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Bayer Leverkusen vs Lokomotiv Moscow Prediction & Betting tips
Bayer Leverkusen starts her Champions League adventure on Wednesday with a home match in its own BayArena against Russia’s Lokomotiv Moscow. Both teams actually have to win immediately in order to have a realistic chance of European wintering.
Bayer Leverkusen:
Thanks to her fourth place last season, Bayer Leverkusen is back after three years in the Champions League, the mecca of every professional club. Wintering in the European champions’ ball is of course the objective, although the Germans with illustrious groupmates such as Juventus and Atletico Madrid have done extremely hard. It is therefore crucial to immediately start the tournament with a win.
Bayer Leverkusen, however, is in a lesser phase in its own country. That Werkself started with victories over Paderborn (3-2) and Fortuna Düsseldorf (1-3) initially strong, but then a disappointing scoreless draw at home against Hoffenheim. The low point, however, followed last weekend, when the red shirts visited Borussia Dortmund with a 4-0 defeat to see all corners of the field. However, you cannot deny the zest for work of trainer Peter Bosz because with an average of more than 112 kilometers per race, the team makes the most meters of all Bundesliga clubs this season. Star player Kai Havertz, with no less than 332 sprints in barely 360 minutes of football, is not too bad to get into a sweat. Together with Karim Bellarabi and Kevin Volland, he forms a life-threatening vanguard who can easily find the enemy target. However, Bosz will be worried about his defense, which has already had seven goals against this early season.
Lokomotiv Moscow:
The Russian competition has been going on for some time, so in terms of competition rhythm, Lokomotiv Moscow may have an advantage over Bayer Leverkusen. The Russian vice-champion, however, has performed very mixedly in recent weeks, and as a result has not reached a fourth place after nine rounds.
Last weekend, Lokomotiv Moscow finally got a taste of the sweet taste of the victory, after Polish midfielder Gregorz Krychowiak made the only goal of the match during a visit to Sochi. Coach Yuri Semin, however, will look back on that match with mixed feelings, as he saw the important attacker Anton Miranchuk fall out injured. The talent is therefore a doubtful case for Tuesday evening, while his twin brother Aleksey will have to let go due to injury oath. The Muscovites are in any case unlucky with injuries, because key players such as Jefferson Farfan and Solomon Kverkvelia are also in the rag basket.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Lokomotiv Moscow head to head matches
22.07.14 CF Bayer Leverkusen Lokomotiv Moscow 3 : 1