Bayer Leverkusen in a friendly on Saturday (December 17)

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Zurich will host at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion.

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The German outfit made a difficult start to their season,

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But have now started to find their footing under new manager Xabi Alonso.

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Leverkusen beat Stuttgart 2-0 in their last Bundesliga outing.

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in which Moussa Diaby and Jonathan Tah were both on the scoresheet in the half.

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Saturday's game will mark Leverkusen's final game of the year,

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So they will try to close the year on a high.

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