Bayer Leverkusen vs Lokomotiv Moscow
Champions League 2019/20 season
Venue: BayArena
Date: Wednesday 18th September, 2019
Kick-off time: 8pm BST
Bayer Leverkusen and Lokomotiv Moscow meet in Germany on Wednesday night knowing that neither of them are expected to make a realistic play for the Champions League knockout stages.
With Atletico Madrid and Juventus also in Group D, Leverkusen and Lokomotiv are almost in a battle for Europa League qualification from the off.
However, as we have seen previously when two elite clubs lock horns in the group stages, results between Atleti and Juve could open up space for either Leverkusen or Lokomotiv to make a surprise bid for second place.
Prediction: Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Lokomotiv Moscow
The hosts are heavy favourites to collect three points on Wednesday night, and Kai Havertz should play a key role against the Russians.
Team news and lineups
Bayer Leverkusen: Hradecky, Lars Bender, Tah, Sven Bender, Wendell, Aranguiz, Baumgartlinger, Bellarabi, Havertz, Bailey, Volland
Subs: Dragovic, Paulinho, Amiri, Alario, Diaby, Weiser, Ozcan
Lokomotiv Moscow: Guilherme, Ignatiev, Corluka, Howedes, Rybus, Zhemaletdinov, Barinov, Murilo, Krychowiak, Joao Mario, Smolov
Subs: Zhivoglyadov, Idowu, Kolomeytsev, Eder, Djordjevic, Tugarev, Kochenkov
Referee: Pawel Raczkowski (Poland)
Tickets
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Match odds
- Leverkusen to win: 1/3
- Draw: 4/1
- Lokomotiv to win: 9/1
- Leverkusen to win 2-0: 5/1
TV channel and live stream information
The match will be televised live on BT Sport Extra 4 and can be streamed live online via the BT app and website.
You can follow all the action and analysis on Standard Sport's LIVE blog.
Head to head (h2h) results and history
The two sides have never met before in an official Uefa competition.
