Europa League / UEFA Cup · League phase, matchday 1 · 2026/27

Leverkusen v Celje, 16 September 2026

16 September 2026, 22:00 Kyiv time

In the table now

  • Flag Leverkusen Position 7 · 9 pts from 4 matches
  • Flag Celje Position 25 · 4 pts from 4 matches

Europa League / UEFA Cup table

Form before this match

  • Flag Leverkusen
    1. Win · 28.01.2026 · Champions League, League phase · 2025/26 · Villarreal (home) 3–0

    2. Win · 18.02.2026 · Champions League, Knockout round play-offs · 2025/26 · Olympiacos (away) 2–0

    3. Draw · 24.02.2026 · Champions League, Knockout round play-offs · 2025/26 · Olympiacos (home) 0–0

    4. Draw · 11.03.2026 · Champions League, Round of 16 · 2025/26 · Arsenal (home) 1–1

    5. Loss · 17.03.2026 · Champions League, Round of 16 · 2025/26 · Arsenal (away) 0–2

  • Flag Celje
    1. Draw · 28.07.2026 · Champions League, Second qualifying round · 2026/27 · Egnatia (home) 2–2 pens 4:1

    2. Loss · 04.08.2026 · Champions League, Third qualifying round · 2026/27 · FC Ararat-Armenia (away) 1–2

    3. Win · 11.08.2026 · Champions League, Third qualifying round · 2026/27 · FC Ararat-Armenia (home) 2–0

    4. Draw · 19.08.2026 · Champions League, Play-off round · 2026/27 · Slovan Bratislava (away) 1–1

    5. Loss · 26.08.2026 · Champions League, Play-off round · 2026/27 · Slovan Bratislava (home) 1–2 aet

Head-to-head before this match

The first-ever meeting of these clubs in European competitions.

Leverkusen against clubs from Slovenia

2 matches before this one

Celje against clubs from Germany

Celje hadn't played clubs from Germany before.