UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE / SEASON Group B day Thursday September.CET (. local time) Bayer Leverkusen Contents Previous meetings... background... Team facts... Squad list... Fixtures and results... bymatch lineups... officials... Legend... This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Europa match. For more detailed factual information, and indepth competition statistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/presskits/index.html
Bayer Leverkusen Thursday September.CET (. local time) Previous meetings Head to Head None Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions // // UEFA Cup // // QR QR R R FC Schalke FC Schalke UEFA Champions // // UEFA Cup // // GS GS R R VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund UEFA Cup Winners' Cup // // UEFA Cup // // SF SF R R SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen KFC Uerdingen KFC Uerdingen UEFA Cup Winners' Cup // // SF SF. FC Dynamo Dresden. FC Dynamo Dresden UEFA Cup Winners' Cup // // R R Hamburger SV Hamburger SV Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt agg: agg: agg: (aet) agg: agg: agg: agg: Gelsenkirchen Wolfsburg Dortmund Bremen Krefeld Dresden Hamburg Frankfurt am Main Agüero, Forlán, Luis García, Maxi Rodríguez (p) Pander Hasselbaink, Correa ; Akonnor (p) Juskowiak, Akonnor ; Aguilera,, Hasselbaink Herrlich ; Roberto, Pantic Reuter Neubarth, Meier ; Salinas Ex Uralde, Arteche Herget, Larus Gudmundsson ; Rubio, Cabrera, Martin Prieto Martin Prieto Riedel, Ruiz (og), Weber Rubén Cano ; Häfner, Weber Kaltz, Reimann, Keller Rubén Cano,, Leal Vargas ; Magath Reichel Capón ; Hölzenbein, Last updated // ::CET Previous meetings
Bayer Leverkusen Thursday September.CET (. local time) European Champion Clubs' Cup // // UEFA Cup Winners' Cup // // F F QF QF FC Bayern München FC Bayern München UEFA Cup Winners' Cup // // SF SF Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund UEFA Cup Winners' Cup // // // // SF SF QF QF. FC Nürnberg. FC Nürnberg FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen European Champion Clubs' Cup // // QF QF FC Schalke FC Schalke agg: agg: agg: agg: agg: agg: Brussels Brussels Dortmund Nurnberg Malmo Jena Bremen Gelsenkirchen Hoeness,, Müller, Schwarzenbeck Ex; Aragonés Ex Emmerich Mendonça ; Emmerich Wild, ; Jones Chuzo, Mendonça Mendonça,, Jones, Joaquín Peiró Jagielski (og), Joaquín Peiró, Adelardo ; Schröder Soya ; Jones Nowak ; Izidio Neto Izidio Neto, Gonzalez Perez, Joaquín Peiró Bayer Leverkusen Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup // // QF QF UEFA Champions // // GS GS CA Osasuna Bayer Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen CA Osasuna UEFA Champions // // ndgs ndgs Real CF Bayer Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen Real CF UEFA Champions // // // // // F ndgs ndgs GS GS FC Barcelona Bayer Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen FC Barcelona Bayer Leverkusen Real CF RC Deportivo La Coruña Bayer Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen RC Deportivo La Coruña FC Barcelona Bayer Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen FC Barcelona agg: Pamplona Leverkusen Leverkusen Barcelona Leverkusen Glasgow La Coruna Leverkusen Barcelona Leverkusen Juanlu Gómez Cuéllar, David López, Webó Raúl González ; Berbatov Krzynówek, França, Berbatov Saviola, Frank de Boer Berbatov ; Saviola, Overmars Lucio ; Raúl González, Zidane Tristán ; Ballack, Schneider, Neuville Zé Roberto, Neuville, Ballack Kluivert, Luis Enrique ; Ramelow Yıldıray Baştürk, Neuville ; Luis Enrique Last updated // ::CET Previous meetings
Bayer Leverkusen Thursday September.CET (. local time) UEFA Champions // GS Real CF Bayer Leverkusen // GS Bayer Leverkusen Real CF UEFA Champions // QF Real CF Bayer Leverkusen // QF Bayer Leverkusen Real CF UEFA Cup // F Bayer Leverkusen RCD Espanyol // F RCD Espanyol Bayer Leverkusen // QF FC Barcelona Bayer Leverkusen // QF Bayer Leverkusen FC Barcelona agg: agg: aet (pens) agg: Leverkusen Leverkusen Leverkusen Barcelona Barcelona Cologne Guti,, Iván Helguera, Raúl González, Figo (p); Brdaric, Kirsten, Rink Schneider, Ballack ; Roberto Carlos,, Guti Karembeu, Morientes, Hierro Beinlich ; Karembeu Tita, Götz, Cha Losada,, Soler Tita Record versus clubs from opponents' country Bayer Leverkusen Home W D L Away W D L Final W D L W Total D L GF GA Last updated // ::CET Previous meetings
