👴 Experience leads Werkself, oldest line-up in years for semi-final | OneFootball

Bayer Leverkusen and FC St. Pauli are battling today in the DFB-Pokal for a spot in the semifinals. On the shortest path to a national title, Kasper Hjulmand is relying on pure experience for his starting lineup. 

With an average age of 28.6 years, the Werkself hasn't started a match with such an experienced lineup in a long time.

According to the statistics portal 'Opta', it is actually the oldest Leverkusen starting lineup in this millennium. The last time the Werkself had such an average age was in November 1998. Back then, Christoph Daum fielded club legends like Ulf Kirsten or Jens Nowotny against Bayern Munich. 

The experience seems to be paying off. After just under half an hour, the hosts lead 1-0 at the BayArena thanks to a goal from Terrier.

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