The message from the Leverkusen camp following their eye-catching 4-0 victory at Feyenoord was that the tone had been set for their campaign. "We didn't concede much at the back and we have quality up front," said midfielder Granit Xhaka. "That was a good first step but nothing more." To take further strides in the competition, Xabi Alonso's men will need more resilience in defence after shipping ten goals in their first five Bundesliga games this season.

It is a similar story for Milan, though, as the Rossoneri can only point to two clean sheets from their opening seven outings in all competitions, and their cause is arguably more urgent given their defeat by Liverpool on Matchday 1. All the signs point to goals at the BayArena.

Did you know?

Leverkusen have only failed to score in two of their last 61 matches.

Possible line-ups

Leverkusen: Hradecky; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie; Frimpong, Xhaka, Andrich, Grimaldo; Terrier, Boniface, Wirtz

Out: none

Doubtful: none

Misses next match if booked: none

Milan: Maignan; Emerson, Gabbia, Pavlović, T. Hernández; Fofana, Reijnders; Pulišić, Loftus-Cheek, Rafael Leão; Abraham

Out: Bennacer (calf), Sportiello (hand), Florenzi (knee), Thiaw (ankle)

Doubtful: Morata (muscuclar)

Misses next match if booked: none