As Liverpool won 1-0 against PSG in the Champions League this week, Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen were heavily beaten by fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich put out a statement win over newfound rivals Bayer Leverkusen, putting Xabi Alonso’s men to the sword. Two goals from Harry Kane and one from Jamal Musiala means the Rekordmeister carry a huge lead to the second leg.

Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso said his side need a miracle to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals after being hammered 3-0 by German rivals Bayern Munich on Wednesday. England forward Harry Kane scored in each half to guide the six-times European champions to victory in the first leg in Munich.

MUNICH: Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso lamented his side's self-inflicted errors in Wednesday's Champions League last-16 3-0 loss at Bayern Munich, saying his side needed a "big miracle" to reach the quarter-finals.

Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany, meanwhile, spent little time enjoying his side's win, seemingly in a bid to fight complacency with a trip to Leverkusen for the second leg coming next week

Bayer Leverkusen have never lost to Bayern Munich since Xabi Alonso took charge, but the manager said there was no secret to that success and those results were meaningless ahead of the Champions League meeting between the two German sides.

An Architect of the "Miracle in Istanbul" in 2005, Xabi Alonso will need more magic if his Leverkusen are to overturn Bayern's 3-0 aggregate lead.

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