'Explosion of happiness', says Alonso as Leverkusen win late again
Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso described Piero Hincapie's injury-time winner, which gave his side a 3-2 win at RB Leipzig on Saturday, as an "explosion of happiness".
The win took Leverkusen seven points clear of second-placed Bayern Munich, although the German champions have two games in hand. "It was such an intense game," Alonso told reporters. "When you see that anything can happen, when you have a last-minute goal, you celebrate."
Leverkusen, who remain unbeaten this season in all competitions with 24 wins and three draws in 27 games, fell behind twice but drew level before Hincapie tapped in a corner in the 91st minute.
It was the second weekend in a row that Leverkusen had triumphed in injury time with Argentinian World Cup winner Exequiel Palacios scoring in the dying moments for a 1-0 victory at Augsburg last Saturday.
Leverkusen are currently missing several first team players, with Edmond Tapsoba, Amine Adli and Odilon Kossounou away for the Africa Cup of Nations and Victor Boniface out injured.