Bayer Leverkusen v Union Berlin preview: Hosts aim to recover from last week’s debacle | OneFootball

Bayer Leverkusen host Union Berlin in their first BayArena outing of the season, both chasing a first Bundesliga win. The hosts aim to respond to last week’s upset against debutants Elversberg. According to BuLi News, each side began with drama.

Carles Martínez endured a bruising Bundesliga bow as Leverkusen trailed by three at Elversberg. Late strikes from Patrik Schick and Christian Kofane narrowed the gap, but they still left empty-handed.

Moussa Diaby is in contention to start his second debut for Leverkusen, and he is this fixture’s top scorer with five goals. Guéla Doué must wait for his first Bundesliga outing, while Robert Andrich could return against his former club.

Union’s opener also brought fireworks. Emmanuel Latte Lath scored inside three minutes before Younes Ebnoutalib’s hat-trick put Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 up at Alten Försterei. Two late home goals secured an entertaining 3-3 draw.

Frederik Rønnow is set to return in goal after injury, which had given Matheo Raab only his second Bundesliga appearance. Andrej Ilić, who extended his deal last month, is ready for his first outing of the season.

Union ended a 10-game winless run in this fixture last time out. Rani Khedira struck the only goal in a bruising contest that forced three injury substitutions. Even so, Leverkusen remain unbeaten at home against Union since their 2019 promotion.

Source: BuLi News

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