Currently third in the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen fans would be delighted to stay there, finish just below FC Bayern and Borussia Dortmund and qualify for the upcoming season’s UEFA Champions League. But their attacker Sardar Azmoun doesn’t want to stop there – he wants to win Europe’s strongest competition.”Champions League is the top level for me, and I hope we can make it there this year. It’s our dream to win that trophy. The club is working to win it, so why shouldn’t we? We can do that! We’ve got special talents at the club – we have to believe in ourselves. We have a great staff. We have great young players, the greatest talent in Germany in Florian Wirtz. Why shouldn’t we make it?”##EDITORS_CHOICE##The 27-year-old Iranian star may have gone a little overboard, but you can’t fault the man for showing ambition. After all, Bayer Leverkusen had already made it to the Champions League final once – precisely 20 years ago. That day, they were undone by that iconic Zinedine Zidane’s volley. Next season, they will have a chance, albeit a slender one, to go all the way.May 15, 2002: Zinedine Zidane’s scores on an insane volley to put Real Madrid ahead over Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League Final. Real would win the match 2-1 pic.twitter.com/Yf4hMoYDtV— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) May 15, 2020 The former Zenit player has experience of playing in the Champions League with the Russian club and is determined to return to that level with the German club. Even though he was expected to become a key player for Leverkusen after joining in January, he’s had a bit of a slow start due to injuries and a bacterial infection. But he’s returning to form and has found the net for his new club last weekend in the 4-1 win over Greuter Furth. “I was happy about that. When I joined Leverkusen, I didn’t think about how many goals and assists I would get. I just want to win games. That’s what matters. If you work well – you will score. God sees how you work – He will give you a chance. We still have three important games to play.”
The Aspirins have got three more games until the end of the season – Frankfurt, Hoffenheim and Freiburg clashes await.BUNDESLIGAFriday21.30: (1.30) Union Berlin (5.50) Greuther Furth (12.0)Saturday16.30: (2.85) Augsburg (3.30) Koln (2.55)16.30: (6.25) Mainz (4.50) Bayern (1.58)16.30: (2.81) Bielefeld (3.15) Hertha (2.85)16.30: (1.40) Dortmund (5.10) Bochum (7.75)16.30: (2.04) Stuttgart (3.45) Wolfsburg (3.80)19.30: (2.55) Hoffenheim (3.50) Freiburg (2.95)Monday21.30: (1.45) Leverkusen (4.50) Eintr.Frankfurt (7.00)21.30: (4.80) M’ gladbach (3.70) RB Leipzig (1.87)***odds are subject to change