Bayer is doing an excellent job of reaching the Europa League playoffs and, after four rounds, is well deservedly leading in Group G. Pharmacists look head and shoulders above all their opponents and have lost points only once, having painted an away draw with Betis (1:1). Gerardo Seoane’s squad has a solid defense, conceding only two goals and looks balanced in all lines. In the previous match the Leverkusen team proved that the draw in Seville was just an accident, defeating the Spaniards at home (4:0). Karim Demirbay was injured in the last round of the Bundesliga and is unlikely to be able to help his partners in the game with the Scots.
In the current season of the Champions League, Shakhtar Donetsk did not manage to make it directly to the group stage, but brilliantly passed the qualification, in which they easily dealt with Genk and Monaco. The start of the tournament brought an unexpected defeat to Sheriff. In Tiraspol the Pitmen had a statistical advantage, but in the end they conceded twice and suffered a fiasco. In addition to a draw with the Italian champion, the Donetsk side lost twice to Real Madrid and occupied the last place in the standings before this round. In the Ukrainian league the moles chalked up 12 victories and drew twice after 15 rounds as did Dynamo Kiev, with which the Pitmen shared the first position. In the last three rounds, Roberto de Dzerbi’s charges defeated Desna (4:1), Kolos (3:1) and Rukh (2:0). Today Konoplyanka, Moraes and Traore, who has a knee injury, will not be able to enter the field.
