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![Leverkusen's Lars Bender (L) and Sven Bender talking with each other during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich in the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, 12 January 2018. Leverkusen's Lars Bender (L) and Sven Bender talking with each other during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich in the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, 12 January 2018.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/KYWWE6/leverkusens-lars-bender-l-and-sven-bender-talking-with-each-other-KYWWE6.jpg)
Leverkusen's Lars Bender (L) and Sven Bender talking with each other during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich in the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, 12 January 2018.
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