Matchday Bayer04: The Second Hannoversche top sports club
pulls at the top of the BVB lonely circles - even without Shinji Kagawa to give the Dortmund probably a long time. Really exciting because it stays in the Bundesliga more in the "chasing". Who snaps in 2nd place? Who creates the Champions League qualification? From this perspective, it is now the absolute top game:
Today, the second peak is coming to Hannover 96 Leverkusen. Both teams were "allowed" to even rest during the week. DFB Cup goodbye. Still, it was not quite so calm for both teams.
Turning first to the opponent.
Hannover 96, in the last season they have saved just before closing and still managed to avoid relegation. For them has (almost) down the whole league thumb. After such a horror season expected certainly not too much of the next season - except to finally land in quieter times table regions. Secured midfield. But in This season is so some things differently. While the surprise team from Mainz by many as a genuine Champions League contenders is seen to underestimate the most Hannover 96 A big part in that Hanover is so high, has certainly coach Mirko Slomka. He has now - after long negotiations - his contract renewed
. Who would have thought that after Hanover took a one lousy preparation and 1 in the failed round of the DFB Cup
in Elversberg is .
watching, the Leverkusen-based (internal) defense today
Didier Ya Konan . Goal and point guarantor of Hanover, who plays a very strong season.
Today in the BayArena's also a reunion with Karim Haggui, who has scored once in Leverkusen also like to score
. And yet not even in our own
.
a little questionable is still considering whether a defensive midfielder, a friend of - more or less - can play clean duel, Sergio Pinto. Michael Ballack is just the monitor closely. When foul by Pinto in the first leg is moved Ballack namely the serious violation. Pinto was the first after the game no matter what he himself has made no friends in Leverkusen
"Ballack - I do not care. I can not withdraw just because it is Michael Ballack. "
Dafür musste er eine Menge Kritik einstecken. Es folgte eine Entschuldigung, die allerdings in der Presse etwas unterging.
"Nach dem Abpfiff wusste ich nicht, dass Michaels Verletzung so schwer ist. Als man mir sagte, dass er operiert werden muss, habe ich sofort Sportdirektor Rudi Völler angerufen und mich entschuldigt.“
Ballack persönlich anzurufen hielt Pinto damals für keine gute Idee. Das können die beiden dann heute vielleicht auf dem Platz klären. Womit wir schon bei der Aufstellung von Bayer04 wären. Bei Bayer gibt es eigentlich nur zwei Themen:
- Startelf-Comeback von Ballack . Ja, nein, vielleicht? Nach seiner Einwechslung in Gladbach He has made a very decent game and certainly helped the team. On the other hand, Jupp Heynckes of Simon Rolfes only slowly introduced to the starting XI. are wonderful speculations starting lineup here .
- Patrick Helmes . Wolfsburg? Cologne ? Leverkusen? Milan or Madrid? The main thing is not in the squad against Hanover ... was thinking Heynckes.
"He seemed in those days little too preoccupied with changing intentions. It may be that this will change after the transfer period. Right now it seems that he is not quite the thing "
It is definitely a very important game. Not only because of Hannover 96, a direct competitor to the international courts in the BayArena comes, but because Leverkusen at home again at last must score points. The preparation was finally under the motto:
" back to old home record " . If you want to play up, then you have to simply get more points at home.
has so far taken just 13 Leverkusen (!) Points in the BayArena . 3 wins, 4 draws, 4 defeats. Make room 15 in the "home table", only London, St. Pauli, and - of course - Mönchengladbach are even worse. The start against the SCI was well known, totally wrong. Next chance to win at home 4: Today, 20.30 clock.
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