Good evening and welcome to Eurosport’s LIVE coverage of the opening game of the Bundesliga’s 29th round, and we’ve got two teams chasing European football about to face off. Leverkusen’s three games since the coronavirus-enforced break have all featured at least four goals, while Freiburg’s last was a six-goal thriller. Let's hope for more of the same. Team news is coming up shortly.
Bundesliga / Matchday 29
Dreisamstadion / 29.05.2020
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Updated 29/05/2020 at 21:24 GMT+1
18:55
As for Bayer Leverkusen, only five starters from the 4-1 thumping at the hands of Wolfsburg start. Kai Havertz is one of them, while Leon Bailey returns to the team in place of Moussa Diaby, who drops to the bench. Another one to keep an eye on is 17-year-old Florian Wirtz.
BAYER LEVERKUSEN: Hradecky, Tah, Bender, Dragovic, Amiri, Baumgartlinger, Aranguiz, Sinkgraven, Wirtz, Havertz, Bailey.
18:50
The hosts make four changes to the team that drew 3-3 with Frankfurt. One of them is Nils Petersen, who comes into the starting line-up in attack.
FREIBURG: Schwolow, Kubler, Koch, Lienhart, Heintz, Gunter, Sallai, Hofler, Holer, Petersen, Grifo.
18:45
First, why not take a look a the latest gossip from across the continent? Even if the football has stopped in many countries, the whispers haven't, with Barcelona linked to another South American forward - who is, crucially, seven years younger than honorary Uruguayan Antoine Griezmann.
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