Bayer Leverkusen Thursday September.CET (. local time) background The UEFA Europa holders will hope their home form will help them bounce back from defeat by Aris Thessaloniki FC when Bayer Leverkusen, led by a coach with strong connections to the Spanish capital, come to meet Club Atlético de in Group B. Previous meetings The clubs are meeting for the first time in UEFA club competition. Atlético's record in games against German sides reads W D L (W D L in ). Atlético won an additional nominal home fixture against a German side, beating SC Motor Jena now FC Carl Zeiss Jena in the return leg of the / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semifinal. The game was played in Malmo, Sweden, after the Motor Jena players had been refused visas to enter Spain. Atlético went on to beat ACF Fiorentina in the final. Leverkusen's games against Spanish sides ended W D L (W D L in Spain). They have played three previous games in the Spanish capital against Real CF, losing two including a defeat against a side led by their current coach, Heynckes but drawing the most recent one. They also lost to Los Merengues in the / UEFA Champions final in Glasgow. Leverkusen lifted their only European trophy, the / UEFA Cup, after beating another Spanish club, RCD Espanyol on penalties after a aggregate draw. background Atlético have not lost in five European home games since a reverse against FC Porto in last season's UEFA Champions group stage. Their unbeaten run at home in the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa stands at games and dates back to a semifinal loss to Parma FC on April. Leverkusen have lost just one of their last five European away fixtures, at Hamburger SV in the / UEFA Cup round of. However, they have won only once in four previous UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa group stage fixtures on their travels, beating FC Zürich in that same edition of the competition. Team facts Atlético coach Quique Sánchez Flores was a Spanish titlewinner with Real as a rightback in /, and reached his peak as a coach this year when, following spells with Getafe CF, Valencia CF and SL Benfica, he steered the Rojiblancos to the UEFA Europa and UEFA Super Cup. Quique Flores's only prior meeting with German opposition as a coach came when his SL Benfica side drew at Hertha BSC Berlin in the / UEFA Cup group stage. The heaviest defeat of his European playing career came against a German team when he was in the Valencia side thrashed at Karlsruher SC in the second leg of a / UEFA Cup tie. Valencia had won the home leg. A fine striker in his day, Leverkusen coach Jupp Heynckes won the UEFA European Championship and FIFA World Cup with West Germany, and also claimed four domestic titles, a German Cup and the / UEFA Cup with VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach. As a coach, he won two league titles with FC Bayern München and led to / UEFA Champions glory. He took charge at Leverkusen in June. Heynckes knows plenty about Spanish football having coached Athletic Club and CD Tenerife as well as Real. This will be his first competitive game in the Spanish capital since leaving Los Merengues in. Both his Liga derbies against Atlético as coach in / ended in draws. Last updated // ::CET background
