Broadcast info
Who's playing? Roger Schmidt's Bayer Leverkusen will play its fourth pre-season game this summer against FC Porto, a team that will try to redeem themselves after a disastrous 2015-2016 season. Die Werkself are still unbeaten after four games,while Porto managed to save some of their pride in their most recent game after a 3-0 blowout against PSV.
What time? 10:00 PDT/ 11:00 CDT/ 12:00 EDT/ 16:00 GMT/ 17:00 BST/ 18:00 CEST
Which stadium? BELKAW Arena, located in the city of Bergisch Gladbach, will be the venue for this match. The stadium can accomodate up to 10,500 fans, and will be celebrating its 30th anniversary in September.
Which channels?
In Portugal, on Sport TV1.
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Match facts
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This will be the first meeting between these two teams.
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Bayer Leverkusen carries a two-game winning streak, scoring eight goals and keeping a clean sheet in both matches.
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Porto is fresh off a two-game tour in the Netherlands. They lost 3-0 against PSV and defeated Vitesse last Saturday.
Match preview
These teams have reason to believe in a great performance during the 2016-2017 season. The German team has been on the rise for two straight seasons, and their performance in last year's Bundesliga shocked more than one expert. With a couple of key additions up front, Die Werkself will try to show their skills in the domestic tournaments (Bundesliga & DFB-Pokal) and in the UEFA Champions League, just like they did last year.
The Aspirins shared the team's official picture on their Twitter feed.
Here's the first official #Werkself photo!#Tah and @Bernd_Leno will join us at the upcoming training camp! pic.twitter.com/7O0MXkneh3
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) July 25, 2016
On the other side of the pitch, Porto will be off to a fresh start after a disappointing end of the 2015-16 Primeira Liga. Their magnificent start wasn't enough to keep them hunting for the domestic title, and their quick exit from the UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League forced the team's execs to sack Julen Lopetegui as their coach. With Nuno Espiritu Santo taking over as the team's new boss, The Dragons will try to give their fans something to be proud of this year.
Here's a quick look at how Porto gets ready for this game.
Muito bem Corona!
Well done Corona!
¡Muy bien Corona!#FCPorto #FCPortoOnTour #preseason @Chuycorona25 pic.twitter.com/gLCU4Z6k5s
— FC Porto (@FCPorto) July 25, 2016
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