“Leipzig is having a lot of problems, they have wasted a lot of points in the Bundesliga, while Bayer Leverkusen who are waiting for Inter are much more dangerous: for me they are the only team that has any chance of undermining Bayern Munich. Now Xabi Alonso is back to his level, and that’s no small thing…”. Thus he spoke Lothar Matthausin an interview granted to La Gazzetta dello Sport. Many topics were touched upon, including Inter’s last opponent in the Champions League and the next one, namely two German teams.
On Leverkusen, he says: “He has the same coach, the same players and he has also added some quality pieces: he should be even stronger! Simply, last year everything was going well, they had the confidence that they will allow us to win even at the last minute minute. This season is different… However, I see Leverkusen clearly improving, as seen in the Champions League against Salzburg: I hope they stay at the top and compete for the good of our championship.”
It will be Calhanoglu’s match, a former Aspirin player: “There is the right connection with the coach and with his teammates: everyone truly believes in Hakan, this makes the difference. Like when I was at Inter and the others they trusted me: they gave me the ball like they now give it to Calha…. Too bad about the penalty against Napoli, but he still scored that evening. And he has a different status in the national team too: captain’s shirt, number 10, all of them things that make you special”.