It'll be another difficult game. We had some great chances in the league clash that we didn't capitalise on. That contributed to the course of the game. Of course, you can't blank out the atmosphere. As a player, you're in the tunnel and don't notice everything, but that, you do notice, of course. But starting the game better, coupled with our own quality and our own build-up play and getting the opener, we can dampen the atmosphere. That can make a big difference.
Bayer Leverkusen climbed to fourth place in the Bundesliga after a commanding 4-0 win over relegation-threatened St. Pauli. Jarell Quansah and Patrik Schick struck early on at the BayArena, before second-half efforts from Edmond Tapsoba and Ernest Poku completed the rout. The hosts broke the deadlock in the 13th minute, when Quansah headed home Poku's dangerous cross via the underside of the crossbar.
Manchester City are open to selling Nathan Ake in the summer of 2026, according to SportsBoom . The Premier League club are said to want £25-£30 million for Ake. Ake has been at Man City since 2020. The 30-year-old, who can play as a centre-back and as a left-back, cost the Cityzens £41 million when they secured his services from Bournemouth. The Netherlands international has scored 10 goals and provided three assists in 167 matches in all competitions for Man City so far in his career.
Between the two round of 16 matches in Europe's premier club competiton, the Munich men will play at Bayer 04 Leverkusen on Saturday, 14 March at 15:30 CET. On Matchday 27, ahead of the international break at the end of the month, FC Bayern will host Union Berlin on Saturday, 21 March at 15:30 CET.
Leverkusen had lost all three of their games in 2026 so far, but they stayed within touching distance of the Bundesliga top five with their first win since mid-December. Patrik Schick thought he had put Leverkusen ahead, only for his goal to be ruled out for handball in the 12th minute, while Ernest Poku blazed over from very close range. But Vazquez clinically slotted home in the 37th minute after lovely link-up play with Ibrahim Maza set him up just inside the penalty area.
We have created a lot of chances, but we have to take them. That will, of course, be very important for a result tomorrow. With a win and then another win in the Champions League against Villarreal, things would look a lot better again. We have to show character. And I'm sure we'll be able to do that. We are motivated.
