Leverkusen - Nice in the live ticker: Hammer task for Werkself - reunion with ex-Bundesliga star

Bayer Leverkusen welcomes a top French club to kick off the Europa League.

OGC Nice is probably the toughest opponent in Group C. The game in the live ticker.

• Bayer Leverkusen - OGC Nice -: - (- :-), Thursday, 6:55 p.m. on

  DAZN.

• Bayer has blossomed into a regular participant in European club competitions.

• At the start of the Europa League *, the Leverkusen-based Nice receive the game in the live ticker.

Bayer Leverkusen - OGC Nice -: - (- :-), Thursday, 6.55 p.m.

>>> UPDATE <<<

Update from October 22nd, 5:00 p.m.:

Before

first group game

against

, Peter Bosz has to do what all other coaches of clubs with triple stress are forced to:

.

Lars Bender

could get a break, Aleksandar Dragovic will play for him.

The deployment of Bayer captain

is not yet certain, as the Chilean complains of muscle problems and Julian Baumgartlinger could start for him.

Super talent

returned to training on Tuesday, and he could also be an option against Nice.

New signing Patrik Schick will miss the Leverkusen team in the center of the attack, which is why

from the start.

The line-up takes place around an hour before kick-off, which takes place at 6.55 p.m.

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- Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@ bayer04fussball) October 22, 2020

Bayer Leverkusen against Nice in the live ticker: Will Bayer soon grab a Bundesliga star?

Update from October 22nd, 4.35 p.m.:

Before the Europa League game in the evening, it was announced that a transfer of

from

to Leverkusen is still an option.

"It has not been written off, but there is no automatism that it will come in January," said sports director

in an interview with the

.

Negotiations about a

shortly before the end of the transfer window at the beginning of the month had failed.

The 24-year-old would be a good addition to the tight schedule given the stunted offensive of the Europa League participant: In the Bundesliga, the

only scored three goals after four match days.

Bayer Leverkusen against Nice in the live ticker: Werkself want to move into the knockout round

First report from October 22, 2020:

Leverkusen - At the start of the new Europa League * season,

* will host the strongest opponents in Group C. With

, the fourth of the French Ligue 1 will come to the

.

But the Werkself are entering the European competition with a clear goal: Bayer want to survive the group stage.

“The claim has to be included in the knockout round in any case.

That is very clear, "said Leverkusen's sports director

on

.

73 days after the quarter-finals against Inter Milan in the final tournament in North Rhine-Westphalia *, Bayer will face the team of former world and European champions

.

“It's really a good team.

It's fun to see how they play football, ”said Leverkusen's coach

before the game.

In France there are some teams that play very well, "and Nice is one of them".

Bayer Leverkusen against Nice in the live ticker: Werkself with mixed Bundesliga start

In addition to Nice, Bayer will face Czech champions

and Israeli cup winners

in the Europa League * group stage

.

"A demanding group," said

: "As always, you have an outsider with your friends from Israel." But the other opponents have to be beaten first, according to the 60-year-old.

Bayer is starting the Europa League * with a rather mediocre Bundesliga * kick off.

Although the Leverkusen have not yet suffered a competitive game defeat, but only one of four games has been won so far.

In the table, this means rank ninth.

Sports director

drew a rather mixed balance sheet after the first four games: “We found the season a little difficult, which was not entirely surprising given the summer without preparation.

Also the departure of Kai Havertz, who was simply an absolute key player. "

Bayer Leverkusen against Nice in the live ticker: Werkself meet old friends from the Bundesliga with Dante

Leverkusen will meet an old friend from the Bundesliga * in the game against Nice in the early evening: central defender

.

"I was happy and laughed when I saw the draw," said the Brazilian, who is captain and head of defense in Nice.

“I had seven successful years in Germany and was very, very happy there.

That's why I'm happy to be here again.

It's just a shame that there won't be any spectators. ”Because of the coronavirus pandemic, few or very few fans are currently allowed in many stadiums in Europe.

🗣 Nice's Dante at the press conference in the #BayArena in front of # B04OGCN: “I still watch the Bundesliga regularly today.

# Bayer04 has a young and fast team.

We know it will be a difficult duel for us. "# UEL pic.twitter.com/SdVCQZcmVt

- Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@ bayer04fussball) October 21, 2020

Dante played for

*

from 2009 to 2012

, then three years for

* and then one more season for

*.

In 2016 he moved from there to the Core d'Azur in the south of France.

He knows Leverkusen's team “of course, I still watch the

*”, said the 37-year-old: “It will be a very difficult game for us.” (Fmü)