2023-11-30 19:22:42
The furious league leaders from Leverkusen are chasing their fifth victory in the fifth game of the Europa League. Against group bottom team BK Häcken (from 9 p.m.), Bayer can secure group victory with a point win. Although Xabi Alonso’s team has already qualified for the knockout round, they hope to skip the intermediate round by winning the group and move straight into the round of 16.
However, Leverkusen has to cope with a bitter loss. Superstar Florian Wirtz did not make the trip to Gothenburg, Sweden. According to the club, this is a precautionary measure as the youngster is struggling with “mild muscular problems”.
Like not for the first time in the Europa League, right-back and Bayern loanee Josip Stanisic rotates into the starting line-up for Jeremie Frimpong, who was placed in the Bundesliga.
The line-ups at BK Häcken once morest Bayer Leverkusen
BK Hacken: Abrahamsson – Abdulrazak, Ousou, Hovland, Totland – Rygaard, Gustafson, Romeo – Chilufya, Hrstic, Layouni
Leverkusen: Kovar – Stanisic, Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie – Andrich, Puerta – Adli, Hlozek, Tella – Boniface
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Will Freiburg Leverkusen follow suit?
Even if SC Freiburg, second in the group, is already looking hopefully towards the round of 16, it is not yet certain that the Breisgauer team will follow the Werkself into the knockout phase. In the duel with Olympiakos Piraeus (from 6.45 p.m.), Freiburg can also win a point to move into the next round.
Christian Streich surprised with his starting line-up: Jordy Makengo is making his starting eleven debut with the professionals; the native Frenchman was brought up from the second team to the professionals in the summer.
The lineups for SC Freiburg once morest Olympiacos Piraeus
Freiburg: Atubolu – Lienhart, Ginter, Sildillia – Makengo, Höfler, Eggestein, Doan – Grifo, Gregoritsch, Höler
Piräus: Paschalakis – Rodinei, Retsos, Ntoi, Ortega – Hezze, Alexandropoulos, Camara – Podence, El Kaabi, Fortounis
The Greeks are also under pressure in Freiburg, with a win Piraeus will have a chance of reaching the next round and might pose a threat to Christian Streich’s team once more. At the start of the international competition, the sports club won 3-2 in a hard-fought game and now wants to build on their success in the second leg.
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