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Bayer Leverkusen today plays the second home game in four days. Earlier this week went Bayer 04 in the Champions League defeat against Atletico Madrid and Leverkusen hopes today to revenge at the BayArena for the poor match of Tuesday evening. With Leverkusen Mainz 05 take at least one opponent that we know them home matches sound a lot better than away games.
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen always came in the last four years in action in the Champions League. This season, Bayer 04 managed to qualify for the Champions League and the club qualified for the winter for the next round. Last weekend was that round up the program and Bayer knew with Altetico Madrid paper a strong opponent. Tuesday night turned into the BayArena that too Atlético paper on better material available then Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt. Against the Spaniards Leverkusen went 2-4 with slicing and therefore seems the return on March 15 just a formality. The visitors from Madrid had Tuesday night so no problem with Bayer 04 and according to Roger Schmidt were the mistakes that his players were severely punished at the highest level in Europe. “We have not played flawlessly and you will be punished at this level. Yet we have not lost heart and we want to bring this experience to the clash with Mainz, “the coach said afterwards.
The chance that Bayer 04 still place is so small for the quarterfinals of the Champions League. In the Cup the team from Leverkusen became prematurely disabled and therefore can now focus purely on the league. In the Bundesliga this season is not yet as hoped for Roger Schmidt team because Leverkusen is in eighth place. Qualification for the Champions League seems very far away to Bayer 04 Leverkusen and thus will have particular focus on the Europa League places. Schmidt saw his team win the last two league games (against Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Augsburg) and hopes that Leverkusen which can form by pulling against Mainz. “We must try to continue our way in the Bundesliga. We will do everything to also winning this game to conclude, “so said the coach ahead of today’s match. A home win at Leverkusen anyway they can still use good today because Bayer 04 managed to win only two of the last six home games.
Probable lineup Bayer Leverkusen
Leno; Wendell Dragovic, Jedvaj, Henrichs; Brandt, Aranguiz, Baumgartlinger, Kampl; Kiessling, Hernández.
1. FSV Mainz 05
FSV Mainz 05 played last weekend’s home match against Werder Bremen. The team from Bremen is fighting against relegation and Mainz was also the favorite against Werder. Nullfünfer which was in one of the last ten home games slicing and that was nota bene also another against Bayern Munich (1-3). Against Werder Bremen was the team of Martin Schmidt clearly not equal, because the visitors from Bremen won 0-2 at the Coface Arena. The visitors from Bremen determined already 0-2 in the final 23 minutes. Mainz played against Werder Bremen especially a bad first half and played in the second half, although a lot better, but to no avail.
Mainz was the winter still active in the Europa League, but is unlikely to Mainz next season at the European level is active. The team currently has 25 points clear, so the season of Mainz seems to go out like a candle. Perhaps they look at Mainz rather down than up, because the lead at number sixteen Werder Bremen is only six points.
The match in Leverkusen is primarily a special game for Giulio Donat today. The 27-year-old Italian was three years under contract with Leverkusen and it takes today so against his old employer. Donat find the match today for himself in any case very special: “I have fond memories of my time in Leverkusen. It is definitely a fun game, “said Donat which is not of the opinion that Mainz has to worry about the lower regions. “I do not think we should make it very busy about. We must first wait and see once the match against Leverkusen. ”
Probable lineup Mainz 05
Lössl, Donati, Bell, Ramalho, Brosinski, Gbamin, Latza, Öztunali, Bojan, Jairo; Cordoba.