from Leverkusen reported Marc L. Merten
Bayer Leverkusen has shot himself out of the Champions League. For a team that had just removed something to do with the glorious FC Barcelona, the team of Roger Schmidt did not have a 1: addition: 1 (1: 1). The disappointed leaders persuaded the game afterwards nice but it showed nerves.
The truth about the current state of the Werkself against it disclosed two players who have to Bayer-heroes can be. What began with a bad pass by Karim Bellarabi directly from the kick-off of the game ended in trouble between the German national team and Bayers small pea, Chicharito.
Referee shall brawlers separate
Bell Arabi had shortly before Final of the game once again not wanted better position next man, but rather entered into an attack itself. To no avail, of course, what Javier Hernandez had a flush of anger in the face and forced to give a clear message to his teammates. A shoving a great profusion and a referee, who had to settle a dispute between two teammates – the elimination from the Champions League had a bad aftertaste
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Schmidt with Sky reporter together
coach Roger Schmidt had not seen the action and therefore did not want to vote at the press conference after the game. Perhaps he wanted to simply not invest with a journalist for a second time.
Because previously he had clashed with Sky Reporter January Henkel. This had allowed himself to ask a critical question, then Schmidt had geblafft: “If you do not make such a remark, we can cancel the interview.”
Bayer brings six points in the CL
It demands had been more than necessary after unnecessary Eliminated in the group stage of the Champions League. Leverkusen stumble far more bad than good through the competitions. Only 21 points and eighth place in the Bundesliga, now the premier class with only six points in a group with Barca, the AS Roma and FC BATE Borisov: too little for the high claims under the Bayer Cross
Also on Wednesday it was again too few have been. And, although the opponent was Barcelona and Lionel Messi was on the court. But the Catalans were more than taken up with a B-team: no Pique, no Neymar, no Iniesta, no Dani Alves, no Suarez, no Busquets, Mascherano no. Seven (!) Starting players were not on the grass.
Jordi Alba, Ivan Rakitic and even Messi were the only three players at the BayArena which also stood on the last weekend against Valencia in the initial formation of the Catalans had.
Enrique leaves the junior ran
Know Wilfrid Kaptoum? No? The midfielder has never played in the Primera Division, his home is the 3rd Spanish league with Barcelona B. against Bayer sniffed the 19 year old with his third league teammate Sergi Samper, Gerard Gumbau and Juan Camara highest football air.
The result: Barcelona came into the game only 49 percent of the ball. Barca! 49! Percent! The team coached by Luis Enrique did not look like the defending champion, but as an excursion of students with their minders. The latter were Messi and Rakitic are in direct interaction to 0:. 1 (20) ensured that their wards did not have to go with bad memories of the children’s paradise Champions League to bed
Bayer uses its numerous opportunities not
And Leverkusen? The countered three minutes later by Chicharito and even after 1 had: 1 lot of chances to score the winner, but they forgave rows. Time hasty, sometimes frivolous, sometimes with bad luck and sometimes thanks to a superior-Andre ter Stegen in Marc Barca Gate
But despite all the scoring chances the feeling remained. That should be all? This power should be the claim of Bayer 04 Leverkusen? (!) Against a maximum of B Elf compatible Barcelona with several third league players that operates throughout the game to just four shots on goal came – leave all in the first half
One more goal would have for the knockout stages handed
“Today I am just mega disappointed,” Schmidt said afterwards. “It was a drama that we have not placed the ball in the opponent’s goal.”
The audience left the sold-out BayArena with the feeling that would have been possible, especially as the AS Roma played against Borisov only draw had and would thus have served a triple for the knockout stages. So now it’s Europa League, the unwelcome consolation that you have to sugarcoat only to find it well
Völler. “Put us to the challenge”
“The Europe League is a great competition, “Schmidt explained as well, albeit unconvincingly. “All the teams are fighting back out about winning the Cup.” Emphasis on “the back”, which means nothing other than: If one has once resigned to just not play the Champions League, then you try just to make the best of it
Or. In the words of Rudi Völler: “We now need to accept we have achieved no second goal This is a big disappointment, but we rise to the new challenge Europa League….”
Schmidt admits mistakes in personnel policy a
The question remains why Leverkusen does not retrieve the potential this season, the one actually ascribes this team. “This is a point of criticism,” confessed a Völler. His employee Schmidt, who in recent weeks had to answer a lot of tough questions, could provide no answer. But he hinted that it may not have done everything right in the summer on the transfer market.
Simon Rolfes (End of career), Heung-Min Son (Tottenham), Stefan Reinartz (Frankfurt), Gonzalo Castro ( Dortmund) and Emir Spahic (termination) have Bayer “lost several players who have shaped the face of the club in recent years,” says Schmidt. In combination with several injured – Captain Lars Bender the stadium left once again on crutches – be it “then normal, that we are not yet where we were last season in the second half”
Völler to battle. “Can happen”
And, although it was hoping in the premier class to even be able just with players such as Bell Arabi and especially Chicharito one better. But instead of a top it, there sat what between the two Stars
Zoff takes harmony -. What Rudi Völler at least outwardly not even bother. “First they say, with us it was too quiet. Then two guys shit times together, then it is again not good. That can happen.” So all so bad at Bayer? It sounded so similar to Schmidt’s remark which was Europa League a “super competitive”.
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