After the grand gala evening at the Champions League debut against Feyenoord, demolished 4-0, the Bayer-Leverkusen get a taste of the championship again on Sunday for the match against Wolfsburg valid for the fourth day of the championship. The coach, Xabi Alonsoattended a press conference today to answer questions from the media about the match against Wolves and the physical conditions of some players: “We don’t have much time to prepare for Wolfsburg. But it’s nothing new for us. Today we’re focusing on recovery, then tomorrow we’ll start preparing for the match. We have to make the most of the time we have available.”
Regarding Wolfsburg’s style of playis certainly “intense and physical. It’s usually like that with Ralph Hasenhüttl’s teams (coach, ed.)”. While the Basque coach said he was satisfied with the condition of his players after the Champions League match: “We expect everyone to be in shape. The squad is large, everyone is ready. We’ll see who will take to the field on Sunday”. Regarding the Sparkling performance by Florian Wirtzdouble in his first Champions League appearance: “Flo is already very mature for his young age. And this great attention is nothing new for him. Of course he played very well. Not just him, but the whole team. But Rotterdam is now out of our minds, all that matters is Wolfsburg.”
On the impact of Victor Boniface at the start of this season: “We are seeing Boni grow week by week. He is very important to us and has a big influence on our game. His influence off the pitch is also positive, he brings fun to the dressing room and he is a good guy. We have to help him play well.” Instead, even better than expected, Exequiel Palacios made his return to action in Rotterdam after recovering from injury: “Pala still needs some time to be able to play 90 minutes. But he is very important for us, you can always see that.”