Two clubs in the top four of the Bundesliga table will do battle today in a league match between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund. The first-division clash scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET will be held at the BayArena in Leverkusen. Information on how to watch and stream the match can be found here.
Borussia Dortmund enter today's match needing three points to all but secure the runners-up spot in the Bundesliga. Manager Jurgen Klopp is emphasizing focus and that his men maintain their current form until the bitter end (h/t to the official Bundesliga website). "It's going to be a special match, as Leverkusen need a couple more wins to qualify for the Champions League," Klopp said.
"Leverkusen will be putting everything into the game, and I expect us to do the same to show our fans that we're still focused on finishing the season strongly."
Bayer Leverkusen manager Sascha Lewandowski equally understands the importance of today's match. Even he understands the perfect performance will be necessary if Bayer are to capture the victory. "We're in the Europa League, but now we want more," Lewandowski said.
"If you want to stop the likes of Marco Reus and Robert Lewandowski, you have to play the perfect game."
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Player to Watch: Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus has been nothing short of stellar in 2014. The 24-year-old is among the league leaders with 15 goals and 11 assists.
Bayer Leverkusen Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Leno; Boenisch, Spahic, Toprak, Hilbert; Can, Bender; Son, Castro, Brandt, Klesling
Borussia Dortmund's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Weidenfeller; Groskreutz, Hummels, Sokratis, Piszczek; Sahin, Kirch; Reus, Mkhitaryan, Jojic; Lewandowski
Bundesliga Table
Rnk
Team
MP
W
D
L
GF
GA
+/-
Pts
1
FC Bayern München
31
26
3
2
84
20
64
81
2
Borussia Dortmund
31
20
4
7
71
34
37
64
3
Schalke 04
31
17
7
7
57
41
16
58
4
Bayer Leverkusen
31
17
3
11
54
38
16
54
5
VfL Wolfsburg
31
16
5
10
56
46
10
53
6
Borussia Mönchengladbach
31
14
7
10
54
39
15
49
7
FSV Mainz 05
31
14
5
12
46
49
-3
47
8
FC Augsburg
31
12
7
12
41
45
-4
43
9
Hoffenheim
31
10
10
11
67
66
1
40
10
Hertha BSC
31
10
8
13
38
42
-4
38
11
Hannover 96
32
10
6
16
41
57
-16
36
12
Werder Bremen
31
9
9
13
37
59
-22
36
13
Eintracht Frankfurt
31
9
8
14
39
53
-14
35
14
SC Freiburg
31
9
8
14
39
54
-15
35
15
VfB Stuttgart
32
8
8
16
48
59
-11
32
16
Hamburger SV
31
7
6
18
47
65
-18
27
17
1. FC Nürnberg
31
5
11
15
36
62
-26
26
18
Eintracht Braunschweig
31
6
7
18
28
54
-26
25
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