"Kasper Hjulmand has urged his Bayer Leverkusen team to deliver a Champions League performance to remember against Newcastle United at BayArena on Wednesday. Leverkusen have won their last two matches in Europe away from home, the latest of which saw them stun Pep Guardiola's Manchester City 2-0 last month. Hjulmand's team are 17th in the 36-team table but are just two points adrift of the top eight, a position that would see them automatically qualify for the last 16 of the competition."
"However, the Werkself have failed to win any of their European matches in front of their home supporters this season, losing 7-2 to defending champions Paris Saint-Germain as well as playing out a 1-1 draw with PSV. Leverkusen have, however, won their last two Champions League games without conceding, last winning three in a row in the 2014-15 group stage, and never before winning three in a row to nil in the competition."
Bayer Leverkusen have won their last two European away matches, including a 2-0 victory at Manchester City, and sit 17th in the 36-team group table, two points behind the top eight that would guarantee automatic progress. The team has not won any European home fixtures this season, losing 7-2 to Paris Saint-Germain and drawing 1-1 with PSV. Leverkusen have kept clean sheets in their last two Champions League wins and aim to convert recent away momentum into a crucial home result to boost qualification prospects.
Read at Soccer News
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]