Overview

• Bayer Leverkusen will face RB Salzburg in the Champions League with six players sidelined due to injuries, including four offensive players.
• Coach Xabi Alonso has called up three junior players—Francis Onyeka, Ben Hawighorst, and Artem Stepanov—to bolster the squad for the match.
• The team has secured seven points from three group matches, positioning them among the top three German teams in the competition so far.
• A victory against Salzburg would strengthen Bayer's chances of securing direct qualification to the next round of the Champions League.
• RB Salzburg, with only three points in the group stage, currently faces elimination from the tournament.