Xabi Alonso says Bayer Leverkusen may have key striker Patrik Schick again for his or her Champions League conflict towards Inter.
The Czech had scored 5 objectives in three consecutive league video games, together with a hat-trick towards Heidenheim, earlier than lacking Saturday’s 2-1 win over St. Pauli by means of harm.
Schick additionally netted of their 5-0 win over Salzburg final day out within the Champions League, having been in spectacular type within the absence of Victor Boniface, who can be injured.
Leverkusen are aiming to turn out to be the primary workforce to attain towards Inter within the competitors this season, with Alonso hopeful he could have his striker again for the match.
“Patrik is getting nearer and [on Tuesday] morning we’re coaching once more,” Alonso instructed a press convention. “We’ve to evaluate the scenario daily. However he’s feeling higher, and we aren’t ruling him out.
“We need to play every recreation to win, even tomorrow towards a high facet. That’s our foremost focus. Our aim is to qualify for the primary eight and to do our greatest in every competitors.”
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The reigning German champions are in sixth place within the Champions League desk on 10 factors and are on monitor to qualify mechanically for the final 16, however they may want all of the firepower they will get towards the Italians.
Inter are in second place on 13 having received 4 and drawn considered one of their 5 matches. Simone Inzaghi’s facet have conceded the lowest-quality probabilities within the event this time period, when factoring within the common anticipated objectives (xG) of every shot a workforce has confronted (0.07).
Nevertheless, Leverkusen have received seven of their final eight house video games in European competitors (D1), all because the begin of final season. They’ve outscored their opponents by 21 objectives throughout these eight matches (27 scored, six conceded), whereas having 138 extra pictures than they’ve conceded within the course of (206 for, 68 towards).
“We face probably the greatest groups in Europe. However for us, we need to see the place we’re, and we play at house,” Alonso added.
“Nice expectations from our facet and hopefully we shall be prepared.
“It’s a successful workforce. [Inter’s zero conceded goals] says that it’s a workforce that has this consistency for the final years within the Champions League,” Alonso stated.
“They’re very sturdy, a really strong squad and with a really clear concept of what they need. They play with quite a lot of maturity.”