Bundesliga
Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen
Wolfsburg clinched their return to European football last season with a seventh-place finish to earn them a UEFA Europa League qualification spot, spearheaded by the 20-goal campaign of Weghorst. Wolfsburg overcame Regionaliga side Union Fürstenwalde 4-1 in the DFB Cup first round last week, with Joao Victor scoring twice. Weghorst will lead the line for Oliver Glasner's side, who are without right-backs Kevin Mbabu and William due to injury. Renato Steffen, normally a winger, drops into defence for Leverkusen's visit. The Wolves have bolstered their defence elsewhere, however, and 20-year-old Maxence Lacroix starts alongside John Brooks in the centre of defence. Xaver Schlager accompanies vice-captain Maximilian Arnold in midfield, despite Yannick Gerhardt starting the DFB Cup victory.
Leverkusen also clinched a European place last term, but not the competition they were hoping for as they finished just two points behind Borussia Mönchengladbach and the final UEFA Champions League place. It's also been a busy summer in the transfer market for Peter Bosz's side, who have seen both Kai Havertz and Kevin Volland depart the club - for Chelsea and Monaco respectively - while Schick has signed from Roma having spent last season on loan at RB Leipzig. The Czech has to wait for his debut, with Lucas Alario leading an attacking team featuring Moussa Diaby and Florian Wirtz, who is tipped to be the immediate heir to Havertz at the BayArena. The 17-year-old became Die Werkself's youngest ever player and the Bundesliga's youngest scorer during 2019/20. Leon Bailey and Paulinho miss out, but Bosz has plenty of attacking options with the likes of Exequiel Palacios and Karim Bellarabi.
Leverkusen also clinched a European place last term, but not the competition they were hoping for as they finished just two points behind Borussia Mönchengladbach and the final UEFA Champions League place. It's also been a busy summer in the transfer market for Peter Bosz's side, who have seen both Kai Havertz and Kevin Volland depart the club - for Chelsea and Monaco respectively - while Schick has signed from Roma having spent last season on loan at RB Leipzig. The Czech has to wait for his debut, with Lucas Alario leading an attacking team featuring Moussa Diaby and Florian Wirtz, who is tipped to be the immediate heir to Havertz at the BayArena. The 17-year-old became Die Werkself's youngest ever player and the Bundesliga's youngest scorer during 2019/20. Leon Bailey and Paulinho miss out, but Bosz has plenty of attacking options with the likes of Exequiel Palacios and Karim Bellarabi.