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Karim Bellarabi celebrated his first Germany call-up with a last-minute equaliser to salvage a 2-2 draw for Bayer Leverkusen at home to plucky Paderborn.
Paderborn looked to have snatched a memorable win when Moritz Stoppelkamp put them 2-1 ahead with three minutes remaining but Bellarabi, who on Thursday was called up by national team coach Joachim Low for the first time, levelled right at the death for Roger Schmidt's men.
Earlier, Suleyman Koc had given Paderborn a 20th-minute lead with Lars Bender...
Bayer Leverkusen have hit out at German TV network ZDF, saying that the Champions League rights holder treats them unfairly, and have urged them to show their matches on free TV.
Public service broadcaster ZDF bought the rights to Champions League ahead of the 2013-14 season and the contract allows it to show one game per matchday live on free TV.
During the group stages, ZDF has to air one of the two games with German participation on Wednesday night while all other European matches can only be...
Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Karim Bellarabi has received his first international call-up from Germany coach Joachim Low, while Borussia Monchengladbach attacker Max Kruse also returns for their upcoming Euro 2016 qualifiers.
Low has called up 20 players for the next round of qualifiers as the World Cup winners travel to Poland on Oct. 11, and then entertain Republic of Ireland at the Schalke Arena on Oct.14.
Of all the possible reasons for a defeat, tactics rarely used to get mentioned in Germany. Disappointing results would always be blamed on the players. They were either a) not good enough or b) didn't want it enough or c) both.
In addition, observers would cite diffuse, equally unquantifiable factors like "lack of leadership", too much harmony in the dressing room or to little thereof. Coaches were seen as motivators, first and foremost. If they didn't get results, it was due to the manager's inability...