Torsten Lieberknecht
DarmstadtXabi Alonso
Leverkusen
Meeting Highlights…RELEGATION BATTLE
Everything is still possible. And we have shown in the transfer phase that we do not want to be idle. With Holtmann and Justvan we have gained two players who have already shown that they can help us. And at Polti we are convinced that he can help us in his role. It would be fatal not to believe in our chance. It is my duty to continually raise the team up and prepare them for the next task.
...LEVERKUSEN
Leverkusen is an exceptional team. You are able to become German champion. They have the attributes that make a top team stand out. Speed, duel and game intelligence. The whole of Germany has now noticed that they can play football. We already noticed in the first leg that every cog fits. It's an extremely homogeneous team. This is also why they are where they are at the table. We need exceptional performance.
…SEBASTIAN POLTER
In a personal phone call, I felt that Sebastian was enthusiastic about the job with the Lilies. With his physique and stature, he is the classic target striker that we wanted to add to our squad. He will help the team and bring in my experience in the fight to stay in the league.
Torsten Lieberknecht
Manager on Darmstadt…RELEGATION BATTLE
Everything is still possible. And we have shown in the transfer phase that we do not want to be idle. With Holtmann and Justvan we have gained two players who have already shown that they can help us. And at Polti we are convinced that he can help us in his role. It would be fatal not to believe in our chance. It is my duty to continually raise the team up and prepare them for the next task.
...LEVERKUSEN
Leverkusen is an exceptional team. You are able to become German champion. They have the attributes that make a top team stand out. Speed, duel and game intelligence. The whole of Germany has now noticed that they can play football. We already noticed in the first leg that every cog fits. It's an extremely homogeneous team. This is also why they are where they are at the table. We need exceptional performance.
…SEBASTIAN POLTER
In a personal phone call, I felt that Sebastian was enthusiastic about the job with the Lilies. With his physique and stature, he is the classic target striker that we wanted to add to our squad. He will help the team and bring in my experience in the fight to stay in the league.
Xabi Alonso
Manager on Leverkusen...DARMSTADT
They play with heart, they have quality - we have to put in a complete performance. I've played at Darmstadt, there's a special atmosphere in the stadium. They're fighting to stay in the Bundesliga at the end of the season.
...BORJA IGLESIAS
He's fully fit. He trained normally with Betis and also here all week. He's in contention to play. We'll see how long. He's a great striker - it's very important for us to have him.
...FANS
About 1700 fans will be there. We want to give them great experience with winning the match.