Xhaka scores as 10-Man Leverkusen lift German Cup for historic double Granit Xhaka scored the decisive goal as 10-man Bayer Leverkusen triumphed over Kaiserslautern 1-0 to win the German Cup in Berlin on Saturday, securing the club's first league-cup double. Having clinched the Bundesliga title in mid-April, Leverkusen faced a tough challenge against their second-division opponents, playing a man down after Odilon Kossounou received a second yellow card late in the first half. Xhaka’s 16th-minute goal, a stunning long-range strike with his left foot, proved to be the difference. Leverkusen rebounded from...