Cappe Alonso, coach of the German football team Bayer Leverkusen, is happy if the Bundesliga derby match is played against Colon from May 7, due to the semi-finals of the Europa League against Roma, which takes place three days later.

This happens a lot in other countries,” Alonso said Friday. Now we are the last German team in the European Championship. That’s why it’s possible a, this happens. And that might help us.”

The match is expected to take place on May 5, for Leverkusen to get two more days to prepare for the Europa League match. The match between Mainz and Schalke, originally scheduled for the same day, will take place on May 7.

However, Schalke stated that no party had reached out to him to make this switch, and stated: “We strongly expect the match to take place next Friday as planned. Changing the date of the match at such a tight time would be incomprehensible and contrary to the interests of the fans who will travel with us.”

Before facing Colon and Rome, Leverkusen will play against Union Berlin on Saturday at the Bundesliga, and Alonso stressed that his team is fully focused for this game.

Patrick Schick, the team’s striker, who has problems with the telephoto muscle this season, continues to be absent, while midfielder Esquiel Palacius is also absent due to injury.