Bayer Leverkusen determined to beat Valencia at home – UCL News
The 2010/11 Bundesliga runners-up, Bayer Leverkusen, are determined to beat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 at home in their Champions League game. The club are looking forward to cement their chances of making it to the next round by grabbing all three points against the
Spanish outfit.
The Werkself are set to host Los Che on Wednesday, October 19, at BayArena. With three points under their belt from two games, Leverkusen, are second in Group E behind http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786.
Valencia, on the other hand, are yet to record a win in the campaign and have only managed two draws from their last two games.
Leverkusen defender Omer Toprak mentioned that his side are well prepared for Wednesday’s game and are aiming for all three points. He also urged his players not to undermine their Spanish opponents, who themselves will be raring to break their jinx
by recording a win.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Turkey-c3026 international reserved praise for Valencia, claiming that the Werkself will be no short of respect for Unai Emery’s side.
Toprak assured that Bayer will be at their best later in the evening and is also confident of a win in front of 30,000 fans at BayArena.
While talking during the press conference, the 22-year-old further enthused, "We are on target in second in the table, and want to defend this position. Valencia are an absolutely top international team, but we will play at home and we want to win."
Bayer manager Robin Dutt has also agreed with Omer’s verdict, claiming that they will beat the Spaniards and strengthen their position in Group E.
The manager concluded the talks by saying, "For us, this game has a certain end-game character. If we do not win at home against Valencia, we will be forced to win in Valencia. If we want to finish second, we can take a big step forward with a win.”
A win later tonight will get the Werkself up to six points, while a loss will put Valencia above their German opponents.
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