Leverkusen has its sights set on the playoffs

“It’s a very emotional stadium with a great atmosphere. But we have our focus. Our goal is to get to the next round in this tournament. With a win tomorrow we have the opportunity to do that,” said coach Kasper Hjulmand and, with a view to the last two league defeats, emphasized: “We have to improve compared to the last games, but we are here to do it.”

Piraeus, which has so far collected five points, four points less than the Werkself, is under greater pressure in the competition and can only maintain its chance of progressing with a win. “Both teams have lost their previous games and therefore come with negative results behind them,” said Piraeus coach José Luis Mendilibar and added: “Both teams start from scratch. The previous games don’t count.”