We are building up to the Bayer Leverkusen vs Paderborn DFB-Pokal clash which kicks off very shortly, and the players are in.
Here is the starting eleven for Bayer Leverkusen which has been confirmed as follows:
Bayer Leverkusen
Matěj Kovář #17
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Czechia
Place of birth: Czechia
Alejandro Grimaldo García #20
Also known as Álex Grimaldo
Defender
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Valencia, Spain
Piero Hincapié
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 21
Josip Stanišić #4
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Germany
Jeremie Frimpong #30
Defender
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Netherlands
Place of birth: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Robert Andrich #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Potsdam, Germany
Exequiel Palacios #25
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Famaillá, Argentina
Granit Xhaka
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Switzerland
Place of birth: Basel, Switzerland
Florian Wirtz #10
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 20
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Pulheim-Brauweiler, Germany
Amine Adli #21
Forward
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 60kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Béziers, France
Victor Boniface #22
Forward
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Nigeria
Place of birth: Nigeria
The team sheet line-up for Paderborn has also been confirmed as follows:
Paderborn
Pelle Boevink #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Netherlands
Place of birth: Netherlands
Raphael Obermair #23
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Prien am Chiemsee, Germany
Visar Musliu
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 29
Maximilian Rohr #31
Defender
Height: 1.95m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Bad Friedrichshall, Germany
Marcel Hoffmeier #33
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Geseke, Germany
Marco Schuster #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Rögling, Germany
Kai Klefisch #27
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Germany
David Kinsombi #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany
Filip Bilbija #7
Forward
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Berlin, Germany
Florent Muslija
Forward
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 25
Place of birth: Achern, Germany
Ilyas Ansah #29
Forward
Height: 1.94m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Germany
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