-Gilloise United, contributing a double-double of 17 goals and 10 assists in 51 appearances in a single season, and won the top scorer in the Europa League that season, which also attracted the attention of many giants in the five major leagues. In July 23, Bayer Leverkusen brought Boniface to the Bundesliga for 20.5 million euros, and in just half a season, the Nigerian star conquered the fans and the executives, contributing 16 goals and 8 assists in 23 games, which is currently the player with the most goals in the pharmaceutical team, and its importance to the team's attack is self-evident
After this injury, Boniface will also be ironclad to miss this year's Africa Cup of Nations, and his form after his return is still unknown, more importantly, Bayer Leverkusen will compete for the title in the Bundesliga, Europa League and German Cup in the second half, and the impact of losing the leading scorer on the team is undoubtedly huge. Thankfully, Schick's timely return has given Bayer Leverkusen some hope, as the Czech centre-forward has been in fine form since joining the club in 20 years, scoring six goals in nine appearances this season, and we are looking forward to making up for the lack of attack in Leverkusen's absence when Boniface was out.