Schalke 04 and Bayer Leverkusen face each other in a direct clash for third place in the Bundesliga, which will place the team in the group stage of the Champions League. The home team in this match stays behind by 4 points from their opponent, and undoubtedly will make great efforts to take out the best of their home ground advantage. After a bad start to the season, Schalke 04 already found their real style of play and now is in pretty good shape, winning 5 of their last 6 games in the league.
Both the teams will be missing some key players due to injuries or suspension but definitely Schalke 04 is the team with serious squad problems. The lack of Stefan Reinartz, undoubtedly, is the main problem for the guests as the footballer plays an important role this season in midfield but gained 10 yellow cards and was suspended. The team of Schalke has scored at least 2 goals in 6 of their last 7 games in the Bundesliga and the fact that two major defensive football player of Leverkusen will miss the game is pretty bad news for the visitors.
However, the forces seem equal giving the absence of key defensive players for guests and absence of major scorers for Schalke. Huntelaar and Farfan are injured and probably will not participate in this match, and hopes to score for the hosts will be to the attacking midfielder Draxler, who is the top scorer for the team this season in the Bundesliga. No doubt we can expect a very competitive match, which is likely to present a lot of goals. By the end of the season there are only 6 rounds and the pressure will be on the hosts to get the required victory if they are to qualify for direct entry into the Champions League.
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