Champions League evening at the German champions

5th matchday at Bayer Leverkusen

We would have preferred to head to the Rhineland with a win, but at least we know that from our last game in Rotterdam Form book has a habit of going out the window in the Champions League! Our first three points of the UEFA Champions League season We saw that we maintained our chances of making it Knockout phases alivealthough the quality of our opposition will soon increase.

On Tuesday evening at 9:00 p.m. CET, On the fifth matchday of the UEFA Champions League, the Germans become champions Bayer Leverkusen Host our Red Bulls! After finally banishing their reputation as perpetual runners-up last season, Leverkusen now wants to take on the best on the continent. Xabi Alonso Page not only achieved the historic achievement of becoming the first team to win a Bundesliga title in an undefeated season, but also won the German Cup and reached the final of the UEFA Europa League.

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It was to be expected that Leverkusen would struggle to maintain this amazing form, but there is nothing wrong with the strength of a team in which Florian Wirtz plays the leading role an ensemble worth an estimated 635 million euros. Seven points currently leave them 13th in the table, while a 5-2 win against Heidenheim catapulted them to fourth place in the German Bundesliga.

We want to give our best in our very first meeting with Leverkusen Outsider Day and cause a big surprise. Almost 900 Salzburg fans are expected in the 30,000-seat BayArena to cheer on our Red Bulls. You can also support us from the comfort of your own home with live text updates on our website while Sky Sport Austria broadcasts the match in Austria.

Don’t forget: you can predict all of our Red Bulls’ results in the UEFA Champions League My RBS betting game and get important points in the overall ranking:

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Injury news

• Are not available Janis Blaswich (Calf), Fernando (Thigh), Maurits Kjaergaard (ankle) and Leandro Morgalla (Thigh).

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