Bayer Leverkusen Thursday September.CET (. local time) Team facts Formed: Nickname: Los Colchoneros (The Mattress Makers) UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) European Champion Clubs' Cup: () UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa : UEFA Cup Winners' Cup ():, (), () UEFA Intertoto Cup ():, () Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) title: () Spanish Cup: () Tenyear European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa unless indicated otherwise) /: UEFA Europa winners (having transferred from UEFA Champions group stage) /: UEFA Champions first knockout round /: round of /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: UEFA Intertoto Cup final /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: did not compete in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win : Atlético v Drumcondra FC //, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg Biggest away win : Kayseri Erciyesspor v Atlético //, UEFA Cup first round second leg Heaviest home defeat : Atlético v FC Porto //, UEFA Champions group stage Heaviest away defeat : Atlético v Tottenham Hotspur FC //, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final (played in Rotterdam) : Chelsea FC v Atlético //, UEFA Champions group stage UEFA Europa /UEFA Cup Biggest home win on two occasions, most recently v Kayseri Erciyesspor //, first round first leg Biggest away win : Kayseri Erciyesspor v Atlético (see above) Heaviest home defeat : Atlético v Parma FC //, semifinal first leg Heaviest away defeat : Boavista FC v Atlético //, first round first leg : FC Groningen v Atlético Last updated // ::CET Team facts
Bayer Leverkusen Thursday September.CET (. local time) //, first round second leg Last updated // ::CET Team facts
Bayer Leverkusen Thursday September.CET (. local time) Bayer Leverkusen Formed: Nickname: Werkself (Factory Team) UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) UEFA Champions : () UEFA Cup: Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) German Cup: () Tenyear European record(uefa Cup/UEFA Europa unless indicated otherwise) /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: quarterfinals /: quarterfinals /: first round /: UEFA Champions round of /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: UEFA Champions second group stage /: UEFA Champions runnersup /: third round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions, first group stage) Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win : Leverkusen v FC Dinamo Tbilisi //, UEFA Champions second qualifying round first leg : Leverkusen v FC Baník Ostrava //, UEFA Champions third qualifying round first leg : Leverkusen v Kispest Honvéd FC //, UEFA Cup second round second leg Biggest away win : FC Zürich v Leverkusen //, UEFA Cup group stage : JK Tervis Pärnu v Leverkusen //, UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage Heaviest home defeat : Leverkusen v FC Zenit St. Petersburg //, UEFA Cup quarterfinals first leg : Leverkusen v CA Osasuna //, UEFA Cup quarterfinals first leg Heaviest away defeat : Olympiacos CFP v Leverkusen //, UEFA Champions group stage : Juventus v Leverkusen //, UEFA Champions second group stage : AS Monaco FC v Leverkusen //, UEFA Champions group stage UEFA Europa /UEFA Cup Biggest home win : Leverkusen v Kispest Honvéd FC (see above) Biggest away win : FC Zürich v Leverkusen (see above) Heaviest home defeat : Leverkusen v FC Zenit St. Petersburg (see above) : Leverkusen v CA Osasuna (see above) Heaviest away defeat Last updated // ::CET Team facts
Bayer Leverkusen Thursday September.CET (. local time) on three occasions, most recently v Parma FC //, semifinal second leg Last updated // ::CET Team facts
Squad list Alltime Current season UEFA UEL UEL QUAL Gls Gls Gls Gls Gls D Age DoB Nat. Player No. Goalkeepers // Sergio Asenjo // David de Gea // Joel Robles // Alejandro Campos Tablado Defenders // Juan Valera // Antonio López // BRA Filipe Luis // URU Diego Godín // Juanito // CZE Tomáš Ujfaluši // Álvaro Domínguez // COL Luis Perea // Quique Martín // Carlos Mendoza // Míchel // Manu Trinado // Ángel Propin // Jorge Arroyo // Nacho Heras // Miguel Linares // Pichu Atienza // Jorge Pulido // Andrés Midfielders // Mario Suárez // POR Tiago // Ignacio Camacho // Raúl García // Fran Mérida // BRA Paulo Assunção // José Antonio Reyes // POR Simão // Fernando López // Koke // Sergio Cidoncha // Sergio Marcos // Jesús Forwards // URU Diego Forlán // ARG Sergio Agüero // BRA Diego // Abel // Borja González // Dani Martín Coach // Quique Sánchez Flores Squad list Last updated // ::CET Thursday September.CET (. local time) Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen