Bayer Leverkusen midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lars-Bender-c21663 aiming for a win against Chelsea- UCL news
Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender has stated that his side will be aiming for a win against London giants Chelsea at home. The player insisted that the team can qualify for the knock-out stage by beating the Blues and it
will be easier in front of the home fans. He added that it has been a good journey so far for the club in Europe and the performances have been consistent.
Werkself are sitting in second place behind Chelsea in Group-E of the UEFA Champions League with six points from the four games played. They are two points behind the English side and a win at BayArena on Wednesday would take them
to the top of the group.
Robin Dutt’s side has won two and lost two in Europe this season with the wins coming against Racing Genk and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011.
Bender claimed that the team has a brilliant chance of qualifying for the next stage of the competition as it is the last home game of the group stage. He insisted the team has won all the home games in Europe this season and will
be looking to down http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 to reach the knock-out stage.
“We have a big chance to qualify for the round of 16 tomorrow. In the Champions League in particular, it is important to win your home matches,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
The German international added that the team’s confidence is on a high after the weekend win against FC Kaiserslautern whereas the opposition lost to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 at Stamford Bridge. He admitted that Chelsea’s loss last week would
be a definite advantage for the Germans and they will be looking to capitalize on it.
“We have done that so far and we can feel confident as a result. Chelsea have already dropped points − that shows they can be wounded,” he concluded.
Bayer Leverkusen still have one match left in the competition which will be an away clash against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Berlin-c7536 at the Olympiastadion on Saturday in the Bundesliga.
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