Comments and predictions for Copenhagen vs Bayer Leverkusen: Painful loss at the last minute
The match between Copenhagen vs Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League takes place at 11:45 p.m. on September 18. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Copenhagen vs Bayer Leverkusen team information
Copenhagen coach Jacob Neestrup will be without key midfielder Magnus Mattsson, who is expected to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
The 26-year-old suffered the injury in the Champions League play-off match against FC Basel last month.
Young talent Oliver Hojer is still sidelined after surgery, while Jonathan Moalem has not recovered from a hip injury.
On the other hand, Bayer Leverkusen also suffered a big loss in their victory over Eintracht Frankfurt last Friday.
Midfielder Exequiel Palacios had to undergo surgery due to a serious groin injury and will likely miss the rest of the season.
Aleix Garcia is likely to be selected as a replacement for the trip to Copenhagen, while Patrik Schick – who has scored three goals this season – will continue to lead the attack.
Latest predicted lineup for Copenhagen vs Bayer Leverkusen
Copenhagen:Kotarski; Lopez, Hatzidiakos, Pereira, Huescas; Lerager, Delaney; Achouri, Elyounoussi, Larsson; Cornelius
Bayer Leverkusen:Flekken; Tapsoba, Bade, Quansah; Grimaldo, Garcia, Andrich, Vazquez; Tillman, Tella; Schick
Latest football commentary Copenhagen vs Bayer Leverkusen
Last season, Copenhagen ended their Champions League run to move on to the Europa Conference League, where they reached the round of 16 before being eliminated by eventual champions Chelsea.
After a year away from the top flight, the Danish champions will return to face some of Europe's top opposition – starting with a game against Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday night.
“The Lions” had to go through a tough qualifying journey, defeating Drita, Malmo FF and Basel in turn to win the right to participate in the most prestigious arena in the continent.
Unlike last season's lackluster matches against teams like Hearts, Dinamo Minsk or Jagiellonia Bialystok, this year Copenhagen was "rewarded" with draws against Tottenham, Napoli and Barcelona.
Copenhagen are in dire need of a psychological boost ahead of these big games, and they will certainly want to use their home advantage to pick up points. The problem is that they have lost their last eight home games against German teams.
Not stopping there, last weekend "The Lions" also lost 1-2 to Brondby - a bitter defeat against their biggest rival in the Danish National Championship.
While Copenhagen fell to Steve Cooper's new team, Bayer Leverkusen ushered in a new era of impressive performances.
Coach Kasper Hjulmand replaced Erik ten Hag, and the Dane had a perfect debut as he helped “Die Werkself” crush Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1.
With four goals, two red cards and a penalty, Hjulmand’s first game in charge of Leverkusen was a dramatic one. The 53-year-old will want to see more balance and organisation heading into the big clash in Denmark.
Leverkusen have also left a strong mark in the European arena in recent years, reaching the final of the 2024 Europa League and continuing to have impressive achievements in the Champions League last season.
“The Werkself” beat both Milan teams in the group stage, scoring four goals against Feyenoord Rotterdam and five against Austrian Red Bull Salzburg. In fact, only Liverpool and Atletico Madrid have been able to stop them in their progress at this stage.
Leverkusen have some exciting fixtures lined up this season with Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and Newcastle United, but their focus will be squarely on Copenhagen as they look to get their European campaign off to a flying start.
Latest score prediction for Copenhagen vs Bayer Leverkusen
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Copenhagen vs Bayer Leverkusenas follows:
- Sportsmole:Copenhagen 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen
- WhoScore:Copenhagen 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen
- Our newspaper predicts:Copenhagen 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen
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