My people, make we flash back to wetin dey happen for Bayer Leverkusen and Villarreal as dem gear up for Champions League battle wey fit determine who go survive this stage, abi who go fall hand.
Na so dem dey plan am. Bayer Leverkusen don dey try put their house in order after dem almost turn am to Champions couple of seasons ago. But wahala no dey carry last. The team don scatter small since dem lose that final to Atalanta and now dem dey find way to escape early elimination from the Champions League again.
As dem go meet Villarreal for BayArena dis Wednesday by 3 p.m. ET, Leverkusen need to shine brightly. Villarreal no get anything to play for again because dem don japa from the league long time. E be like say dem wan just show face and collect small pride for road.
Leverkusen dey confident say dem fit carry the day because dem get home advantage. For Bundesliga, dem don show say dem fit win but dem still dey fight to keep their head above water, currently ranking sixth. Villarreal on the other hand, na serious wahala—dem dey last for their group and don gather only one point from seven matches. No be small matter!
The players wey dey carry Leverkusen matter for body na Patrik Schick and Álex Grimaldo. Dem sabi waka for pitch like say na dem dey own am. Since dem don dey combine their sharpness for Bundesliga, fans dey hope say dem go deliver again for Champions League.
Now check am: Leverkusen need all the points from dis match, and if dem manage to win, dem fit secure their place in the knockout stages. If e be say gbola fall on dem, dem go face serious chop mouth. Villarreal too dey watch dem back. Even though dem don dey far from their best form, e no mean say dem no fit surprise Leverkusen, especially with their fast counter-attacks. But dem get weak legs for set pieces, na dat one go really matter.
Mehn, we no go fit close mouth as we dey watch dem for BayArena. Leverkusen sabi play ball, and dem dey ready to show Villarreal how gentility fit turn to strength for pitch. As dem don prepare to throw down that ball, who you think say go carry the day? Make we catch am live and see wetin go happen!
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