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Leverkusen vs NK Celje: match report

Bayer Leverkusen hosted NK Celje at BayArena on Wednesday 16 September 2026, in the Europa League (round 1). Leverkusen are without 5 players (Guéla Doué, Ibrahim Maza, Nathan Tella and others); NK Celje are missing 2 (Andrej Kotnik, Jošt Pišek). Jasper Vergoote is the referee, averaging 3.4 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Leverkusen 2-0 NK Celje. Goals: Svit Seslar 15' (own goal) for Leverkusen; Facundo Medina 74' for Leverkusen. Attendance: 27,945.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 15' Own goal: Svit Seslar (Leverkusen) 1-0
  • 74' Goal: Facundo Medina (Leverkusen) 2-0
Match stats (contains the result)
56%Possession44%
17Shots5
8Shots on target3
6Corners2
16Fouls10
2Offsides1
3Saves7
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Leverkusen 4-2-3-1

Coach: Carles Martínez

  1. 1 Mark Flekken GK
  2. 17 Lucas Vázquez MID
  3. 5 Loic Badé DEF
  4. 12 Edmond Tapsoba DEF
  5. 2 Facundo Medina DEF
  6. 8 Robert Andrich DEF
  7. 24 Aleix García MID
  8. 11 Martin Terrier MID
  9. 10 Malik Tillman MID
  10. 19 Moussa Diaby FWD
  11. 14 Patrik Schick FWD

Bench

  • 4 Jarell Quansah DEF
  • 6 Equi Fernández MID
  • 9 Afonso Moreira FWD
  • 35 Christian Kofane FWD
  • 29 Eliesse Ben Seghir MID
  • 28 Janis Blaswich GK
  • 36 Niklas Lomb GK
  • 3 Miguel Gutiérrez MID

NK Celje 4-2-3-1

Coach: Zoran Zeljković

  1. 1 Žan-Luk Leban GK
  2. 2 Pijus Širvys DEF
  3. 44 Łukasz Bejger DEF
  4. 6 Artemijus Tutyškinas DEF
  5. 11 Milot Avdyli DEF
  6. 14 Luka Tičić MID
  7. 19 Mark Zabukovnik MID
  8. 91 Yaya Dukuly MID
  9. 10 Svit Sešlar MID
  10. 7 Benjamin Verbič FWD
  11. 47 Armandas Kučys FWD

Bench

  • 9 Blaž Kramer FWD
  • 77 Matic Ivanšek FWD
  • 25 Veton Tusha FWD
  • 13 Papa Daniel MID
  • 12 Luka Kolar GK
  • 23 Žiga Frelih GK
  • 20 Alpha Diounkou DEF
  • 4 Darko Hrka DEF
  • 33 Leonárdo Koútris DEF
  • 8 Mario Kvesić MID
  • 31 Dejan Suhovrsnik FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Leverkusen

  • Guéla Doué injury, back A few weeks
  • Ibrahim Maza injury, back Doubtful
  • Nathan Tella injury, back Late September 2026
  • Kennet Eichhorn injury, back Late October 2026
  • Montrell Culbreath injury, back Late September 2026

NK Celje

  • Andrej Kotnik suspension, back Mid September 2026
  • Jošt Pišek injury, back Mid January 2027