Attacking Rolfes and Xhaka's Anfield warning: "Then it will be very difficult"
Rolfes: Liverpool in the final "stronger than in the past" - Xhaka sees "extremely difficult" task
Leverkusen - For the first time since 2002, Bayer Leverkusen will have to play without a crowd in the away game at Liverpool FC in the Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday (9 p.m. on DAZN). The Werkself will face a Reds team that, according to sporting director Simon Rolfes, are even stronger than in the 2018 final against Real Madrid (1:3)."Compared to the team of 2018, they are stronger," said Rolfes at the press conference on Monday and cited the experience gained by the team: "They have become older, more mature and more dangerous." He is referring to the fact that Liverpool have won the Champions League in 2019 and the Premier League in 2020 since the last duel with the Werkself. "At the moment, they are one of the two or three best teams in Europe," said Rolfes.
Xhaka: "Liverpool in a good flow"
Granit Xhaka, Leverkusen's captain, also warned of the strength of the English. "Liverpool will be our toughest opponent this season," said the Swiss international. The fact that, in addition to the exclusion of spectators, the game will not take place in the legendary Anfield Road, but in the neutral national stadium in Budapest, does not change that. "We know what awaits us, they are in a very good flow at the moment," said Xhaka.
