The last 90 minutes of the year are coming up for VfL Bochum. There could be easier tasks than the one at the top of the table.

Soccer Bundesliga club VfL Bochum are not talking about a bonus game ahead of Wednesday’s away match at unbeaten leaders Bayer Leverkusen.

Nevertheless, not much is expected of VfL – despite the last few strong weeks, in which VfL collected points to gain some breathing space in the Bundesliga basement.

On the other hand, there’s also the Bayer team, who inspire with their soccer. And Bochum? They will try to use their resources to give the favorites a leg up.

VL defender Keven Schlotterbeck emphasized before the 90 minutes: “That was a wonderful finish in Bochum with the win against Union Berlin. Now we’re off to Leverkusen. We’d like to be the first team to beat Bayer. “

I’m looking forward to competing with the best. Victor Boniface and Florian Wirtz – that’s one of the best duos we have in Germany

Keven Schlotterbeck

The central defender is aware of what lies ahead for him and the team. “It’s a huge board, they play incredible ball. It will be a huge task, even for us at the back. We can measure ourselves against the best team. I’m looking forward to being able to compete with the best. Victor Boniface and Florian Wirtz – that’s one of the best duos we have in Germany. They’ll come at me and the boys at the back and we’ll try to defend as well as we can.”

The defending starts in attack and in midfield. Patrick Osterhage, among others, will try to stop the attacking waves of the league leaders. Like Schlotterbeck, however, he is also looking forward to the game: “Bayer is a game where we are going with a broad chest and we will give it our all. If you look at how we played in Leipzig and got a point, then there’s also a chance in Leverkusen. We’ve already shown that we can also keep up with supposedly strong teams. We don’t need to hide.” cb / gp