Drawn with Zenit, Bayer and Monaco. Some familiar faces there. Soccer Power Index odds to advance, UCL Group C: Benfica 67%, Leverkusen 64%, Monaco 36%, Zenit 33%.— Paul Carr (@PaulCarr) August 28, 2014
Programa: 1.ª jornada (16 setembro) Mónaco - Bayer Leverkusen Benfica - Zenit 2.ª jornada (1 outubro) Zenit - Mónaco, Bayer Leverkusen - Benfica 3.ª jornada (22 outubro) Bayer Leverkusen - Zenit. Mónaco – Benfica 4.ª jornada (4 novembro) Zenit - Bayer Leverkusen Benfica - Mónaco 5.ª jornada (26 novembro) Bayer Leverkusen - Mónaco Zenit - Benfica 6.ª jornada (9 dezembro) Mónaco - Zenit Benfica - Bayer Leverkusen In equilibrium, can't see a team getting more than 10 points.
Eliseu is dreadful defensively. Silvio has to start at LB and Lopez at CB instead of Jardel. Cristante as the holding midfielder.
Silvio is still injured. Lopez at CB was the obvious choice, since Jardel has never gone beyond a 'suplente'. Samaris looks ok but we should of played a midfield three with Gaitan/Salvio i.e. Perez with Samaris/Almeida and Cristante or Talisca. Was it not obvious that Eliseu who is not CL material but is good elsewhere would get dismantled by Hulk (double up) seeing that Coentrão a few years ago had a brutal match up with Hulk (sometimes winning occasionally losing). Bernardo Silva, by most accounts gave Bayern Leverkusen the waltz , THE most beloved B team player in a while.
Bayern 04 Leverkusen vs SLB (Uefa Youth League U19) On now. http://www.bayer04.de/B04-DEU/de/_site_index.aspx
Handball (penalty) with a second yellow (red) dismissal for Bayern. Gonçalves misses, '40. Benfica dominating but not making it count. Balde must improve his finalisation and last decision making choices as he is regularly burning this Bayern defence. Bayern 04 Leverkusen 1 SL Benfica 0 HT.
João Carvalho GOLO! with a one touch curling finish (trivela) at '52. 1-1 João Carvalho GOLO!! with a second '55. 1-2
Bayern almost equalise on a break away. Balde with a class finish '72 much better use of his quality in the second half. 1-3
After the number 8 (German transmission) messes up a couple of chances for 1-4 Bayern scores from a penalty rebound by the penalty taker after a Feirrera foul '93 Sending off was the key event even with the penalty being missed. Bayern 04 Leverkusen 2 SL Benfica 3 FT.
Jesus continues his tradition of cocking up in Europe in style. Horrible starting 11, Derley and andre almeida?!
Thing is right now Almeida next to Enzo is better than Samaris, Cristante or Talisca, Teixeira in the B side better than all 4. Defensively we are significantly worse than last year and in Europe we have to play more defensively and better in defence. Yes, JJ with one of his master tactical Europe switches Cristante opposition was the worst, be thrown in without playing time, with our low European level this year against an improved Bayern from that of the year before.