Two fallen giant Bundesliga will fight under the lights of the arena in Gelsenkirchen.
Opening of the 7th week will take place in the Ruhr Valley, where Schalke will try to score points in a duel with Bayer.
In Schalke bad period, home defeat from Bavaria (3: 0) and the guest from Hoffenheim (2-0) dropped the "cobalt" in seventh place in the standings. Leverkusen fever at the beginning of the season. Starting with the second round, Bayer alternates his defeats / wins. Note that the "pharmacists" won the last three meetings at the Weltins Arena. But this season, Bayer is very unconvincing in the defensive line, the attacking duet of Linnet - Goretzka probably use this.
Tedesco said at a press conference that Goretzka and Oshchikka had already gone on the mend and were preparing for the match. Bentalaleb and Shepf started training on Wednesday, but it's too early to talk about their return to the field. Of the losses, only Koke, who flew for a month. Nastasic, Naldo and Kerer will beat off the attacks of "pharmacists". Burgstaller, most likely, will take place in the center of the attack.
Reasons not to put Eugene Konoplyanka in the basis of Tedesco should not be. Yes, in the last round the Ukrainian missed several opportunities for scoring, but with him on the flank of the "cobalt" significantly increases the command speed.
Team Herrlich will come to the forefront of the attack with Folland and Alario. It was this couple, together with Bailey, who gave the chic previous match against Hamburg. Ex-Dynamo of Mehmedi will give way to Bellarabi. Also there is no place in the start for Julian Brandt, he remains on the bench.
Key confrontation the Austrian has not yet managed to excel in this season and he will go on the field with only one goal. Burgstaller came to Gelsenkirchen from Nuremberg last season and immediately surprised all the fans, scoring nine goals in his first 18 matches for Schalke. Yes, the "miners" are now playing on the new system, where Burgstaller does less shots than the central midfielders Goretska and Bentalab, but before the international break, the Austrian center will certainly remind of itself.
Lucas Alario became a real star playing for River Plate, where he scored 31 goals in 71 games. Many think Alario is very similar in the manner of the game to Robert Lewandowski. Alario performed well in his starting matches and could become a real weapon for Leverkusen in this season. It will be interesting to see what he will come up with against the "trinity" in the defense of Schalke.
We are waiting for an exciting match with an abundance of scoring chances, both teams want to go on an international break with a victory in the pocket. The key moment for Schalke will be the realization of his moments and the regular pressure on Leverkusen's defense, while the guests will seek their way to the Gelsenkirchen goal using the full width of the field to create opportunities for Falland and Alario on the edge. You should expect a lot of long transfers from "pharmacists".
forecast 2: 2 Max Kravchuk, Football. ua Let's remind that you can also follow our website in Viber and Twitter.