The German and Spanish teams keep preparing themselves for an excruciating season in the Bundesliga and La Liga. Don't miss this warmup match between these talented teams.

Broadcast info

Who's playing? Bayer Leverkusen is just two weeks away from beginning their 2016-17 Bundesliga season, and this game against Real Sociedad will be a good test for Roger Schmidt's team after beating a number of lower-tier teams. 

On the other side, their opponents have also been able to avoid defeat in their recent warmup games. Coach Eusebio Sacristán has worked hard to accomplish this feat, considering they have faced mostly top-tier teams. The Catalan boss will try to improve the team's performance compared to last season's when he had to save them from a complicated situation after David Moyes' departure.

What time? Saturday, August 13th, at 05:30 PDT/ 07:30 CDT/ 08:30 EDT/12:30 GMT/ 13:30 BST/ 14:30 CEST

What stadium? BayArena, Bayer Leverkusen's home. This stadium can accomodate up to 30,000 fans, and as a gift for their fans, the team has announced the tickets for this match will be free.

Which channels?

- In Germany, on Sport1 Germany

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Match facts

  • This will be the third meeting between these two teams. Bayer Leverkusen defeated Real Sociedad during the Group Stage of the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League. 

  • Last year, Real Sociedad was among those teams that wanted to sign "Chicharito". On transfer deadline day, Bayer Leverkusen beat the Txuri-Urdin to the punch and signed the Mexican.

  • Neither team has lost any of its most recent five games. Bayer Leverkusen has won four, while Real Sociedad has drawn three times and won twice during that run.

Team news

Bayer Leverkusen will not have Julian Brandt & Lars Bender available, since both players are currently with the German Olympic Football team. Schmidt's team will also have to make do without Stefan Kiessling, who came down with an injury. The tall striker needs to play three official games to become the all-time leader for Die Werkself, and his absence will be tough to handle for the team.

Here are Chicharito's thoughts on Kiessling's injury.

On the other side of the pitch, coach Eusebio will surely use this game to determine the best Starting XI for his La Liga debut against Real Madrid. Former Las Palmas' striker Willian José seems to be one of the frontrunners to start for the Basque team, while Iñigo Martinez & David Zurutuza will miss this game due to injury.

The team's Twitter feed shared their arrival to Germany earlier today.