20:23
The game is led by Benjamin Cortus. Florian Heft and Marco Achmüller are assisting on the sidelines and Daniel Siebert is responsible for the video evidence.
20:10
A few weeks ago, the guests from Hesse had every chance to qualify again for international business. After five games without a win and some very poor performances, the train has now left and the focus is on the Europa League. “It’s a Bundesliga game that we take very seriously. We analyzed Leverkusen intensively. But I don’t have to beat around the bush that West Ham is our top priority when it comes to load management,” admitted coach Oliver Glasner. But it is also clear for the Austrian: “We want to show that we are in good shape and that we stay in the flow.”
20:01
Things have been up and down at Bayer Leverkusen in recent weeks. Strong performances in Munich (1:1) or Wolfsburg (2:0) face 0:1 home defeats against Cologne and Leipzig. On the last day of the game, the Rhinelanders won the mandatory task at SpVgg Greuther Fürth 4:1. Head coach Gerardo Seoane is keen to up the ante today and not take the opposition’s second guard lightly. “I am sure that Frankfurt always gives 100 percent. Many fresh players are on fire and want to take their chance to recommend themselves,” believes the Bayer coach, who is just as sure: “We are prepared. And of course we have the means to get the Frankfurters into trouble.”
19:48
SBU coach Oliver Glasner, on the other hand, is replacing almost the entire team three days before the second leg against West Ham and is resting large parts of his permanent staff. Only Kevin Trapp, Tuta and Filip Kostić remain in the starting XI. Newcomers to the team are Evan N’Dicka, Makoto Hasebe, Kristijan Jakić, Timothy Chandler, Ajdin Hrustić, Jens Hauge, Ragnar Ache and Gonçalo Paciência.
19:45
A look at the staff: There have been two changes to the hosts compared to last week. Robert Andrich is back and replaces the injured Kerem Demirbay (not in the squad) in midfield. Piero Hincapié also replaces Mitchel Bakker (bench) on the left in the back four.
19:32
Actually, the Monday games should be a thing of the past, but since the Frankfurters continue to cause a sensation in the Europa League and were still in action at West Ham United on Thursday, they were allowed to pause a day longer and only play in Leverkusen today. The Hessians in the league are no longer concerned. The international places are no longer accessible, and you can no longer dismount. There is a lot at stake for Bayer. The Werkself are currently third and only one point ahead of fifth-placed Leipzig, who are also in action today as the second remaining Europa League club and are playing in Gladbach.
Hello and welcome to the Bundesliga on Monday evening! Bayer 04 Leverkusen host Eintracht Frankfurt on matchday 32. At 8:30 p.m. the ball will be rolling in the BayArena!