Bayer Leverkusen defender Michal Kadlec delighted with win over Racing Genk – UCL News
Bayer Leverkusen defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michal-Kadlec-c25422 has expressed delight at his team’s 2-0 triumph of the Belgian champions, Racing Genk. The two clubs locked heads on Wednesday, September 28, at BayArena.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-Ballack-c25270 scored the goals for the hosts to help them register their first points in Group E. The visitors were supposed to be underdogs but dominated most part of the opening half, against all odds.
Bayer were pushed onto the back foot for the opening few minutes but didn’t go behind in spite of being on the defensive.
Genk players surprised the whole BayArena with their ominous display but failed to convert any of their chances. The Werkself took advantage and launched a rare attack in the first half, which resulted in Bender opening the scoring on the 30th minute
mark.
The visiting Belgian outfit never gave up and tried their best to equalise until the very last minute. Leverkusen were perhaps lucky to survive the scare and emerge victorious courtesy an injury time strike from Ballack.
This victory helped the Werkself secure all the three points, having lost to Chelsea in their opening game by the same margin away from home.
Kadlec praised his fellow defenders for staying firm throughout the 90 minutes despite being put under pressure by the visitors. He urged his players to improve on their performances from Wednesday in order to stand any chance of beating the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786,
Manchester United and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604.
While talking to press after the game, the left back further added, “Of course we're happy with the win, especially given that recent weeks have not been easy for us. However, you have to say that there is still a lot of room for improvement. The performance
was a step in the right direction, but the win was the only thing that mattered.”
Leverkusen are second in their Champions League group with three points from two games followed by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Racing-c40298 Genk.
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