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Boniface Could Make Leverkusen Squad For Werder Game Says Xabi Alonso
Bayer Leverkusen striker, Victor Boniface, has been recovering well after being involved in a car crash and suffering minor injuries, and could make Saturday’s league game at Werder Bremen, coach Xabi Alonso said on Friday.
Boniface was a passenger in a car that was involved in a crash just one day after he scored the winning goal in the German champions’ 2-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
He sustained minor injuries to his hand and foot.
“We will decide after training today,” Alonso told a press conference. “He had a few days to put it behind him. I saw him yesterday, and he said he felt better.”
“We will wait. If he feels better then he will travel with us to Bremen. Today is training and the last test.”
Boniface has scored five league goals this season but missed their Champions League match, which ended in a 1-1 draw against Brest on Wednesday.
Leverkusen are in fourth place on 14 points, three off the top with one win in their last three matches.
They will also be without midfielder Amine Adli for several months after he broke a fibula in the game against Brest and underwent surgery on Thursday.
“A big loss for us. We will miss him,” Alonso said. “A very important player for the squad and always a big influence. It was the worst news. Now we have to wait a long time for him.”
