No wahala! Leverkusen dey jost for semi-final of DFB-Pokal against St. Pauli wey no dey shine for Bundesliga. Dem go face each other for BayArena this Tuesday evening. Leverkusen wan repeat as champions after dem win am last season. Na strong team dem be, dem don win three matches in a row, and dem just disturb Eintracht Frankfurt for their last match with 3-1 victory.
Leverkusen dey serious, no be small. Dem dey sit for sixth position for Bundesliga table, and dem get high hopes to move up after dem don collect 35 points. But hold on, St. Pauli dey suffer as dem dey fight dem relegation, no win in their last six league matches! Dem dey 17th for table, five points below safety. Na serious matter o!
Coach Kasper Hjulmand of Leverkusen dey talk say winning this cup mean plenty too dem. Him children go dey ask am wetin him don win, and dis na big chance for dem to carry trophy. Dem get strong backup plan for dis match, but dem go miss Ibrahim Maza wey dey injury.
On the other hand, St. Pauli get their eyes on the Pokal too. Dem don feel like say dem wan use dis chance catch fire! Dem don do shocker by beating Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals. But how dem wan balance their low scoring attack wey dey struggle? Dem don sign Japanese forward Taichi Hara to help kick things go for front, we go see how e go work.
Leverkusen never lose to St. Pauli since dem return to Bundesliga; dem win two and draw one. Dem dey hunt to continue that streak. Dem get five straight home wins for DFB-Pokal, so St. Pauli go need to shine hustle if dem wan carry something away from this match.
As dem dey prepare, Leverkusen go start with strong line-up, while St. Pauli fit try adjust their team to survive for league. Dem dey battle to stay above the relegation water, but wetin dey go happen na wetin we go watch out for. Make we just dey chop popcorn as match dey come!
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