Prominent Rivals of Bayer Leverkusen and SC Freiburg Unveiled

In the round of 16 of the Europa League, Bundesliga table leaders Bayer Leverkusen are set to go head to head with Karabakh Agdam. This match-up is particularly noteworthy as these teams already faced each other in the group phase of the competition. Similarly, SC Freiburg is slated to compete against West Ham United, another team they have encountered in this season. These fixtures were decided during the draw conducted by the European Football Union UEFA on Friday. In another interesting turn of events, Liverpool FC, under the guidance of their coach Jürgen Klopp, will be playing against Sparta Prague. This game holds sentimental value as it is part of Klopp’s farewell tour before he departs from the club at the end of the season.

Bayer Leverkusen is scheduled to play their first match away on March 7th, followed by a game at their home stadium on March 14th. Their previous encounters with the Azerbaijani club in the group stage resulted in Leverkusen victories, with scores of 5-1 and 1-0. SC Freiburg, on the other hand, will first host the team from London before they venture out for the crucial away game. Freiburg’s past performances against West Ham in the group stage were less successful, as they suffered two defeats with scores of 1:2 and 0:2.

Leverkusen enters the round of 16 with the commendable achievement of being undefeated group winners. Meanwhile, Freiburg secured their spot in the round of the best 16 clubs after defeating French club RC Lens with a 3-2 win after extra time in the playoff second leg. The first leg of this playoff ended in a stalemate with a score of 0-0. With the final match scheduled for May 22nd in Dublin, all the competing clubs are vying for the top spot. (source: dpa)