Bayer Leverkusen loses in the pre-season test against Nottingham Forest with 1:2. The Austrian trainer Oliver Glasner was also in talks with Bayer Leverkusen. "The result is bitter, annoying. Despite that, it was a good test for us against a good and aggressive opponent - that's what we needed", said goalkeeper Janis Blaswich.
Bayer Leverkusen starts the game poorly. Already in the 4th minute, Forest scores the 1:0: Dan Ndoye scores a volley from close range. Bayer comes up with the first chance in the 19th minute: After a strong pass from Malik Tillman, Ernest Poku's shot is blocked. In the 32nd minute, Patrik Schick heads the ball after a cross from Miguel Gutiérrez (debut in the starting lineup) wide. But only seconds later, Schick makes it great: Equi Fernández serves him, and Schick, who led Bayer as captain onto the pitch, heads the ball over Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels into the net (33).
The competition is still raging. Patrik Schick has scored a dream goal, but also made mistakes. Bayer had big problems with standards: The winning goal for Forest was scored by Arnaud Kalimuendo with a header just before the final whistle.
Bayer Leverkusen will play against Newcastle United in the next test game. It is possible that the players who were not in the squad in Nottingham, such as Jarell Quansah, Exequiel Palacios, Facundo Medina, Nathan Tella and Axel Tape, will be in the starting lineup on Saturday (16:00).
Current status
Bayer Leverkusen is currently in 6th place in the Bundesliga after the first game of the pre-season. In the pre-season, the team has scored 68 goals and conceded 47 (+21 goal difference). In the title race, Bayer Leverkusen is 30 points behind the leaders Bayern München. The last game ended 1:1 against Hamburger SV. The last four games ended with 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses (DDLL).
