With seven rounds left until the end of the season, Bayer Leverkusen will need to win nine points (three wins) to be mathematically out of reach of Bayern Munich, and put an end to the Bavarian hegemony, which began in 2013 (11 consecutive titles in the Bundesliga).
The first stage of this journey towards glory will be on Saturday, at 10:30 am (Brasília time), when visiting Union Berlin, which is currently 12th with 9 points above 16th place (play-off to escape relegation, occupied by Mainz) .
The players led by coach Xabi Alonso hope not to pay the price of qualifying for the final of the German Cup, on Wednesday, after the victory over Fortuna Düsseldorf, a game in which the Nigerian striker Victor Boniface, injured for several years, returned months.
In 40 games this season across all competitions, Bayer Leverkusen has yet to lose a single match (35 wins, 5 draws).
Bayern Munich possibly lost their last chance to achieve the ‘Werkself’ by losing in the ‘Klassiker’, in Munich, to Borussia Dortmund last weekend. With an away game against Heidenheim (11th) on Saturday, at 10:30 am (Brasília time), Thomas Tuchel’s players will seek to regain some confidence before facing Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the team’s last objective. Munich team this season.
Check out all the games this Saturday for the 28th round of the German Championship (Brasília time)
Friday:
Eintracht Frankfurt x Werder Bremen – 3:30 p.m
Saturday:
Freiburg x RB Leipzig – 10h30
Cologne x Bochum – 10:30 am
Mainz x Darmstadt – 10h30
Union Berlin x Bayer Leverkusen – 10h30
Heidenheim x Bayern Munich – 10:30 am
Borussia Dortmund x Stuttgart – 13h30
Domingo:
Hoffenheim x Augsburg – 10h30
Wolfsburg x B. Mönchengladbach – 12h30
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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