Bayer Leverkusen is confronted with a frightening waiting for the fitness of Florian Wirtz after he wounded in their 2-0 defeat against Werder Bremen on Saturday.
The midfielder, who came up as a half-time replacement, lasted only 14 minutes before he was replaced by Alex Grimaldo and left the Bayarena on full-time stools.
This season Wirtz has the most assists for Leverkusen in the Bundesliga (10) and is also their second highest scorer with nine goals, behind only Patrik Schick (16).
This season he has again been an important player for Leverkusen, which resulted in 39 performances in all competitions. He has created 82 chances (behind Grimaldos 90) but has created the most 'big' chances of 21.
Wirtz is now a doubt for their Champions League Last-16 Second-Been collision against Bayern Munich on Tuesday, a draw in which they are 3-0 after the back-teen.
“It's too early to say [if he can play against Bayern]. We have to wait for the results of the research and see how he feels, “explained Leverkusen -director Fernando Carro.
Leverkusen suffered their first defeat against Werder Bremen since December 2019 and ended an unbeaten line of nine games against them.
The side of Xabi Alonso had 18 shots in the game, worth 1.62 expected goals (XG), although they only had four on goal, compared to Werder's seven of 11 attempts (1.15 xg).
Leverkusen remains second in the Bundesliga table, still eight points behind Bayern, who also suffered a shock destruction for Bochum on Saturday.
The work itself now had back-to-back defeats in all competitions and Alonso was frustrated by their performance.
“[Saturday] Was bad. We didn't play a good game. The result is not good, “said Alonso.” And now the situation with some players. “
“I have to say nothing worked. I am responsible for that and do not take those decisions [to rest key players] In the future again.
“It was between two Big Champions League matches. We had to rotate. We have to use everyone, but today it wasn't good.
“Two defeats in a row is not something we are used to. We will forget this game as soon as possible. And we will now try to believe in what can happen on Tuesday.”
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