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Leverkusen midfielder Michael Ballack is out of Tuesday's UEFA Champions League match with holders Barcelona as the ex-Germany captain suffered a calf injury today and will sit out the Round of 16 tie. The 35-year-old pulled up in training with a torn...
Leverkusen coach Robin Dutt will have to make do without the services of Michael Ballack in Tuesday's Champions League round of 16 first leg against Barcelona at the BayArena, after the former Germany international sustained a calf injury. Leverkusen...
Leverkusen's Michael Ballack warms up during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer 04 Leverkusen Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 in Dortmund, Germany. View Photo »
They have to do it ... You can't talk about or just criticise the young players. It always has to come from the older more experienced players.
04 Leverkusen will be deprived of Michael Ballack for the first leg of their round of 16 tie against FC Barcelona this week due to a calf problem sustained in training on Sunday. Michael Ballack was involved in every game of the group stage ©Getty...
Leverkusen coach Robin Dutt will have to make do without the services of Michael Ballack in Tuesday's Champions League round of 16 first leg against Barcelona at the BayArena, after the former Germany international sustained a calf injury. Leverkusen...
(AP)—When Michael Ballack described Bayer Leverkusen as a “land of milk and honey for the players,” he was highlighting what he sees as an inner malaise at his club. Despite boasting excellent facilities and the backing of one of the world’s biggest...
DORTMUND, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 11: Michael Ballack of Leverkusen watches from the subsitutes bench during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Signal Iduna Park on February 11, 2012 in Dortmund, Germany. View Photo »
Michael Ballack has international experience and is a great player, and he can help us young players ... When it is not going too well, he is there and he pushes the team. He is a leader and any team could do with him. Of course, he has been giving us advice. Chelsea are his old club and he can help us.
Michael Ballack warms up during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer 04 Leverkusen Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 in Dortmund, Germany. BERLIN — When Michael Ballack described Bayer Leverkusen as a "land of milk...
That is down on last term and turnover is up but a few factors kept us in the black. Firstly compensation to Carlo and his staff combined with £15m to Porto for permission to steal their boss makes up a fair size chunk of that loss. The wage bill was...
Michael Ballack (born 26 September 1976 in Görlitz, Saxony) is a German footballer. A midfielder, he is the current captain of the German national team, and plays club football for Chelsea in the English Premier League. In all the teams he has played in, he has always possessed the number 13 shirt. Full Article
DORTMUND, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 11: Michael Ballack of Leverkusen watches from the subsitutes bench during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Signal Iduna Park on February 11, 2012 in Dortmund, Germany.
View Photo »Bayer Leverkusen's Michael Ballack reacts while sitting on the bench during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match against Borussia Dortmund in Dortmund February11, 2012.
View Photo »Leverkusen's midfielder Michael Ballack warms up prior to the German first division Bundesliga football match Bayer Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart in Leverkusen, western Germany, on February 4, 2012.
View Photo »Picture taken on October 19, 2011 shows Leverkusen's midfielder Michael Ballack reacting during the UEFA Champions League Group E first leg match of Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) against Valencia CF (Spain) at the bayArena football stadium in Leverkusen, western Germany. Ballack seems to...
View Photo »Leverkusen's Michael Ballack sits on the bench during the German Bundesliga soccer match between SV Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen, in Bremen, northern german, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. dapd.
View Photo »Leverkusen's Michael Ballack, center, reacts after Mainz scored an own goal during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and FSV Mainz in Leverkusen, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012.
View Photo »Leverkusen's midfielder Michael Ballack (L) is substituted for Leverkusen's striker Stefan Kiessling during the German first division Bundesliga football match Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FSV Mainz 05 in the western German city of Leverkusen on January 22, 2012.
View Photo »Mainz' striker Maxim Choupo-Moting and Leverkusen's midfielder Michael Ballack vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FSV Mainz 05 in the western German city of Leverkusen on January 22, 2012.
View Photo »Mainz' striker Maxim Choupo-Moting (C) vies for the ball with Leverkusen's midfielder Michael Ballack and Leverkusen's defender Danny da Costa (L) during the German first division Bundesliga football match Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FSV Mainz 05 in the western German city of Leverkusen on January...
View Photo »File photo of Bayer Leverkusen's Michael Ballack falling on his head during their Champions League Group E soccer match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London September 13, 2011. Bayer Leverkusen playmaker Michael Ballack has failed to deliver in his 20 months at the Bundesliga...
View Photo »Leverkusen's Michael Ballack, right, and Nuernberg's Timmy Simons challenge for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and 1.FC Nuremberg in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011.
View Photo »Hanover 96's Manuel Schmiedebach (C) challenges Bayer Leverkusen's Andre Schuerrle (L) and Michael Ballack during their German Bundesliga first division soccer match in Hanover, December 10, 2011.
