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Granit Xhaka scored a stunning goal in Bayer Leverkusen’s match against Mainz.
Following the deflected cross from the in-form Alex Grimaldo, the former Arsenal midfielder found the back of the net with ease after an effortless volley.
The Swiss international is having a spectacular season at the top of the Bundesliga under Xabi Alonso’s shining team.
The number 34 celebrated in style and pretended to have injured his hamstring, which alarmed Alonso, who had started preparing the medics on the sidelines.
Much to Alonso’s amusement, he soon realized it was a joke, as part of Xhaka’s celebration, telling his medical team to back off.
Granit Xhaka fooled his trainer Xabi Alonso with his injury celebration