Emptiness after derby defeat

 Even one day after the unnecessary 0:1 against Cologne, I still can't understand the result. It was once again a day of unfortunate events. Frimpong out after a good ten minutes, the next injury to Wirtz twenty minutes later. And the news of the cruciate ligament rupture is shocking news. To make matters worse, Kossonou was the third injured player to go off at half-time. Of course, that leaves you with almost no tactical options in the second half.

To make matters worse, Cologne scored with their second chance, although the Werkself should have been in the lead long ago. And the equaliser was also denied. The press will later say that the team failed to make the most of its chances. Hopefully, the headlines will be more Bayer-friendly again after next Thursday's match against Bergamo.