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Goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky hit the nail on the head in his post-match interview: "That didn't have much to do with football, it was more like snowball." The media also focus on the conditions surrounding the 3-2 win for Bayer 04 at Hannover 96 on Sunday night. Here's a look at what the papers say:

Bundesliga - 09.03.2019

#H96B04 – 04 facts on away game at Hannover 96

The Werkself head off for the Lower Saxony this weekend. Bundesliga matchday 25 sees the Black and Reds play Hannover 96 on Sunday (18.00 CET, live text commentary and web radio in German at bayer04.de). It's fitting that the Werkself are exactly 25 points ahead of Hannover – And also that the distance between Leverkusen and the state capital is 11×25 kilometres according to a popular online route planner.

Bundesliga - 08.03.2019

'It could be tricky for us'

The Werkself play on Sunday night for the fifth time this season – and, up to now, always away except for the home game against Fortuna Düsseldorf. It's the same this time when Peter Bosz's team visit Hannover 96 on matchday 25. "If I've learned one thing then it is that there are no easy games in the Bundesliga," warned the Werkself head coach ahead of the game against the team in the relegation zone in 17th place.

Bundesliga - 07.03.2019

Our next opponents: Plain speaking and a new captain

These are busy days at the next opponents for Bayer 04: When Hannover 96 entertain the Werkself on Sunday (10 March, 18.00 CET), the team from Lower Saxony will have gone through an eventful week. There was no beating about the bush at the club currently lying 17th in the Bundesliga following a 5-1 defeat at Stuttgart. Coach Thomas Doll drew several conclusions from that performance.