Xabi Alonso Prepares for Crucial Atletico Madrid Game As Bayer Leverkusen Face Champions League Elimination

• Xabi Alonso knows that his Bayer Leverkusen side have to treat their next Champions League game as a final
• Porto beat Leverkusen 3-0 to leave them at the bottom of Group B in the UEFA Champions League
• Leverkusen still have to play and beat Atletico Madrid and then Club Brugge if they are to qualify for the Round of 16

It's do or die for Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Champions League.

The club are bottom of Group B and have two games left to turn things around.

New Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso is already looking ahead to the club's next game, describing it as a final.

Leverkusen needs to win their next fixture against Atletico Madrid to stand any chance of qualifying for the knockout stages.

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Speaking after Leverkusen's 3-0 loss to Porto, Alonso stated that the next fixture was a game they must win, Get German Football News reported. He encouraged his team to bounce back and put on a show against the Spanish side.

“You can lose but the reaction is very important. The next game is a final for us," he said.

Leverkusen are currently bottom of Group B with only three points from four games. Their next opposition, Atletico, are a point above them in third place, while Porto are in second place with six points.

Leverkusen play their final game of the tournament against Club Brugge. The Belgian side tops the group with 10 points and have already qualified for the knockout stages.

The game against the group leaders may not matter if Leverkusen doesn't win their next game, but even their players are geared up for the challenge.

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“We still have two games left. We go into every game wanting to win it," defender Jonathan Tah said.

Liverpool legend Xabi Alonso picks first win as Leverkusen manager in sensational style

Xabi Alonso started life as Bayer Leverkusen manager on a flier when his side put four past Schalke 04 at the Bay Arena on Saturday, October 8, Sports Brief earlier reported.

Defeat to FC Porto in mid-week proved the final straw for Gerardo Seoane as the top brass of Leverkusen moved swiftly to appoint Alonso as their new manager on Wednesday, October 5.

And the move has since proved to be a masterstroke when the 40-year-old former Bayern Munich and Liverpool midfielder inspired his side to a comfortable 4-0 victory.