Lech Poznan VS Bayer Leverkusen

Lech Poznan will not push high aggressively on their home turf, opting for a compact 4-2-3-1 setup to narrow down the space in front of their penalty area, which makes up for their numerical disadvantage in midfield. On the attacking end, they will sit deep to wait for Bayer Leverkusen to commit men forward, then launch direct long balls to Wólmark and Palma right after winning back possession, to catch the opposition defenders off guard with runs in behind. Set pieces including corners and free kicks will serve as their core attacking threat to break the deadlock. Their flaw is quite obvious: the absence of Murawski has completely torn down their midfield defensive shield, leaving them extremely vulnerable to the opposition's quick one-two passing sequences. Their fitness level will drop notably after 60 minutes of sustained defending, leading to frequent mispositioning and poor coordinated defending from their backline, which makes it almost impossible to fend off Leverkusen's continuous attacking pressure for the full 90 minutes.