Bayer Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt on Friday (27th November), looked ahead to his team's German Bundesliga match with Schalke on Sunday (29th November)

SOUNDBITE (German) Roger Schmidt, Bayer Leverkusen coach:

"Yes, of course, we are in direct competition for the international places. It's really important to try to prevail in these games. That is also our big goal for Sunday. I think in our last Bundesliga game in Frankfurt, we displayed a good performance and deserved to win. Even on Tuesday in Borisov - despite a disappointing outcome, we had a good game and deserved to win. Unfortunately we weren't successful. We couldn't take our chances."

SOUNDBITE (German) Roger Schmidt, Bayer Leverkusen coach:

"It's our goal in the Bundesliga to climb up the table. We need to gain as many points before the winter break and therefore, we will do everything to win the game on Sunday."