UEFA Europa League · League Stage - 1

Bayer Leverkusen v Celje

Bayer Leverkusen 2 – 0 Celje Full time

Kick-off: Wed 16 Sep 2026, 20:00 UK time
Venue: BayArena, Leverkusen
Referee: Jasper Vergoote, Belgium

Goals

15' S. Seslar (Bayer Leverkusen), own goal
74' F. Medina (Bayer Leverkusen), assist A. Garcia

Line-ups

Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Carles Martinez

1 Mark Flekken
17 Lucas Vázquez
5 Loïc Badé
12 Edmond Tapsoba
2 Facundo Medina
8 Robert Andrich
24 Aleix García
11 Martin Terrier
10 Malik Tillman
19 Moussa Diaby
14 Patrik Schick

Substitutes: Jarell Quansah, Ezequiel Fernández, Afonso Moreira, Christian Kofane, Eliesse Ben Seghir, Janis Blaswich, Niklas Lomb, Miguel Gutiérrez

Celje (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Vitor Campelos

1 Žan-Luk Leban
2 Pijus Širvys
44 Łukasz Bejger
6 Artemijus Tutyškinas
11 Milot Avdyli
14 Luka Tičić
19 Mark Zabukovnik
91 Yaya Dukuly
10 Svit Sešlar
7 Benjamin Verbič
47 Armandas Kučys

Substitutes: Matic Ivanšek, Blaž Kramer, Veton Tusha, Papa Daniel, Luka Kolar, Žiga Frelih, Alpha Diounkou, Leonardo Koutris, Darko Hrka, Mario Kvesić, Dejan Suhovrsnik

Key statistics

Statistic	Bayer Leverkusen	Celje
Expected goals	1.93	0.90
Possession	56%	44%
Total Shots	17	5
Shots on target	8	3
Shots off target	5	1
Blocked Shots	4	1
Corners	6	2
Offsides	2	1
Fouls	16	10
Saves	3	7
Yellow Cards	-	-
Red Cards	-	-
Passes	619	500
Accurate passes	546	441