Can the leaders restore their 10-point cushion?

BOB The RhinoMarch 10, 202400 views

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After Bayern Munich recorded a dominant 8-1 victory over Mainz 05 on Saturday, Leverkusen will try to revive their 10-point lead on the prime of the desk once they play host to Wolfsburg on Sunday night.

Bayer Leverkusen

Leverkusen are nonetheless but to lose a aggressive sport this season after they preserved their unbeaten run with a battling efficiency in Thursday’s Europa League conflict with Qarabag. Xabi Alonso’s aspect had been trailing by two targets at half time of the primary leg of the last-16, leaving them with a mountain to climb within the second interval. Florian Wirtz discovered the online within the seventieth minute to present Leverkusen a component of hope, earlier than Patrik Schick scored a stoppage-time equaliser to finish the comeback.

Die Werkself will welcome Qarabag to the BayArena on Thursday, however earlier than they’ll deal with the second leg, they have to negotiate a house league sport in opposition to Wolfsburg. Leverkusen will definitely fancy their possibilities of claiming all three factors, having gained 9 of their earlier 10 league matches, together with every of their final 5 top-flight outings.

The hosts may even be trying to produce one other robust defensive efficiency after holding clear sheets in 4 of their earlier 5 house video games within the Bundesliga.

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Leverkusen are with out the injured duo of Victor Boniface and Arthur, whereas Jeremie Frimpong will serve a one-match suspension for an accumulation of yellow playing cards.

Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg shall be determined to return to successful methods after failing to win any of their final 9 league matches since beating Darmstadt in the midst of December. After taking part in out back-to-back attracts, die Wölfe fell to defeat in final Saturday’s house assembly with Stuttgart.

Because of their poor run of type, Niko Kovac’s aspect are sitting in thirteenth place and 7 factors above the drop zone. Wolfsburg will now be bracing themselves for a troublesome take a look at in opposition to the league leaders, particularly with die Wölfe struggling to search out their greatest type on the street. Though they’ve misplaced one among their final 5 away league video games, Wolfsburg have gained simply one among their earlier 11 away matches within the prime flight.

The guests can at the very least take confidence from the actual fact they’ve prevented defeat in every of their final seven away video games in opposition to Leverkusen.

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Joakim Maehle is about to overlook out by means of suspension after he obtained his fifth yellow card of the Bundesliga season final weekend. In the meantime, Jakub Kaminski is a doubt on account of sickness.