“We have no choice,” had Peter Bosz, the coach of Bayer 04 Leverkusen, before the final Countdown of the exceptional season 2019/20 said, “we have to win the game against Mainz.”

What will be realized in the case of the highly talented artists natures of Bayer 04 Leverkusen often enough as a prompt to an impressive freestyle, this time was the sheer duty order, wanted the werkself take advantage of the last Chance, in fourth place and the last Champions League place for the new season to recapture.

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The but possible, because Borussia defended Mönchengladbach the coveted Position by a 2:1 over Hertha BSC, and thus the class goal was. Bayer 04 met, however, its days of duty by a 1:0 against Mainz 05 by Vollands early hits (2. Minute), not in the table.

The team has yet another opportunity, in the “king class” to be classified: by the possible Triumph in the Europa League in August. But for now, the busy Leverkusen, take to the quiet disappointment of the League final in the Berlin Cup final next Saturday when Bayer Duration of Bayern Munich challenges.

When you look at the still demanding program Bosz changes in the Leverkusen Team in comparison to the recent 0:2-defeat at Hertha BSC on six positions. On the bench, Stars such as Havertz, Diaby, Tapsoba, and Aranguiz was first; for the captain Lars Bender returned after a long injury break, and also football fine mechanics, such as the previous hope Heimer Demirbay and Amiri got their starting XI a chance.

Speaking of Start-up: Bayer got off to a lightning start, because the Rhine-Hessen were still in slumber mode, and Volland, briefly, the work by Wirtz and Amiri decided to finished with a powerful left-footed shot. Since, however, a little later, the Gladbach the lead went, was absent for the attacks of the Leverkusen up to the break, the extra pinch of pepper and Conviction. Nothing has changed even after the change, as the table three in ten of Mainz, a hand held and by the the bar for a deflected shot from the substitute Edimilson (85.) the best chance of Equalization had. The scarce success of the for the First only for the Europa League qualifying favorites at the end was even a little happy.