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Team News: Lars Bender back in for Bayer Leverkusen

Sven Bender is handed a start for Bayer Leverkusen, with Emre Can dropping to the bench against Mainz.

By Matt Domm, Reporter | 21 September 2013

Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender has been handed a start by coach Sami Hyypia in the continued absence of Gonzalo Castro through injury.

Emre Can drops to the bench from Leverkusen's defeat to Manchester United in the Champions League in midweek, while Stefan Kiessling continues to lead the line.

For the hosting Mainz 05, there is no Shinji Okazaki in the lineup, with striker Dani Schahin being supported by Maxim Choupo-Moting and Nicolai Muller.

Mainz: Muller; Svensson, Pospech, Noveski, Park; Geis, Moritz, Soto; Choupo-Moting, Schahin, Muller

Leverkusen: Leno; Hilbert, Wollscheid, Toprak, Boenisch; Reinartz, Bender, Rolfes; Sam, Kiessling, Kruse

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4	RB Leipzig	31	19	5	7	73	35	38	62
5	Borussia Dortmund Dortmund	31	16	9	6	59	39	20	57
6	Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt	31	11	12	8	47	42	5	45
7	Freiburg	31	11	7	13	43	55	-12	40
8	Augsburg	31	10	9	12	48	52	-4	39
9	Hoffenheim	31	11	6	14	55	63	-8	39
10	Werder Bremen	31	10	7	14	41	50	-9	37
11	Heidenheim	30	8	10	12	43	52	-9	34
12	Wolfsburg	31	9	7	15	37	51	-14	34
13	Borussia Monchengladbach Borussia M'bach	30	7	10	13	53	60	-7	31
14	VfL Bochum VfL Bochum	31	6	12	13	37	62	-25	30
15	Union Berlin Union Berlin	30	8	5	17	26	50	-24	29
16	Mainz 05 Mainz	30	5	12	13	31	48	-17	27
17	FC Koln	30	4	10	16	23	53	-30	22
18	SV Darmstadt 98 Darmstadt	30	3	8	19	30	72	-42	17