View Photo »Bayer Leverkusen's Michael Ballack gestures during their German Bundesliga first division soccer match against Hanover 96 in Hanover, December 10, 2011.
View Photo »Leverkusen's Michael Ballack gesticulates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Hanover 96 and Bayer Leverkusen in Hanover, northern Germany, Saturday Dec. 10, 2011. The match ended in a 0-0 draw.
View Photo »Bayer Leverkusen's Michael Ballack reacts during the UEFA Champions League, Group E, football match between KRC Genk and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Genk on December 6, 2011.
View Photo »Michael Ballack (L) of Bayer Leverkusen runs for the ball with Anele Ngongca (R) during their Champions League Group E soccer match at the Cristal Arena in Genk, December 6, 2011.
View Photo »Michael Ballack of Bayer Leverkusen reacts after a Champions League Group E soccer match against KRC Genk at the Cristal Arena in Genk, December 6, 2011.
View Photo »Fabien Camus of KRC Genk (L) and Michael Ballack (C) of Bayer Leverkusen head a ball during their Champions League Group E soccer match at the Cristal Arena in Genk, December 6, 2011.
View Photo »Bayer Leverkusen's Michael Ballack attends on December 5, 2011 a training session in Genk, on the eve of the Champions League group E match football match against Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Genk.
View Photo »German Formula One driver Michael Schumacher competes in the car with soccer player Michael Ballack in the semi-final of the Race of Champions (ROC) in Duesseldorf, western Germany, on December 4, 2011. The drivers compete following the knockout system on a 1000 meter race track at...
View Photo »Germany's F1 legend Michael Schumacher, right, races with soccer star Michael Ballack, left, during the Race of Champions at the arena in Duesseldorf, western Germany, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011.
View Photo »Formula One pilot Michael Schumacher and German soccer player Michael Ballack (L) drive in their car during of the Race of Champions (ROC) at the Esprit Arena in Duesseldorf December 4, 2011.
View Photo »Leverkusen's Michael Ballack, right, and Hoffenheim's Gylfi Sigurosson of Iceland, left, and Hoffenheim's Peniel Mlapa challenge for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1899 Hoffenheim in Leverkusen, Germany, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011...
View Photo »Bayer Leverkusen's Michael Ballack (R) and Hertha Berlin's Peter Niemeyer run for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match in Berlin November 26, 2011.
View Photo »Bayer Leverkusen's Michael Ballack (L) reacts during the German Bundesliga soccer match against Hertha Berlin in Berlin November 26, 2011.
View Photo »DORTMUND, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 11: Michael Ballack of Leverkusen watches from the subsitutes bench during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Signal Iduna Park on February 11, 2012 in Dortmund, Germany.
View Photo »They have to do it ... You can't talk about or just criticise the young players. It always has to come from the older more experienced players.
Michael Ballack has international experience and is a great player, and he can help us young players ... When it is not going too well, he is there and he pushes the team. He is a leader and any team could do with him. Of course, he has been giving us advice. Chelsea are his old club and he can help us.
I played four years for Chelsea and I know how quickly it can go
We knew before the game they were in a difficult moment but it's only when you play against a team on the pitch that you see what is really happening
We could feel it on the pitch every minute, especially at the beginning of the match ... They were not as strong as they normally are. Even when they went 1-0 up we could sense it. They didn’t have the strength, mentally, that they usually do. We knew before the game they were in a difficult moment, but...
They were not that strong as they normally are ... Even when they were 1-0 ahead they were not that safe or had the confidence that they normally have. But they will come back.
We need simply to believe in ourselves
After we conceded the goal, you could see what kind of talent there is in this team
We want to be first in the group – that's our goal, so that we play against a group runner-up. That would perhaps be easier
We're delighted to be in the next round, though it's always a little lucky when you score in the last minute
It’s always a little bit lucky if you score in the last minute, but we believed
We won both home games and now we want to win the third ... Chelsea is aware of what's at stake and great clubs play the best when they are under pressure. That makes Chelsea even more dangerous. But we can be confident, too, we have enough quality to advance.
I am proud to have had so many matches in the Champions League. There have been fantastic moments and I hope it's going to be the same on Wednesday
Chelsea is under pressure
Chelsea are under pressure
That was the most important staging post of my career.
This is an important game, because we want to get something
It was a masterful win ... We should have scored one or two goals early on — especially me.
I have little thought of extending my contract. At the moment I am expecting this to be my last season in Leverkusen
I have little thought of wanting to extend my contract. At the moment, I presume this is my last season with Leverkusen
What struck me most was that I was denied this level of football and that I couldn't influence today's game
At the moment I assume that it will be my last season at Leverkusen
I still feel good but I do not know yet what I will do
At the moment I am expecting this to be my last season in Leverkusen
