Bayer Leverkusen is within the spherical of 16 of the Champions League. In the second one leg of the play-off towards Olympiakos Piraeus, trainer Kasper Hjulmand’s facet controlled a 0-0 draw to advance to the final 16 after a 2-0 first-leg win. Within the spherical of 16, the German soccer report holder FC Bayern Munich or the present chief of the Premier League FC Arsenal look forward to.
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Hjulmand returned to his senior staff after the 1-0 defeat by way of Union Berlin. In comparison to the primary fit, Jonas Hoffman moved to the best wing for Ernest Poku. “We don’t need to give the opponent a chance to believe they can come back. It’s important: Be there, be there, be there,” Hoffman stated forward of his premier magnificence debut this season on Amazon Top.
Sublime creates risk early
Werksel’s double goalscorer from the primary recreation, Patrik Schick, set an early instance. Already within the 4th minute, Cech’s header overlooked the submit after a brief nook. Two mins later, after a protracted cross from Alejandro Grimaldo, he did not lob over visiting goalkeeper Kostas Colakis who flew out.
Spurred on by way of the two,000 away enthusiasts who traveled with them and who – as within the first leg within the Greek port town – time and again accompanied Bayer’s stages of ownership with a live performance of whistles, Piraeus started to press early on. Issues were given unhealthy when Aleik Garcia hit the ball immediately on the opponent’s leg in his personal penalty house – however Gelson Martins overlooked the ball (twenty eighth minute).
Leverkusen’s protection within the foreground
Bayer 04 discovered it increasingly more tricky to break away in their very own part and had been in particular difficult defensively. With a two-goal lead in the back of them, Werkself did not take any pointless dangers going ahead and as an alternative defended stoutly. Since Piraeus didn’t in finding the assets and didn’t profit from a number of uncertainties, the sport remained with few probabilities till the destroy.
A couple of mins into the second one part, Gelson Martins examined Bayer’s keeper Janis Blasvich diagonally from the second one row, however the latter safely deflected the ball clear of the target (fiftieth). As within the first 45 mins, the house staff attempted to stick calm and let the ball flow into, however with out critical access into the final 3rd.
Grimaldo and Andrih simplest hit the crossbar
In the meantime, Hjulmand needed to make his first substitution, changing Ibrahim Maza with Poku after Maza scored. The 20-year-old went immediately to the dressing room after being substituted. Grimaldo created the primary likelihood at the box in the second one part, however he simplest hit the crossbar from a good attitude (62nd) – the most efficient likelihood of the sport to this point.
Whilst the house enthusiasts on the Leverkusen stadium, which used to be bought out with 30,210 spectators, cheered on their staff with every other thunderous chant, Robert Andrich additionally failed with a header from a nook (76th). The protection of Verkself remained strong in entrance of their very own target and blocked all approaches to the target of the Greek champions.
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