Bayer Leverkusen host Italian giants Milan of their first Champions League sport on the BayArena for the reason that 2022/23 season. Final season’s Europa League finalists – shedding to Atalanta – can be hoping to provide a very good account of themselves on this season’s newly revamped competitors.
Die Werkself brushed apart Feyenoord of their first sport on this season’s competitors, scoring 4 first-half targets with Florian Wirtz scoring a brace on his Champions League debut. The 21-year-old is in magnificent kind this season with seven objective contributions (six targets and one help) in six video games within the Bundesliga and Champions League.
Wirtz can be central to unlocking Milan’s defence. The Italian aspect – coached by Paulo Fonseca – come into this sport following a 3-0 win towards Lecce, and in addition boast a 2-1 derby win towards Inter by which native boy Matteo Gabbia scored an 89th minute winner.
Xabi Alonso has fond reminiscences towards Milan
Appointed as head coach in 2022, that is Alonso’s first managerial job in high flight soccer, and it’s protected to say it’s bought off to a very good begin. After securing European soccer, Bayer went the whole home season unbeaten final marketing campaign and went unbeaten within the Europa League till they misplaced to Atalanta within the closing in Dublin.
However an esteemed participant, Alonso has fond reminiscences of enjoying towards Milan. The Spaniard was key in Liverpool’s 2005 Champions League win towards Carlo Ancelotti’s Milan – but additionally featured of their closing defeat two years later in Athens.
Alonso has warned his gamers of a tough sport towards Milan.
Bayer Leverkusen crew information
Coming into the sport, Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen squad has a clear invoice of well being. With a full power squad obtainable, the Spaniard has loads of choices to maintain issues attention-grabbing. It’s attainable that Bayer will area the identical crew that began towards Bayern Munich within the Bundesliga Topspiel, however Aleix Garcia may properly are available for Robert Andrich ought to Alonso select to play extra offensive.
Bayer Leverkusen Predicted XI
Lukas Hradecky – Edmond Tapsoba, Jonathan Tah, Piero Hincapié – Jeremie Frimpong, Robert Andrich, Granit Xhaka, Alex Grimaldo – Martin Terrier, Florian Wirtz – Victor Boniface
