- Title: Leverkusen prepare for opening Bundesliga clash against champions Bayern
- Date: 17th August 2017
- Summary: LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY (AUGUST 15, 2017) (REUTERS) ****WARNING: CONTAINS PROFANITY*** BAYER LEVERKUSEN FANS WAITING OUTSIDE TRAINING GROUND FOR PLAYERS SIGN WITH BAYER LEVERKUSEN LOGO STRIKER STEFAN KIESSLING ARRIVING FOR TRAINING GOALKEEPER BERND LENO TAKING PICTURE WITH FAN PLAYERS ARRIVING FOR TRAINING PLAYERS GATHERED ON PITCH COACH HEIKO HERRLICH GIVING INSTRUCTIONS VARIOUS OF PLAYERS GATHERED ON PITCH VARIOUS OF GOALKEEPERS TRAINING LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY (AUGUST 17, 2017) (REUTERS) LEVERKUSEN COACH HEIKO HERRLICH ENTERING NEWS CONFERENCE BAYER LEVERKUSEN LOGO (SOUNDBITE) (German) BAYER LEVERKUSEN COACH, HEIKO HERRLICH, SAYING: "What is important is that we have to go there with courage, a lot of courage. And believe in our strengths and try to use them. It doesn't make any sense to talk about Bayern Munich's individual players' quality or the team as a whole. You know them as well as I do. They can play in all facets, they are strong in every position and that makes their defence strong but we have to look for our chances." LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY (AUGUST 15, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PLAYERS WARMING UP VARIOUS OF GOALKEEPERS TRAINING LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY (AUGUST 17, 2017) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (German) BAYER LEVERKUSEN COACH, HEIKO HERRLICH, SAYING: "The question shouldn't be 'Is it bad for you that this is your first game?' but for them 'Shit, they are playing against us'. That we have to prepare, that is what we have done in the last five weeks now the best way we know. We have prepared in the best way. We started in Karlsruhe last week and now it is of course something different but I think we are in the right condition to bring out our courage." LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY (AUGUST 15, 2017) (REUTERS) HERRLICH AT TRAINING PLAYERS TRAINING MIDFIELDER LARS BENDER AT TRAINING DEFENDER JONATHAN TAH AT TRAINING VARIOUS OF PLAYERS AT TRAINING
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- Keywords: Bundesliga Bayern Munich Bayer Leverkusen
- Location: LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY
- City: LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY
- Country: Germany
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA0016UJODA7
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS PROFANE LANGUAGE IN SHOT 14
Bayer Leverkusen prepared this week for their opening Bundesliga game at the Allianz Arena on Friday (August 18) against title holders Bayern Munich.
Bayern are seeking a sixth consecutive Bundesliga title but will be without a number of first-team players for their opening, among them Jerome Boateng, Javi Martinez and new signing James Rodriguez.
New Bayer coach Heiko Herrlich, fresh from a 3-0 win against Karlsruhe in the DFB Pokal last week, said the Bundesliga champions were dangerous in all facets and that they would need to play with courage against Bayern.
"The question shouldn't be 'Is it bad for you that this is your first game?' but for them 'Shit, they are playing against us'. That we have to prepare, that is what we have done in the last five weeks now the best way we know," he told reporters during a news conference on Thursday (August 17). - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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