Leverkusen, Germany — Trainer Xabi Alonso of Bayer 04 Leverkusen go use both his star strikers, Patrik Schick and Victor Boniface, together in the starting lineup for the first time this Bundesliga season as dem dey face off against VfL Bochum today.
Dis match dey happen at 20:30 local time, and dem go need to win am to reduce dem gap from the league leaders, FC Bayern Munich, to just three points. Alonso don talk say, “Dis game dey super important. Dis na di moment wey everything fit change. We go apply as much pressure as we fit.”
Boniface, wey don dey impress lately since he come off the bench for di away win against Stuttgart (4-3), don finally earn di chance to start alongside Schick. Dis season, na only three times dem don dey play together on di field, but Boniface too dey come off di bench previously. Alonso go also rely on his main defender, Piero Hincapié, who just return from duty with di Ecuador national team against Chile.
While Leverkusen dey try to push for title within timeframe, Bochum, dem dey battle relegation and currently sit last in di league. “Every match fit decide our faith, we no fit miss opportunity to grab maximum point for dis one,” Alonso don add.
During di last four matches, Leverkusen don win only one, and dem need to turn around dem form quickly. As for Bochum, they get mixed results — one win, three losses, and one draw in dem last five games. Dis level of competition dey make di match even more interesting, as both teams dey battle for different things.
Fans dey expect Pregame excitement as dem set to witness dis critical Bundesliga clash. Leverkusen fans dey hope sey di return of Boniface to di starting XI go bring more firepower to di attack, while Bochum go surely look for any opportunity to upset di home team.
