Armed with an unblemished defensive record in Europe but stung by a chaotic 4–2 Bundesliga defeat to Stuttgart, Die Werkself welcome a revitalised Les Phocéens side who arrive in Germany on the back of a clinical 2–0 Ligue 1 victory over Toulouse, desperate to ignite their continental campaign.
Bayer Leverkusen’s Ibrahim Maza is already among the best players in the Bundesliga. VfB Stuttgart’s Deniz Undav believes the 20-year-old has much more to offer, however, and even gave the attacking midfielder a special piece of career advice.
The Spanish giants claimed their ninth European trophy with a phenomenal strike that secured Zidane’s legacy over a year after his first famous headbutt
Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly lining up a massive January move for Bayer Leverkusen prospect Ibrahim Maza after Khvicha Kvaratskhelia suffered a devastating season-ending knee injury. The French side face heavy competition for the highly-rated Algerian international as Luis Enrique urgently searches for an attacking replacement.
The fact that Bayer Leverkusen currently provide not a single Germany international under Jürgen Klopp is reportedly prompting internal discussions and “annoying” those in charge. Not least because the plan in the summer had actually been different.
Patrik Schick has etched his name into Bayer Leverkusen folklore after scoring in a sixth consecutive Bundesliga fixture to seal a vital comeback victory over Freiburg on Sunday. The Czech international broke a long-standing club record at the BayArena as his side climbed into the top four of the German top flight, just one point off Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich remain top: High-flying SC Freiburg have missed out on a swift return to the top of the table – and go into their clash with the record champions “only” as challengers.
Klaus Toppmoller turned Leverkusen into arguably the most attractive sides in Europe during the early 2000s, but they failed to get their hands on a single piece of silverware
Victor Boniface has played almost no part for Bayer Leverkusen since his return. One action during the 4-3 win over Mainz 05 has now put the striker even further out of favour.
Bayer Leverkusen
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