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Matchday 12
Saturday14:30
An der Alten Försterei

FCU

1. FC Union Berlin

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen

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Bo Svensson on Bayer Leverkusen

"It is a big challenge to host the German champions. We know they have a lot of quality. We need an absolutely top performance. These are the kind of challenges you look forward to when you play in the Bundesliga though."
© IMAGO/Matthias Koch
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Watch: Union Berlin 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen - previous meeting

Florian Wirtz scored the winner in April. The victory put Leverkusen within one more win of their historic first Bundesliga title.
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Leverkusen in lively scoring form

The champions followed up a 5-2 home win over Heidenheim with their highest-ever UEFA Champions League win on Tuesday evening - 5-0 at home to Salzburg. They will now seek to take that superb scoring form on the road to Berlin.
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An iron defence

Only Bayern Munich (seven) have conceded fewer than Union Berlin's nine goals in the Bundesliga so far this season.

Home fortress holding

Union Berlin remain unbeaten at home this season - albeit they followed three wins in their first three ties in Berlin with two draws in their most recent home encounters.
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Watch: Bayer Leverkusen 5-2 Heidenheim - highlights

Xabi Alonso's men returned to winning ways against Heidenheim, thanks in part to a superb hat-trick from Patrik Schick. The defending champions' fifth league win of the campaign, the result keeps them in fourth - some nine points behind leaders Bayern Munich.
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Watch: Wolfsburg 1-0 Union Berlin - highlights

The Berliners were met with disappointment as they travelled to Wolfsburg, the side just below them in the table in 11th. It's now four Bundesliga games without a win for Bo Svensson's side.
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Hello and welcome!

Welcome along and thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 12 fixture between 1. FC Union Berlin and Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
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