Bayer 04 Leverkusen Football Formation

Lineup (3-5-2)

Bayer Leverkusen Vs Real Madrid - 1997-98 UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals (1st Leg - 04/03/1998)

GK HEINEN
CB ŽIVKOVIĆ
SWP NOWOTNY
CB WÖRNS
DMF RAMELOW
RWB LEHNHOFF
LWB HEINTZE
CMF EMERSON
CMF BEINLICH
CF KIRSTEN
CF RINK

Substitutions: Feldhoff for Lehnhoff (71 mn) and Lottner for Emerson (87 mn)
Notes: There was no real man-marking strategy until seven or eight minutes into the first half, when Ramelow was repositioned as right CB, more specifically, man marking Real Madrid' Sávio, Wörns as central CB and Nowotny ahead of them as SWP or DMF
Živković and Wörns would appear everywhere in defense as they were chasing Raúl and Mijatović around
Lottner played in a more conservative DMF role rather than the very CMF

Captained by: Jens Nowotny
Short Free Kick: Stefan Beinlich
Long Free Kick: Stefan Beinlich/Hans-Peter Lehnhoff/Emerson/Jens Nowotny
Free Kick 2: Emerson/Paulo Rink/Carsten Ramelow
Left Corner: Stefan Beinlich
Right Corner: Stefan Beinlich/Hans-Peter Lehnhoff
Penalty: Ulf Kirsten/Stefan Beinlich
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Boris Živković, Jens Nowotny, Christian Wörns, Markus Feldhoff

Team Strategy

★Long Passing
★Counter Attack
★CB Overlap: Jens Nowotny - If he's settled as SWP and not as DMF | Ramelow - After he's settled as right CB
★Mark Key Player: Ramelow on Sávio - After he was relocated as CB | Živković on Raúl (later Morientes) and Wörns on Mijatović - Optional during the first half, permanent during the second half
★Change Sides: Beinlich/Emerson | Rink/Kirsten
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack