Bayer Leverkusen

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Rivals	1. FC Köln
Club Profile	Club Website Twitter: @bayer04_en Facebook: @bayer04leverkusen Address: BayArena, Bismarckstraße 122-124, 51373 Leverkusen, Germany Nickname: Die Werkself
Stadium	Bayer Leverkusen call the Bay Arena home. It is one of the more unique stadiums in Germany as there is an explicit focus on making it family-friendly and on attracting younger fans. As such, the atmosphere at matches can be a little different to the relentless chanting of some other grounds. Although originally opened as far back as 1958, the Bay Arena has undergone several redevelopments since then and has become a very modern facility, with a current capacity of 30,000. There is a unique architectural characteristic of this stadium as one of the stands behind one of the goals is mostly made up of hospitality boxes, creating a sort of horseshoe shape for the other more atmospheric stands.
Recent History	Bayer Leverkusen earned a reputation as perpetual runners-up in the late Nineties and early Noughties. They were even nicknamed ‘Neverkusen’ by some after coming second in the Bundesliga four times in six years in 1996/97, 1998/99, 1999/2000 and 2001/02 and after reaching and losing the 2002 Champions League final and the 2002 DFB-Pokal final. They still haven’t won anything since then, but in recent years they haven’t come as close to winning the league or to winning cups. They have still, though, regularly qualified for the Champions League and, even when they haven’t made it to Europe’s top club competition, they’ve usually at least qualified for the Europa League.
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2024/2025

Bayer Leverkusen

In

Martin Terrier(mid) (Stade Rennes); Aleix Garcia(mid) (Girona); Jeanuel Belocian(def) (Stade Rennes); Andrea Natali(def) (Barcelona); Iker Bravo(att) (Real Madrid - End of Loan); Sadik Fofana(def) (Fortuna Sittard - End of Loan); Patrick Pentz(gk) (Brondby); Sardar Azmoun(att) (AS Roma - End of Loan)

Out

Adam Hlozek(sp)(att) (Hoffenheim); Sardar Azmoun(att) (Shabab Al Ahli); Patrick Pentz(gk) (Brondby); Iker Bravo(att) (Udinese); Reno Munz(def) (Greuther Furth); Timothy Fosu-Mensah(def) (Released); Madi Monamay(def) (PSV Eindhoven); Noah Mbamba(mid) (Fortuna Dusseldorf - End of Loan); Josip Stanisic(sp)(def) (Bayern Munchen - End of Loan); Borja Iglesias(att) (Real Betis - End of Loan)

A historic campaign for Bayer Leverkusen last year as they lifted their first ever Bundesliga title and came close to completing the treble, only to fall short in the Europa League final though they did end the domestic campaign undefeated. Bayer looked in danger of losing their coach Xabi Alonso in the closing stages of last season but the Spaniard announced his decision to stay on for this season and has managed to hold on to his key players once again. There was interest in both Wirtz and Tah both domestically and abroad but Bayer have not only held on to both the players but have added to their midfield with Aleix Garcia and Martin Terrier arriving on permanent deals. They have also brought in promising defender Jeanuel Belocian though he is more of a long term project and will improve the depth in the defensive positions following Josip Stanisic's departure at the end of his loan deal. With no major departures, apart from Adam Hlozek who has been sold to Hoffenheim, Bayer will have a similar look when they take to the field in their first league game. Alonso will have to make sure that performances too remain the same as he chases another title challenge though with big changes at both Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munchen, Bayer will be kicking off the new campaign as favorites to secure the league title once again

Target

Changes at both Dortmund and Bayern means Leverkusen will be favorites for another title challenge though the club will be satisfied with a top four finish