Thursday September.CET (. local time) Bayer Leverkusen No. Player Goalkeepers René Adler Benedikt Fernandez Dominik Poremba Tomasz Bobel Fabian Giefer Fabrice Vollborn Defenders Daniel Schwaab Stefan Reinartz Sami Hyypiä Manuel Friedrich Arturo Vidal Michal Kadlec Gonzalo Castro Julian Riedel Rico Weiler Daniel Schumann Sascha Eichmeier Patrick Koronkiewicz Midfielders Simon Rolfes Tranquillo Barnetta Lars Bender Renato Augusto Michael Ballack Hanno Balitsch Domagoj Vida Burak Kaplan Oliver Lanwer Stefan Grummel Christoph Kramer Forwards Patrick Helmes Stefan Kiessling Sidney Sam Eren Derdiyok Christoph Siefkes Nicolai Jørgensen Sven Kreyer Sascha Marquet Coach Josef Heynckes Nat. POL FIN CHI CZE SUI BRA CRO TUR SUI DEN DoB // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Age D QUAL Gls Current season UEL Gls Gls Alltime UEL UEFA Gls Gls Last updated // ::CET Squad list
Bayer Leverkusen Thursday September.CET (. local time) Fixtures and results Competition Opponent // SCUP FC Internazionale Milano (A) W // Real Sporting de Gijón (H) W // Athletic Club (A) W // UEL Aris Thessaloniki FC (A) L // FC Barcelona (H) L // Valencia CF (A) D // Real Zaragoza (H) W // UEL Bayer Leverkusen (H) // Sevilla FC (A) // Getafe CF (H) // UEL Rosenborg BK (H) // Villarreal CF (A) // Cup Universidad de Las Palmas CF (A) // UD Almería (H) // UEL Rosenborg BK (A) // Real CF (A) // Cup Universidad de Las Palmas CF (H) // CA Osasuna (H) // Real Sociedad de Fútbol (A) // RCD Espanyol (H) // UEL Aris Thessaloniki FC (H) // Levante UD (A) // RC Deportivo La Coruña (H) // UEL Bayer Leverkusen (A) // Málaga CF (A) // Real Racing Club (H) // Hercules CF (A) Reyes, Agüero Jurado, Forlán,, Simão + Forlán, Tiago Raúl García Simão Diego Pos. Clubs Valencia CF Villarreal CF FC Barcelona Real CF RCD Espanyol Sevilla FC Hercules CF Athletic Club Getafe CF RCD Mallorca Málaga CF UD Almería CA Osasuna Real Racing Club Real Sociedad de Fútbol Real Sporting de Gijón Levante UD RC Deportivo La Coruña Real Zaragoza W D L GF GA Pts Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results
Bayer Leverkusen Thursday September.CET (. local time) Bayer Leverkusen Competition Opponent // Cup FK Pirmasens (A) W // UEL SC Tavriya Simferopol (H) W // Borussia Dortmund (A) W // UEL SC Tavriya Simferopol (A) W // VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) L // Hannover (A) D // UEL Rosenborg BK (H) W //. FC Nürnberg (H) D // Eintracht Frankfurt (H) W // VfB Stuttgart (A) W // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // UEL UEL Cup UEL UEL UEL (A) SV Werder Bremen (H) VfL Wolfsburg (A) Aris Thessaloniki FC (A). FSV Mainz (H) VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) FC Schalke (A) Aris Thessaloniki FC (H). FC Kaiserslautern (H) FC St. Pauli (A) FC Bayern München (H) TSG Hoffenheim (A) Rosenborg BK (A). FC Köln (H) Hamburger SV (A) (H) SC Freiburg (H) Borussia Dortmund (H) VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) Hannover (H) Kiessling,, Helmes,,, Renato Augusto, Sam,, Derdiyok,, Vidal (p) Kadlec,, Ballack + (p) Barnetta, Renato Augusto Vidal (p), Golaydo (og), Castro + Derdiyok, Vidal (p), Kiessling Derdiyok, Helmes Helmes,,, Reinartz Bender, Vidal (p) Hyypiä, Vidal, Balitsch, Sam Pos. Clubs. FSV Mainz Borussia Dortmund Hannover TSG Hoffenheim Bayer Leverkusen VfL Wolfsburg SC Freiburg Hamburger SV FC Bayern München FC St. Pauli. FC Kaiserslautern SV Werder Bremen Eintracht Frankfurt. FC Nürnberg. FC Köln VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach FC Schalke VfB Stuttgart W D L GF GA Pts Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results
Bayer Leverkusen Thursday September.CET (. local time) bymatch lineups Bayer Leverkusen UEFA Europa Qualifying Playoffs (//) Leverkusen Tavriya Goals: Kadlec, Kadlec, Ballack +(pen) Bayer Leverkusen: Adler, Schwaab, Reinartz, M. Friedrich, Bender (Ballack ), Helmes (Derdiyok ), Renato Augusto, Kiessling, Sam (Barnetta ), Vidal, Kadlec (//) Tavriya Leverkusen (agg: ) Goals: Idahor (pen), Vidal (pen), Golaydo (o.g.), Castro + Bayer Leverkusen: Adler, Schwaab, Reinartz, M. Friedrich, Barnetta (Kadlec ), Bender, Balitsch, Derdiyok (N. Jørgensen ), Vidal, Castro, Burak Kaplan (Renato Augusto ) Last updated // ::CET bymatch lineups
