Leverkusen – Freiburg

In Leverkusen, guests can expect a successful outcome of the confrontation.

The most satisfied viewer of the third round of the Champions League group stage in midweek was Erik ten Hag. Let us remind you that the Dutch specialist and his coaching staff were dismissed from Bayer after two rounds of the Bundesliga at the very beginning of the season. On Tuesday the Leverkusen club faced its first serious test of the current season and highlighted what Erik ten Hag spoke about after his abrupt dismissal - it is impossible to build a competitive team in just one and a half months of the off-season. Moreover, to assemble it almost entirely from new players. With neither a core team nor any basic cohesion. PSG is the kind of opponent you can't beat through simple actions on the pitch and set pieces executed by Grimaldo. Freiburg is undoubtedly far from the level of a Champions League winner, but this team possesses a high degree of discipline on the pitch and has not experienced the stressful situations faced by the upcoming opponent. Furthermore, Julian Schuster's charges will arrive in Leverkusen with a full understanding of what to expect from the humiliated Bayer. Bookmakers have designated the home side as the favourites, offering odds of 1.81 on their victory. Bayer suffered seven goals from PSG in midweek. This happened in front of their home fans in Leverkusen. Before this humiliating outcome, it seemed that Kasper Julmand was managing to build a strong team at Bayer. This was particularly evidenced by two consecutive victories in the Bundesliga. However, the result of the third round of the Champions League in a row showed that the team in Leverkusen is still raw for big matches. Undoubtedly, in the upcoming match, Bayer will be trying to redeem themselves for the mentioned result, but the 'pharmacists' are currently at a stage of team formation where strong emotions, even when it comes to motivation and drive, can do more harm than good. Freiburg played their Europa League match on Thursday. In it, Schuster's team comfortably defeated Utrecht 2-0. This result extended Freiburg's unbeaten run to eight matches. The visitors will arrive in Leverkusen in good shape, which will allow them to perform well in the underdog status.