“That’s weird”Bayer Leverkusen was hit by travel accidents three times
Bayer Leverkusen’s trip to Manchester for tomorrow’s Champions League match, Tuesday, is no cause for concern at all. First the luggage may be lost, then the plane tugboat, and finally the transfer bus. The first appointment started two hours late.
Several hiccups have slowed Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen on their way to their Champions League clash away at Manchester City. Initially, baggage issues caused delays. When the plane with the crew on board is on the runway at Cologne-Bonn Airport, it must return to the gate. The reason, according to the announcement on the plane: there is uncertainty whether all the luggage is on board, because there is a difference in the weight of the plane.
Once the problem is resolved and the plane is ready to take off, there is no drag on the plane to push the plane back from its parked position. Instead of taking off around 4 p.m. as planned, Bayer’s plane finally left for England almost an hour and a half late.
But even after landing in Manchester there were difficulties. Nearly an hour passed before the first passengers were able to leave the plane. Since the machine was parked outside, we had to wait for the bus first. Finally we walked towards the terminal which was only a few meters away. Also taking part are Bayer U19s, who will play City’s youth team in the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday afternoon.
As a result, the press conference scheduled for 6 p.m. local time in Manchester with coach Kasper Hjulmand and player Aleix García can no longer be adhered to. On Tuesday evening (9pm/DAZN and on the live ticker on ntv.de) Werkself will play on the fifth matchday of the league phase at the Manchester City Stadium against the team coached by star coach Pep Guardiola who is still unbeaten in the premier class.
“It’s unusual, but things like that just happen,” Hjulmand said at a news conference that started two hours late. But it will have no impact on the game, stressed the Dane when asked. “We will be ready to play at kick-off.” Garcia explained, half in English: “It was strange. I didn’t know exactly what was going on. The worst part was waiting an hour. Today was a long journey.”
