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Bayer Leverkusen are taking the concept obtained from finishing within the main 8 of the Champions League standings proper into the final phases of their Bundesliga title safety. Xabi Alonso’s guys, that relaxation 6 elements behind leaders Bayern Munich in 2nd location within the German main journey, host Hoffenheim this weekend break contemporary from defending straight circulation to the Champions League final 16 by defeating Sparta Prague on Wednesday.
“That’s why we play in the Champions League — to compete at the highest level,” said Leverkusen protector Jonathan Tah.
“We have shown that we can compete with anyone at this level.”
Leverkusen have really simply shed one residential swimsuit as a result of the start of final interval in a tremendous run.
After a slow-moving starting to the Bundesliga mission, Leverkusen have really powered again proper into opinion regardless of final weekend break’s draw with RB Leipzig, after they permit a two-goal lead slip.
Bayern, that encounter Holstein Kiel on Saturday, will definitely see Leverkusen in between their 2 Champions League play-off spherical legs after dropping out on a top-eight coating in Europe.
The Bavarians have really not gained at Leverkusen as a result of 2021 and Alonso is but to endure a loss by Bayern as a result of taking charge.
But Tah doesn’t anticipate Bayern’s jam-packed routine to supply his group any kind of aspect within the struggle for the Bundesliga.
“Bayern Munich are used to playing every three days,” he said.
Leverkusen have been moreover improved by the data Victor Boniface’s meant switch to Saudi Arabia has really failed, providing the safeguarding champs further assaulting energy to take care of coping with on 3 fronts.
‘Everything in Bayern’s palms’
Bayern have really not but included any kind of aged avid gamers to their group within the switch market, which shuts on Monday.
But coach Vincent Kompany is just not excessively bothered with needing to come across a Champions League play-off versus both his earlier membership Manchester City or Celtic.
“We have to rebuild our momentum,” Kompany said after his aspect’s win– their seventh in 8 video video games in all opponents– over Slovan Bratislava was inadequate to slide proper into the main 8.
“It was clear the big games would come… From now on, everything is in our hands again.”
Elsewhere, Borussia Dortmund touring to Heidenheim on Saturday for performing supervisor Mike Tullberg’s final online game accountable previous to earlier Bayern, Eintracht Frankfurt and Monaco coach Niko Kovac takes management of.
Despite being in eleventh location with merely one win of their final 8 group video video games, Dortmund are nonetheless inside hanging vary of the main 4.
They are 6 elements behind fourth-placed Stuttgart.
One to see: Angelo Stiller (Stuttgart)
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Despite Paris Saint-Germain ending their Champions League actually hopes on Wednesday, Stuttgart nonetheless had one thing to commemorate, with Germany midfielder Angelo Stiller increasing his settlement with the membership by a yr up till 2028.
The 23-year-old’s efficiencies for Stuttgart, which are again within the Champions League credentials areas after finishing 2nd final interval, made him a Germany call-up.
The gifted midfielder, that got here with Bayern Munich’s younger folks arrange, goes to the guts of each little factor Stuttgart perform in assault and safety.
“(He is) an important building block in the team’s structure,” Stuttgart displaying off supervisor Fabian Wohlgemuth said of Stiller.
Key statistics
31 elements – Mainz’s 31 elements from 19 video video games is the second-best run within the membership’s background after 2010-11, when the Thomas Tuchel- skilled aspect had 33.
Eight – Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy has 8 group targets from 16 video video games, one lower than the 9 he has from 8 Champions League matches this era.
0 – Second- division Magdeburg have really not gained a house online game this era nonetheless nonetheless relaxation third within the Bundesliga 2 desk.
Fixtures (1430 GMT until talked about)
Friday
Werder Bremen v Mainz (1930 )
Saturday
St Pauli v Augsburg, Bayern Munich v Holstein Kiel, Bochum v Freiburg, Stuttgart v Borussia Moenchengladbach, Heidenheim v Borussia Dortmund, Union Berlin v RB Leipzig (1730 )
Sunday
Eintracht Frankfurt v Wolfsburg, Bayer Leverkusen v Hoffenheim (1630 )
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