Granite Xhakathe linchpin of Bayer Leverkusen, in an interview reported by Kicker he says he is against the new reform of the Champions League, which provides for a higher number of matches, even in the first phase, the group stage, where previously six were played: “I would have preferred to play six matches. That way there will be more matches, but the Champions League is the Champions League.
The Champions League is a dream for every player. And for me it is obviously important to play the Champions League again after seven years. But the priority is still the championship. The Champions League is nice, but we have very clear priorities. For me it is the Bundesliga marathon, it is a little more important than the Champions League.”
Between the league and cups, you can easily exceed 50 games in a season and on this topic the Swiss midfielder speaks like this: “It’s not that I can play 70 games every year, but if I’m needed, then I’m there”. After all, at 32 years old, who could play so much?