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UEFA Europa League logoUEFA Europa LeagueMatchday 1

Bayer Leverkusen vs Celje 2-0

Bayer Leverkusen crestBayer Leverkusen

2-0

FT

Celje crestCelje
  • F. Medina74'
  • S. Seslar (OG)15'
Kick-off
Wed, 16 Sept 2026 · 19:00 (UTC)
Venue
BayArena, Leverkusen
Referee
Jasper Vergoote, Belgium

Match timeline

  1. 80’SubstitutionBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenE. Ben Seghir ONM. Diaby OFF
  2. 80’SubstitutionCelje crestCeljeP. Daniel ONL. Ticic OFF
  3. 74’Goal!Bayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenF. MedinaAssist: A. Garcia1 – 1
  4. 71’SubstitutionBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenC. Kofane ONP. Schick OFF
  5. 69’SubstitutionCelje crestCeljeV. Tusha ONB. Verbic OFF
  6. 61’SubstitutionBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenA. Moreira ONM. Terrier OFF
  7. 61’SubstitutionBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenE. Fernandez ONM. Tillman OFF
  8. 61’SubstitutionCelje crestCeljeB. Kramer ONA. Kucys OFF
Show 3 earlier events
  1. 61’SubstitutionCelje crestCeljeM. Ivansek ONY. Dukuly OFF
  2. 60’SubstitutionBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenJ. Quansah ONLucas OFF
  3. 15’Own goalBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenS. Seslar0 – 1
  4. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

Bayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenCeljeCelje crest
  • 56%Possession44%
  • 17Shots5
  • 1.93xG0.90
  • 8Shots on Target3
  • 6Corners2
  • 88%Pass Accuracy88%
  • 2Offsides1
  • 3Saves7
  • 615Passes495
  • 16Fouls10

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Bayer Leverkusen crestBayer Leverkusen4 - 2 - 3 - 1

  1. 1Flekken
  2. 17Vázquez
  3. 5Badé
  4. 12Tapsoba
  5. 2Medina
  6. 8Andrich
  7. 24García
  8. 19Diaby
  9. 10Tillman
  10. 11Terrier
  11. 14Schick

Substitutions

  1. 60’↑4 Jarell Quansah↓ Lucas
  2. 61’↑9 Afonso Moreira↓11 Martin Terrier
  3. 61’↑6 Ezequiel Fernández↓10 Malik Tillman
  4. 71’↑35 Christian Kofane↓14 Patrik Schick
  5. 80’↑29 Eliesse Ben Seghir↓19 Moussa Diaby

Unused substitutes 28 Janis Blaswich, 36 Niklas Lomb, 3 Miguel Gutiérrez

Coach Carles Martinez

Celje crestCelje3 - 5 - 2

  1. 1Leban
  2. 2Širvys
  3. 44Bejger
  4. 6Tutyškinas
  5. 11Avdyli
  6. 19Zabukovnik
  7. 10Sešlar
  8. 14Tičić
  9. 7Verbič
  10. 91Dukuly
  11. 47Kučys

Substitutions

  1. 61’↑9 Blaž Kramer↓47 Armandas Kučys
  2. 61’↑77 Matic Ivanšek↓91 Yaya Dukuly
  3. 69’↑25 Veton Tusha↓7 Benjamin Verbič
  4. 80’↑13 Papa Daniel↓14 Luka Tičić

Unused substitutes 12 Luka Kolar, 23 Žiga Frelih, 20 Alpha Diounkou, 33 Leonardo Koutris, 4 Darko Hrka, 8 Mario Kvesić, 31 Dejan Suhovrsnik

Coach Vitor Campelos

Match facts

Competition
UEFA Europa League
Round
Matchday 1
Date
Wed, 16 Sept 2026
Kick-off
19:00 (UTC)
Venue
BayArena, Leverkusen
Referee
Jasper Vergoote, Belgium
Bayer Leverkusen coach
Carles Martinez
Celje coach
Vitor Campelos

League table

UEFA Europa League

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Juventus crestJuventus2200+66
2Bayer Leverkusen crestBayer Leverkusen2200+66
3Benfica crestBenfica2200+56
4Beşiktaş crestBeşiktaş2200+46
5Bournemouth crestBournemouth2200+46
35Celje crestCelje2002-50

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Last 5 matches, all competitions

Bayer Leverkusen crest

Bayer Leverkusen

  1. L
  2. W
  3. D
Celje crest

Celje

  1. L
  2. L
  3. W
  4. L
  5. L

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Last 5 matches, all competitions

Bayer Leverkusen crestBayer Leverkusen
W-D-L
1-1-1
Scored / match
2.7
Conceded / match
1.7
Celje crestCelje
W-D-L
1-0-4
Scored / match
1.0
Conceded / match
1.8

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What happened

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Bayer Leverkusen beat Celje 2-0 in matchday 1 of the UEFA Europa League at BayArena, Leverkusen.

F. Medina 74' scored for Bayer Leverkusen, S. Seslar (og) 15' for Celje.

Bayer Leverkusen had 56% of the ball to Celje's 44%; the sides had 17 and 5 shots (8 and 3 on target).

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Match record

Competition
UEFA Europa League
Round
Matchday 1
Kick-off
Venue
BayArena, Leverkusen
Referee
Jasper Vergoote
Match ID
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11 events

  1. 15’Own goalBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenS. Seslar0 – 1
  2. 60’SubstitutionBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenJ. Quansah ONLucas OFF
  3. 61’SubstitutionBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenA. Moreira ONM. Terrier OFF
  4. 61’SubstitutionBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenE. Fernandez ONM. Tillman OFF
  5. 61’SubstitutionCelje crestCeljeB. Kramer ONA. Kucys OFF
  6. 61’SubstitutionCelje crestCeljeM. Ivansek ONY. Dukuly OFF
  7. 69’SubstitutionCelje crestCeljeV. Tusha ONB. Verbic OFF
  8. 71’SubstitutionBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenC. Kofane ONP. Schick OFF
  9. 74’Goal!Bayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenF. MedinaAssist: A. Garcia1 – 1
  10. 80’SubstitutionBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenE. Ben Seghir ONM. Diaby OFF
  11. 80’SubstitutionCelje crestCeljeP. Daniel ONL. Ticic OFF