Leverkusen hoping in-form Diaby can take down Bayern

Leverkusen hoping in-form Diaby can take down Bayern

The 22-year-vintage has netted seven goals in his closing 5 games, supporting Leverkusen score 21 instances of their past six league matches.

Bayern maintain an eight-point lead over 2nd-placed Borussia Dortmund and seem set to continue their general dominance of German football with a tenth straight league title.

But third-located Leverkusen's front line, consisting of Diaby, teen Florian Wirtz and Patrik Schick, have drawn masses of admirers this season.

The trio have scored 45 goals between them this marketing campaign and Diaby has been the main light in current weeks.

He scored a double closing weekend in a 3-zero win over Arminia Bielefeld, after goals against Stuttgart and Dortmund and a hat-trick against Augsburg because the wintry weather damage.

"He (Diaby) needs greater of himself," stated defender Jonathan Tah. "He's doing exceptional now and he merits to pay attention the fans shouting his name."

Coach Gerardo Seoane stated: "He is very devoted and may be very centered. In the previous couple of weeks Diaby has located a higher blend between passing in the final third and pushing into the field by myself."

Bayern loved a thumping 5-1 win whilst the perimeters met in October, but Leverkusen are on a run of 5 wins in six suits, inclusive of a extraordinary five-2 victory at Dortmund.

That has given them a four-factor cushion over fifth-placed Freiburg within the race for a pinnacle-4 spot and Champions League qualification.

"We don't have anything to lose," stated Leverkusen captain Lukas Hradecky. "We have proper self-confidence and Moussa Diaby in pinnacle form.

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