As of: February 11, 2024, 7:33 a.m
By: Joshua Eibl
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While the football stars from Bayern Munich and Leverkusen are preparing for the top game in the Bundesliga, a TV commentator revealed his very own mood for the game.
Munich – All football fans are looking forward to the top game on Saturday evening: FC Bayern Munich against Leverkusen.
Can the pursuer overtake the leader or will there even be a preliminary decision in the fight for the German championship?
A TV commentator is also meticulously preparing for the top game and has now revealed his cheat sheet.
FC Bayern vs Leverkusen: Details about every player in the top game
Derek Rae is a commentator for the American sports channel ESPN, which also broadcasts the Bundesliga.
The Scot has to be able to react to every game situation during a match, so a certain amount of preparation obviously helps.
He now presented his cheat sheet to his followers on
X
(formerly Twitter).
In addition to all the players and their jersey numbers, it also showed precise details about their CV and career.
For Florian Wirtz, Rae had noted, among other things, his father's name.
The notes about Jamal Musiala, on the other hand, should please every Bayern fan: Rae obviously wanted to remember the offensive player's decisive goal in last year's championship, and next to it was the note "master maker".
Before the top Bundesliga game: Rae comments on around 80 football games a year
The enthusiasm didn't take long to arrive.
Some fans were even of the opinion that the note “belongs in the football museum”.
Rae also explained his philosophy behind the cheat sheet: “I commentate on about 80 games a year.
Writing down the details helps me remember them better.”
Rae also wanted to remind his followers that Leverkusen recently collected points in nine of 14 home games against the record champions; no other team can boast such a record.
It remains to be seen whether such number games will come true this time too.
One thing is certain: at the start of the game, viewers on ESPN will hear again: “Hello from me, Derek Rae.” (je)