Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Celje 0.
UEFA Europa League Scores & Fixtures
Wednesday 16th September
UEFA Europa League Table
On Wednesday 16th September
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Position 3, Points 3
- Celje, Position 35, Points 0
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Sparta Prague | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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2 Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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5 Olympiakos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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6 Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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8 Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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9 Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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11 Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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12 Beşiktaş | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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16 Ferencváros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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19 Lech Poznań | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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20 Levski Sofia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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21 Lillestrøm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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23 NEC Nijmegen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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24 OFI Crete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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26 Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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27 Torreense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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28 Union Saint-Gilloise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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29 Viktoria Plzeň | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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30 Jagiellonia Białystok | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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31 Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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32 AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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33 Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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35 Celje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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36 Ararat-Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8: 8th Finals
- Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24: Play-off
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Team Lineups
home team,Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Manager:Carles Martínez
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
home team,Bayer 04 Leverkusen
away team,Celje
Manager:Zoran Zeljkovic
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
away team,Celje
home team,Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Manager:Carles Martínez
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
away team,Celje
Manager:Zoran Zeljkovic
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Jasper Vergoote
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Jan Boterberg
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Michael Geerolf
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Martijn Tiesters
- Fourth Official:
- Nathan Verboomen
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Denys Shurman
Match Stats
Key, Bayer 04 v CeljeBasic Stats
Overall possession
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 56.1%Celje 43.9%
Shots
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 17Celje 5Shots on target
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8Celje 3Total touches inside the opposition box
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 29Celje 9Goalkeeper saves
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3Celje 7Aerial duels won
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8Celje 6Fouls committed
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 16Celje 10Corners
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6Celje 2In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 17Celje 5Shots on target
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8Celje 3Shots off target
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5Celje 1Attempts out of box
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6Celje 1Hit woodwork
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2Celje 0One-on-one attempts
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1Celje 0Total offsides
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2Celje 1Distribution
Total passes
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 621Celje 499Pass accuracy %
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 87.8Celje 88.2Backward passes
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 113Celje 93Forward passes
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 170Celje 148Total long balls
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 46Celje 45Successful final third passes
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 151Celje 59Total crosses
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 25Celje 10Defence
Total tackles
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 16Celje 14Won tackle %
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 50Celje 42.9Fouls committed
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 16Celje 10Total clearances
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 11Celje 33Season so far
UEFA Europa League
Key, Bayer 04 v Celje
League position, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3rd, Celje 35thTotal points, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Celje 0
Form guide
All competitions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen draw
v Augsburg
2
2
Bundesliga
Celje lose
v Bravo
2
1
1. SNL
Bayer 04 Leverkusen won
v Union Berlin
4
0
Bundesliga
Celje won
v Rudar Velenje
0
3
Cup
Bayer 04 Leverkusen lose
v Elversberg
3
2
Bundesliga
Celje lose
v Koper
0
1
1. SNL
Bayer 04 Leverkusen won
v Wehen Wiesbaden
0
4
DFB Pokal
Celje won
v Aluminij
0
2
1. SNL
Bayer 04 Leverkusen won
v Newcastle United
1
2
Club Friendlies
Celje lose
v Brinje Grosuplje
4
1
1. SNL
Match Facts
Bayer Leverkusen's only two previous European games against Slovenian teams were in the 1999-00 UEFA Champions League against Maribor, winning 2-0 away and drawing 0-0 in Germany.
Across the 11 major European meetings between German and Slovenian clubs, German sides have lost just once (W6 D4), a 1-0 win for Domzale in the UEFA Cup in September 2005 against Stuttgart.
This is Bayer Leverkusen's first UEFA Europa League game since losing the 2023-24 final against Atalanta in Dublin. They've won 14 of their last 16 group stage games in the Europa League (D1 L1), winning their last nine at home while netting 37 goals.
This is Celje's fourth ever major European season - they went out in the first round of the 2003-04 UEFA Cup, while they featured in the Conference League in both 2024-25 (quarter-finalists) and 2025-26 (reached last 16).
Moussa Diaby has been involved in 20 goals in 28 UEFA Europa League appearances for Bayer Leverkusen (12 goals, 8 assists) – only Florian Wirtz has had a hand in more since 2009-10 (12 goals, 12 assists).
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