Leverkusen - Bayer's 1-1 draw against HSV. Gourmet football without winning. But time to be angry is not the Leverkusen - for now pulls it right in the carton. Four other cracking games in eleven days - Bayer in the stress test!
On Tuesday, Michael Skibbe lift-off force in the direction of Istanbul, where increases Wednesday in the cauldron Ali Sami Yen Stadium, the UEFA Cup first leg at Galatasaray. Saturday it's off to the League for the Surprise Sixth Karlsruhe. Next week, Thursday's return leg against "Gala" - and Saturday, only about 44 hours after the final whistle is once again in the early kick-off for third place final against Schalke.
"It is with the short break after the UEFA Cup and a head case" says Bernd Schneider: "Against Schalke, we must not lose under any circumstances."
Not only for the 34-year-old Schneider will be the next two weeks after his long injury break in the first round to the real hardness test.
Aaron Doran, Saturday, with Ghana the bronze medal match at the African Cup against Ivory Coast 4-2 win, ends up back in Germany until Monday evening, but had increased again on Tuesday in the plane to Istanbul. "Because there's something worse," said Skibbe: "John is full of the juice and is definitely an alternative for Istanbul."
How possibly Steve Sidwell, whose hip injury turned out just as a pelvic bruise. He will practice Monday and fly - Skibbe. "We have then also in Istanbul again almost 48 hours of time."
Striker Stefan Kiessling is waiting for the birth of his first child, but will fly to Istanbul. "So he wants it, and we want it," said Skibbe, who himself will soon father: "Of course, the birth of a child is a very important story for any young person. Since we take into account, as far as it goes, but I assume that he mitfliegt. "
Bayer in the stress test - what to expect now Skibbe from his troops? "The fact that they are the seriousness of the situation is highly concentrated and is playing football - that is doing it so far too." So far - now it gets really serious!
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