Ahead of Tuesday's Champions League round of 16 second leg against Bayern Munich, Leverkusen are worried about losing three key players. In addition to Florian Wirtz, who could be seriously injured, Granit Xhaka and Edmond Fayçal Tapsoba could also be absent.

Regarding Wirtz's injury, Xabi Alonso explained in a press conference "He is currently undergoing scans." The coach of last year's Bundesliga champions said about the current situation. He cannot yet make a prediction for Bayern's game on Tuesday. "It's too early to say. We have to wait for the results of the examination and how he feels,"

But this was not the only bad news for Leverkusen on this bitter day. Swiss national team captain Xhaka and center back Tapsoba were both substituted at halftime for health reasons. This disrupted Leverkusen coach Alonso's rotation plan, and he had to replace Grimaldo and Frimpong in the second half.

"We don't know yet if they are injured or unwell. Granit and Edmond both had some problems," Leverkusen's head coach said of the fitness of the two key players. "That's why we made changes. We can only wait and see."

With right-back Nordi Mukiele already out after receiving a red card in the first leg, and last summer's new signing Belocian also out for the season, Tapsoba's injury is undoubtedly a further blow to the team. If these three core players are absent in the second leg against Munich, Leverkusen will completely lose the core necessary for a comeback after the 0-3 defeat in the first leg.