UEFA Europa League

Bayer Leverkusen vs NK Celje, 2026-27 UEFA Europa League, League Phase

· UEFA Europa League
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 15': Svit Seslar (OG)
  • 74': Facundo Medina
FT
2 - 0
NK Celje

    About

    Bayer Leverkusen are hosting NK Celje at BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Terrier with a cross.
    • 2': Offside, Celje. Armandas Kucys is caught offside.
    • 3': Artemijus Tutyskinas (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 4': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Loïc Badé.
    • 6': Milot Avdyli (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 9': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Malik Tillman.
    • 11': Foul by Benjamin Verbic (Celje).
    • 11': Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Zan-Luk Leban (Celje). Assisted by Malik Tillman.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross.
    • 13': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Milot Avdyli.
    • 14': Foul by Benjamin Verbic (Celje).
    • 14': Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner by Zan-Luk Leban (Celje). Assisted by Aleix García with a cross.
    • 15': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Zan-Luk Leban.
    • 15': Own Goal by Svit Seslar, Celje. Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Celje 0.
    • 18': Foul by Artemijus Tutyskinas (Celje).
    • 18': Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zan-Luk Leban (Celje). Assisted by Patrik Schick.
    • 21': Svit Seslar (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 24': Foul by Mark Zabukovnik (Celje).
    • 24': Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zan-Luk Leban (Celje).
    • 28': Foul by Luka Ticic (Celje).
    • 28': Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Benjamin Verbic (Celje) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Svit Seslar.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Benjamin Verbic (Celje) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
    • 33': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Artemijus Tutyskinas.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Moussa Diaby with a cross.
    • 37': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Pijus Sirvys.
    • 37': Zan-Luk Leban (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Loïc Badé (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 38': Foul by Benjamin Verbic (Celje).
    • 38': Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Yaya Dukuly (Celje).
    • 39': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zan-Luk Leban (Celje). Assisted by Aleix García with a through ball.
    • 41': Luka Ticic (Celje) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 42': Attempt saved. Svit Seslar (Celje) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Benjamin Verbic with a cross.
    • 43': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Celje 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Celje 0.
    • 48': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Yaya Dukuly.
    • 49': Mark Zabukovnik (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 51': Attempt saved. Facundo Medina (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Zan-Luk Leban (Celje).
    • 51': Yaya Dukuly (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Facundo Medina (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 53': Yaya Dukuly (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Facundo Medina (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 55': Armandas Kucys (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 57': Attempt missed. Yaya Dukuly (Celje) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Milot Avdyli.
    • 58': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Malik Tillman is caught offside.
    • 60': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jarell Quansah replaces Lucas Vázquez.
    • 61': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Afonso Moreira replaces Martin Terrier.
    • 61': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Equi Fernández replaces Malik Tillman.
    • 61': Substitution, Celje. Blaz Kramer replaces Armandas Kucys.
    • 61': Substitution, Celje. Matic Ivansek replaces Yaya Dukuly.
    • 63': Artemijus Tutyskinas (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Loïc Badé (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 63': Foul by Mark Zabukovnik (Celje).
    • 63': Equi Fernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Pijus Sirvys (Celje).
    • 66': Afonso Moreira (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Substitution, Celje. Veton Tusha replaces Benjamin Verbic because of an injury.
    • 70': Pijus Sirvys (Celje) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Foul by Afonso Moreira (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 71': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Christian Kofane replaces Patrik Schick.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Afonso Moreira (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Zan-Luk Leban (Celje). Assisted by Christian Kofane.
    • 73': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Zan-Luk Leban.
    • 74': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Celje 0. Facundo Medina (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a corner.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Blaz Kramer (Celje) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Veton Tusha with a cross.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jarell Quansah.
    • 80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Eliesse Ben Seghir replaces Moussa Diaby.
    • 80': Substitution, Celje. Papa Daniel replaces Luka Ticic.
    • 81': Veton Tusha (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 82': Svit Seslar (Celje) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Foul by Loïc Badé (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 83': Foul by Veton Tusha (Celje).
    • 83': Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Svit Seslar (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 85': Attempt missed. Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
    • 86': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Eliesse Ben Seghir.
    • 87': Svit Seslar (Celje) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Foul by Facundo Medina (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Svit Seslar (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Celje 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Celje 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 16
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 6
    7 Saves 3
    44 Possession 56
    5 SHOTS 17
    3 ON GOAL 8
    0.6 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    440 Accurate Passes 546
    499 Passes 619
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 8
    10 Crosses 25
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    47 Long Balls 47
    29 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    7 Effective Tackles 8
    14 Tackles 17
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    18 Interceptions 9
    32 Effective Clearances 11
    32 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: BayArena
    Location: Leverkusen, Germany
    Attendance: 27,945

    Line-Ups

    B04 Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Mark Flekken (GK)
    12 Edmond Tapsoba
    5 Loïc Badé
    2 Facundo Medina
    17 Lucas Vázquez
    10 Malik Tillman
    24 Aleix García
    8 Robert Andrich
    14 Patrik Schick
    19 Moussa Diaby
    11 Martin Terrier
    Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
    Eliesse Ben Seghir, Niklas Lomb, Janis Blaswich, Jarell Quansah, Miguel Gutiérrez, Afonso Moreira, Christian Kofane, Ezequiel Fernández.

    NKC NK Celje (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Zan-Luk Leban (GK)
    6 Artemijus Tutyskinas
    44 Lukasz Bejger
    11 Milot Avdyli
    2 Pijus Sirvys
    10 Svit Seslar
    19 Mark Zabukovnik
    14 Luka Ticic
    47 Armandas Kucys
    7 Benjamin Verbic
    91 Yaya Dukuly
    NK Celje Substitutes:
    Luka Kolar, Alpha Dionkou, Leonardo Koutris, Mario Kvesic, Veton Tusha, Blaz Kramer, Matic Ivansek, Darko Hrka, Dejan Suhovrsnik, Papa Daniel, Ziga Frelih.

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