Xavi Simons, Loïs Openda and Benjamin Šeško will need to be at their best for Saturday s visit to an Augsburg side who don t know when they re beaten (kickoff: 3.30pm CET).
Bayer Leverkusen started where they left on Saturday as their Bundesliga season resumed with another victory, but this time it was a last-gasp 1-0 win at Augsburg thanks to Exequiel Palacios. The Argentina World Cup winner struck on 90 minutes to leave Xabi Alonso's side four points clear of champions Bayern Munich, who had returned from the mid-season break with a 3-0 home victory over Hoffenheim on Friday. Bayern also have a game in hand. Like all Bundesliga matches this weekend, the game in A