5 reasons Bayer Leverkusen will beat Brest in the UEFA Champions League
Bayer Leverkusen will resume their UEFA Champions League campaign against French side Brest on Wednesday. bundesliga.com looks at five reasons Xabi Alonso's side will continue their perfect start in Europe.
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Leverkusen have got off to a blistering start in this season's expanded Champions League, beating 1970 winners Feyenoord 4-0 and seven-time European champions AC Milan 1-0 in their opening two games.
Die Werkself were finalists in 2002, going down to Zinédine Zidane's wondergoal for Real Madrid in Glasgow, but they have long since shaken their unwanted tag of Neverkusen, which crystalised that season after they also lost the Bundesliga and DFB Cup at the final hurdle.
Bayer won their maiden Bundesliga title last season, going undefeated to finish 17 points clear of next best Stuttgart, and also lifted the DFB Cup before losing to Atalanta in the UEFA Europa League final.
Another raid on Europe has started well, and Brest will have their work cut out…
1) World-beater Wirtz
Florian Wirtz picked up an ankle injury playing for Germany over the international break, but still came off the bench and was integral as Leverkusen downed a tough Eintracth Frankfurt side 2-1 last time out.
Previously in Europe, Wirtz scored a brace against Feyenoord, two of his six strikes across all competitions this season.
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