Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Nathan Tella has hinted that his Nigerian compatriot, Victor Boniface, was instrumental to the solitary goal he scored on Tuesday night which eliminated Bayern Munich from the German Cup.
Leverkusen on Tuesday night defeated Bayern Munich in the DFB Pokal 1-0 with Tella scoring the decisive goal in the 69th minute barely eight minutes after his introduction.
While speaking after the game, the skilful winger said watching Boniface regularly has helped him.
“It’s not easy, especially when they went a man down; we were not too excited about it; we just put our foot down and stayed in the game,” Tella told the club’s official website. “I have watched Victor Boniface a lot, so when I got the ball in the box, I knew what to do, and I found the position, and I was able to score.”
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Leverkusen won the competition last season with Tella contributing immensely to the achievement and they are through to the quarter final of the competition again.
Meanwhile, Tella has admitted it has been a frustrating start to the season for him with very little game time after he came through as Bayer Leverkusen cup hero.
“I’ll be honest, it’s been a really frustrating start to the season…but I can’t argue with the coach [Xabi Alonso]. He knows what’s best for the team,” Tella said in reference to his limited game time this season.