Without another three - Bayer also disappointed in the secret test - failed preparation

It was the right conclusion of a failed preparation. In the extremely short-term test match over twice 30 minutes against the third division Viktoria Köln, as in the two games in the past week (1: 5 against Utrecht; 3: 1 against Oberhausen) did not convince and underlay 0: 1. The game, from the Bayer 04 only the result and the scorer communicated, took place under exclusion of the public.

Bayer fell asleep the initial phase. And except for an intermediate printing phase in the first half, in which the Werkself once again missed the consequence in front of the opposing gate, the team of the new coach Gerardo Seoane disappointed again. From a normal form Bayer 04 is still a long way in three days before the DFB Cup game at Lok Leipzig and ten days before the Bundesligastart at Union Berlin.

These Bundesliga summer adds are so far

Against the Viktoria, who has already completed two championship games, Seoane tried a possible starting element for the Leipzig game - as far as the personallage allowed. So in the starting formation next to the two internal defenders Edmond Tapsoba (Syndesmoseriss) and the pokal still red-locked Jonathan Tah and center-tower Lucas Alario (muscle fiber rupture in the adductors), defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah (cruciate ligament tear) and attacker Paulino (Olympics participation With Brazil) also a trio scheduled for Saturday.

Seoane had to dispense with midstorm Patrik Schick (personal reasons) as well as the new left-back Mitchchel Bakker and Secher Julian Baumgartlinger (both muscular problems). In Leipzig, all three professionals could be available again.

How Leverkusens could look at the boot in the cup

Given the personallage Leverkusens Startelf (Hradecky - Frimpong, Kossounou, Retsos, Sinkgraven - Aranguiz, Demirbay - Diaby, Wirtz, Amiri - Pohjanpalo) was classified as a potential for the cup game. Where Bakker, if operational, and chic in this Daley Sinkgraven and Joel Pohjanpalo would replace.

Bayer collected the playing hits by Federico Palacios in the 4th minute. At half-time, Seoane changed in a larger scale. Noteworthy that Nadiem Amiri as an engaging outer storm was in the Leverkusen initial formation after the German Olympic participant has been back in Leverkusen since by last week. For this, right outside Karim Bellarabi had to sit on the replacement bench.