The intimacy of Exe Palacios, one step away from becoming Bundesliga champion: the superpowers he would choose and his favorite memory

He Bayer Leverkusen It is the sensational team of the European season. He is one step away from becoming champion of the German Bundesliga (must win next weekend against Borussia Dortmund) for the first time in its history and simultaneously interrupts a streak of 11 consecutive awards for Bayern Munich. The icing on the cake is that it is the only club from the best leagues on the Old Continent to do so He hasn’t lost yet this season so far.. And one of the players who shines week after week is Exequiel Palaciosweak point of the Spanish coach Xabi Alonso.

The world champion midfielder has become a fundamental piece in explaining Leverkusen’s brilliant present. He is the undisputed starter and one of the main cornerstones of the team. Four years after his arrival at the club, from River, is going through his best moment. Although the relationship between the fans and the native of Tucumán does not go beyond the playing field. Palacios does not often speak in public and keeps a low profile in everyday life..

However, Bayer Leverkusen themselves have found the perfect way to allow their fans to get to know the heart of Xabi Alonso’s team perfectly.

“book of friends” is the multimedia entertainment section, produced by the club itself, in which Tucu Palacios participated. It consists of a Relaxed interview in which the player has to answer some questions about his privacy, which appear graphically represented in a photo album. The intention would appear to be that each consultation would unlock a new memory and part of the interviewee’s story.

From basic things like his name, date of birth or descriptions of his physique, these are some of the first questions Palacios had to answer. He did it while speaking in Spanish, showing that he doesn’t yet know enough German to hold an in-depth conversation. She made this clear when the “where you will never be found” box responded: “In the German theater.”

Related to this, “speaking all languages” was one of the superpowers Exequiel confessed he would like to have along with “being invisible.” “Speaking Chinese is very difficult, German is very difficult…“he blurted out in response to the interviewer’s response that languages ​​could be studied.

A total of 8 minutes is the length of the video that Bayer Leverkusen uploaded to their website. “Watch the video to find out what is typically Argentine, what Pala does in the morning and what his favorite moment is“, wrote the club in the epigraph to the content.

In addition to having spent three seasons tirelessly absorbing some traditions of German culture, Palacios made it clear during the interview that his tastes and passions belong to his home country. “What do I do more? Drinking buddy“, he answered one of the questions.

When asked what his favorite memory was, Pala didn’t hesitate. “World Champion“he said. And he added that the turning point came when”Montiel went to take the last penalty“.

Palacios has 87 games played with the Bayer Leverkusen shirt and a few months ago he renewed his contract until 2028. As well as being close to winning the Bundesliga, he has the chance to conquer it Europa League (this Thursday they open the quarter-finals against English West Ham) and the German Cup (they will play the final). They would be his first titles since arriving at the club.

He silent Argentinianwhich he admitted to calling “Crazy shovel“With a movie about his life, he is gaining more and more affection from his fans.”Combines aggressive off-ball play with creative ability“, they define it from the club’s own website, after showing their more personal side, outside of the football aspect. The link to the complete interview.