Postat 42 minutes
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.
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 4, Points 3
- Celje, Position 33, 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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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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3 Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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5 Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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6 Jagiellonia Białystok | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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7 Olympiakos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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8 AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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9 Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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10 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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12 Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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14 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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18 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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21 Lech Poznań | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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22 Levski Sofia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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23 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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25 NEC Nijmegen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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26 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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28 Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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29 Torreense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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30 Union Saint-Gilloise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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31 Viktoria Plzeň | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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33 Celje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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34 Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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35 Anderlecht | 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 59.5%Celje 40.5%
Shots
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 12Celje 3Shots on target
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5Celje 3Total touches inside the opposition box
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 19Celje 7Goalkeeper saves
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3Celje 5Aerial duels won
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5Celje 5Fouls committed
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5Celje 7Corners
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4Celje 1In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 12Celje 3Shots on target
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5Celje 3Shots off target
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3Celje 0Attempts out of box
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4Celje 0Hit woodwork
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1Celje 0Total offsides
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0Celje 1Distribution
Total passes
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 292Celje 205Pass accuracy %
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 89Celje 88.3Backward passes
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 60Celje 42Forward passes
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 78Celje 57Total long balls
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 21Celje 22Successful final third passes
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 83Celje 31Total crosses
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 15Celje 4Defence
Total tackles
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3Celje 5Won tackle %
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 33.3Celje 20Fouls committed
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5Celje 7Total clearances
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4Celje 16Season so far
UEFA Europa League
Key, Bayer 04 v Celje
League position, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4th, Celje 33rdTotal 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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