Supercup duel: Leverkusen against Stuttgart as a season degree knife

Supercup duel: Leverkusen against Stuttgart as a season degree knife

The DFL supercup, an important competition in German football, falls together with the first round of the DFB Cup and thus attracts both positive and negative attention. On Saturday evening at 8:30 p.m., the two best teams of last season, the German champion Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart, meet in a match that is considered the indicator for the upcoming Bundesliga season.

The challenges of the teams

Bayer 04 Leverkusen, the double winner of the last season, has not yet presented itself optimally in the preparation. In one of their last test games, they clearly lost 1: 4 against Arsenal FC, which shows the uncertainty in the team. Coach Xabi Alonso nevertheless made some interesting decisions by first putting the talented player Florian Wirtz onto the bench and has Martin Terrier, who came from Rennes, played from the start.

list and expectations

Leverkusen's list is followed with great interest because there are numerous new faces. In addition to Terrier's premiere on the pitch, left -back Jeannuel Belocian can also demonstrate his skills. After the moderate preparation, Coach Alonso has to prove that his team can find back in the track of success in order to get back to the championship.

VfB Stuttgart: New dynamics after departures

The Stuttgart, on the other hand, won five of their six test games this season, which underlines their upward trend. It remains to be seen whether they can compensate for the exits of their top players like Hiroki Ito and Waldemar Anton. New central defender Julian Chabot has accepted the challenge, while Ermedin Demirovic is the first choice in a storm. The VfB coach Sebastian Hoeneß emphasizes the seriousness of the game and speaks of the fact that the Supercup is an official competitive game in which a title is awarded.

fan protests and displeasure

Although the match is important in terms of sport, the protest of the fans overshadow the occasion. The attachment of the game during the first round of the DFB Cup annoyed both the supporters of Leverkusen and Stuttgart. Many of the two fan groups have announced that they boycott the game, which questions the importance of the event in public. The choice of the BayArena as a venue also contributed to unrest. It remains to be seen whether these negative headlines have an impact on the atmosphere during the game.

summary of the lists

Bayer 04 Leverkusen: hradecky - Hincapie, Andrich, Tapsoba - Belocian, Xhaka, Aleix Garcia, Tella - Terrier, Boniface, Adli

VfB Stuttgart: nübel - Mittelstädt, Chabot, Roualt, Stenzel - Stiller, Karazor - Leading, Millot, Leweling - Demirovic

Overall, the meeting of the two teams is not only seen as a sporting event, but also as a reflection of current challenges and moods within German football. How the two teams will react to the pressure situation and the public interest remains exciting.

- Nag