“I’m not looking at his legs!” New Leverkusen coach Kasper Hjulmand wasn’t aware of Robert Andrich’s slide tackle tattoo after he was sent off for one in 3-1 win v Frankfurt …but where his players look is important to him. More with Jan Aage Fjørtoft 🇳🇴 + Didi Hamann on ESPN FC

OFFICIAL: Alejo Sarco has been included in Argentina's U20 national team ahead of a training camp next week. They will train from Monday, September 15, to Saturday, September 20, before the U20 World Cup starts on September 27 (it ends on October 19).

Alejandro Grimaldo on people saying that free kicks seem like penalties to him: "Well, it's not quite like that. It would be nice if they were penalties. But as I said, I'm very happy. I made good use of the two chances I had today. The most important thing is to help the team.

Alejandro Grimaldo on what difficulties the team faced when they were outnumbered: "Well, there were only ten of us left. It's always difficult to play with one man less - especially when the score is so close. We had to suffer. Then we were down to nine. I think a lot of what

Patrik Schick on what he is happier about, the win or his goal: "Definitely the win. It was very important for us today. Also for the new coach. We wanted to win for him. We made it difficult for ourselves in the second half with two [red cards]. But nevertheless, the defenders

Patrik Schick on his first impression of Kasper Hjulmand: "I think he is very likeable. He gave us a clear task. We played exactly that in the first half and that worked very well for me. In the second half we were a player less, that was a different game. But with the first

Lucas Vázquez: "It was a very intense start. I experienced it with a lot of emotion. The first day is always something special and I think you could feel the atmosphere in the stadium - I really enjoyed it."

Lucas Vázquez on whether it was easy to get on the same wavelength with his new teammates: "Yes, definitely. They are very good players at the very highest level and it's automatically easier to get on with players of that quality."

Lucas Vázquez on the atmosphere in the BayArena: "Wow - unbelievable. It was an impressive atmosphere, really nice to experience it from the inside. I really felt it on the pitch and I'm looking forward to continuing to enjoy this stadium and this atmosphere."

Deniz Aytekin on how he experienced the game: "There's something on the line - it's the Bundesliga and of course the boys want the points. Then it's fought over. But of course there were some fouls and two yellow-red cards, but in the end, I think the game went by in an orderly

Nathan Tella on what changed in the team with Kasper Hjulmand's appointment: "I think as a team, we felt... I don't want to say embarrassed, but we felt angry at ourselves [before]. We know how good we can be. Obviously some of the players who are still here and the new players,

Nathan Tella on what he thinks is possible after beating Frankfurt with 9 men: "I think we still just want to focus on ourselves. We don't want to get carried away after our first win of the season, but we're on the right track. It's a game in which we needed to show a reaction

Nathan Tella on whether there's an extra point for him to prove right now with so many players coming in in his position: "I think regardless of anything, competition is always going to be higher. We have a very amazing team and amazing players and it wouldn't be normal for one

Apparently, Fernández threw away a piece of fabric from his torn shorts. As he left the stadium, referee Aytekin confirmed that he saw a hand gesture and judged it to be a complaint. [Phillip Arens 🐥, BILD]

OFFICIAL: Exequiel Palacios will be out until the beginning of next year with a muscle tendon injury in his right adductor. [Bayer 04 Leverkusen]

- Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger player grades for yesterday's 3-1 win against Eintracht Frankfurt: 🇳🇱 Mark Flekken (3) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jarell Quansah (2) 🇫🇷 Loïc Badé (1-) 🇧🇫 Edmond Tapsoba (2-) 🇪🇸 Lucas Vázquez (2) 🇩🇪 Robert Andrich (4) 🇦🇷 Exequiel Palacios (-) 🇪🇸 Alejandro Grimaldo (1) 🇺🇸 Malik Tillman (3)

The Argentine Football Association has received the green light from Bayer Leverkusen for Claudio Echeverri to compete in the U20 World Cup, which will be held from September 27 to October 19. [doble amarilla ⭐️⭐️⭐️]

Bayer 04's U19 won their away game at TSV Schott Mainz 4-1. Jonah Berghoff, Isaiah Eichie, Ken Izekor and Jeremiah Mensah were the goalscorers. With Sergi Runge called up to the pros, assistant coaches Hüzeyfe Dogan and Gilbert Gorges were in charge of the team today.

Equi Fernández on IG: Thank you, God, for always keeping your promises! It was a dream come true to play in Europe and to do so wearing this jersey. Personally, it wasn't the debut I would have wanted, but what matters is the great effort and great victory of the whole