GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 11:  Julian Brandt of Leverkusen in action during the Bundesliga match between FC Schalke 04 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Veltins-Arena on December 11, 2016 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.  (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Bongarts/Getty Images)
GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 11:  Julian Brandt of Leverkusen in action during the Bundesliga match between FC Schalke 04 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Veltins-Arena on December 11, 2016 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.  (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Bongarts/Getty Images)
GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 11: Julian Brandt of Leverkusen in action during the Bundesliga match between FC Schalke 04 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Veltins-Arena on December 11, 2016 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)
GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - APRIL 23: Julian Brandt of Leverkusen scores his team's first goal against goalkeeper Ralf Faehrmann of Schalke during the Bundesliga match between FC Schalke 04 and Bayer Leverkusen at Veltins-Arena on April 23, 2016 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.  (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images)
LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 22: Julian Brandt of Leverkusen in action during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at BayArena on October 22, 2016 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Lukas Schulze/Bongarts/Getty Images)