Bayer Leverkusen Thursday September.CET (. local time) Group B Standings Club Bayer Leverkusen Aris Thessaloniki FC Rosenborg BK W D L GF GA Pts day (//) Aris Atlético Goals: Javito : De Gea, Valera, Antonio López, Tiago, Camacho (Mario Suárez ), Forlán, Raúl García (Diego ), Mérida (Reyes ), Godín, Álvaro Domínguez, Simão Leverkusen Rosenborg Goals: Helmes, Reinartz, Helmes, Helmes Bayer Leverkusen: Adler, Schwaab, Reinartz, Hyypiä, M. Friedrich, Bender (Balitsch ), Helmes, Sam, Derdiyok (Barnetta ), Castro (Vida ), N. Jørgensen day (//) Atlético v Leverkusen day (//) Atlético v Rosenborg Aris v Leverkusen day (//) Rosenborg v Atlético Leverkusen v Aris day (//) Atlético v Aris Rosenborg v Leverkusen day (//) Leverkusen v Atlético Last updated // ::CET bymatch lineups
Bayer Leverkusen Thursday September.CET (. local time) officials Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referee Additional assistant referee Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Paolo Tagliavento (ITA) Paolo Calcagno (ITA), Elenito Di Liberatore (ITA) Christian Brighi (ITA) Gabriele Gava (ITA) Carmine Russo (ITA) Christian Schmöelzer (AUT) Jørn West Larsen (DEN) Referee Name Paolo Tagliavento of birth // UEFA Europa matches UEFA matches UEFA Europa matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match // // // Competition UCUP UCUP UCUP GS PO GS Home Hamburger SV Hertha BSC Berlin FK Austria Wien Away AFC Ajax Brøndby IF SV Werder Bremen Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match // // // // Competition U U U U ELITE ELITE QR PO Home Germany Bulgaria Northern Ireland France Away Republic of Ireland Germany Germany Germany Hamburg Berlin Vienna Dublin Dublin Lurgan Metz Last updated // ::CET officials
Bayer Leverkusen Thursday September.CET (. local time) Legend :: Competitions Club competitions UCL: UEFA Champions /UEFA Champions UEL: UEFA Europa /UEFA Champions ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: InterCities Fairs Cup :: Competition stages F: Final GS: Group stage GS: First group stage GS: Second group stage KO: First knockout round PR: Preliminary round QF: Quarterfinals QR: Qualifying round QR: First qualifying round QR: Second qualifying round FT: Final tournament ELITE: Elite round PO rd: Third place playoff GS FT: Group stage Final tournament :: Statistics () : Denotes player substituted (*) : Denotes player sent off :: Squad list D: Disciplinary S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UFRIE: Under friendly internationals U: UEFA European Under Championship U: UEFA Under Championship U: UEFA European Under Championship U: UEFA Under Championship U: UEFA European Under Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WCHAMP: UEFA European Women's Championship :: Other abbreviations QR: Third qualifying round (aet): decided after extra timeno.: Number R: First round aetps: decided after extra timeo.g.: Own goal R: Second round and penalty shootout R: Third round ag: decided on away goals (p): Penalty R: Fourth round agg: Aggregate : es played SF: Semifinals AP: Appearances Pos.: Position R: Round of Comp.: Competition Pts: Points R: Round of D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) st: first leg DoB: of birth Res.: nd: second leg GA: Goals against sg: decided on "Silver Goal" PO: Playoff GF: Goals for t: decided by toss of coin (R) : Replay gg: decided on "Golden Goal"W: Won PO FT: Playoff for Final L: Lost Y: Booked Tournament Nat.: Nationality Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Prom/Rel PO: Promotion/RelegationN/a: Not applicable playoff (+) : Denotes player introduced (+/) : Denotes player introduced and substituted *: Misses next match if booked #: Suspended for at least one match UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa, group stage to final only UEFA: Alltime total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying :: Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on www.uefa.com. Last updated // ::CET Legend