Bayer Leverkusen are looking to complete the upset as they travel to Spain to face Atletico Madrid at Estadio Vicente Calderon in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League match. The match is on March 17, 2015, and starts at 3:45 p.m. ET. The game can be watched online through live stream (details below).
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Christian Post Report – Bayer Leverkusen’s Hakan Calhanoglu (C) scores a goal past Atletico Madrid’s goalkeeper Miguel Angel Moya.
In their first meeting at BayArena, Bayer got a surprise result as Hakan Çalhanoğlu scored the match’s only goal in the 57th minute. It was an intense affair as five Bayer players were cautioned, while Atletico had four of their own, including a red card on Tiago for getting his second booking. Diego Godin also had a booking in the match and, as a result, the two stars will not be available to play in the second leg.
As far as injuries are concerned, Saúl Ñíguez is out for Atletico due to a back injury, while Robbie Kruse will not take part for Bayer as he is recovering from an ankle knock.
Many still consider Atletico as favourites in the match, despite losing the first leg. This is due to them finishing as finalists last year and the team have advanced into the quarter-finals of the competition seven times.
Ironically, Leverkusen have never gotten past the round-of-16 and have a golden opportunity following the win in the first leg.
They are in excellent for as they have not lost in their last six matches across all competitions, winning their last five. As it stands, they are fourth in the Bundesliga and are only two points behind Borussia Monchengladbach for automatic contention in next year’s European competition.
Atletico have struggled as of late, failing to win in their last four matches in all competitions. Since their loss to Bayer in the Champions League, Madrid have drawn three consecutive matches in the Spanish La Liga.
They are also fourth in their respective league, one point behind Valencia and four points ahead of Sevilla.
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Source : Christian Post