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Leverkusen complete deal for Quansah from Liverpool

Bayer Leverkusen have completed the signing of Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah in a £35m deal.

Soccer • 02 Jul

Erik ten Hag has penned a two-year deal as Bayer Leverkusen boss

Ten Hag back in management as he takes Leverkusen post

Erik ten Hag has been appointed as the new head coach of Bayer Leverkusen, the Bundesliga club have announced.

Soccer • 26 May

Bayern players after the draw with RB Leipzig

European round-up: Bayern's title party delayed

Harry Kane was made to wait to clinch the first silverware of his career after RB Leipzig's dramatic late equaliser in a 3-3 draw with Bayern Munich.

Soccer • 03 May

Party time for Arminia Bielefeld players after knocking out the cup holders

Bielefeld captain hails surreal journey to cup final

Arminia Bielefeld captain Mael Corboz said his team's recent struggles have hardened their self-belief after the third-tier side beat holders Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 on Tuesday to reach their first German Cup final following a relegation battle last season.

Soccer • 02 Apr

Raphinha is joined by team-mates after scoring Barcelona's dramatic match-winning goal

UCL wrap: Astonishing Barca comeback seals progression

Barcelona recorded an astonishing 5-4 victory at Benfica that booked the Spanish giants' place in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Soccer • 21 Jan

Liverpool turned on the style after the break to beat Bayer Leverkusen

Slot taking dream start to Liverpool reign in stride

Liverpool boss Arne Slot admitted he could not have imagined when he arrived that barely four months later his team would be sitting atop both the Champions League and Premier League tables after their latest 4-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen.

Soccer • 05 Nov 24

Diaz hits treble as Liverpool surge past Leverkusen

Luis Diaz scored Liverpool's first Champions League hat-trick in two years as they extended their 100% record to four matches with a 4-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen as former midfielder Xabi Alonso endured a miserable return to Anfield.

Soccer • 05 Nov 24

Liverpool's Cody Gakpo (L) rises with Edmond Tapsoba of Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Tuesday's Champions League recap

Liverpool defeated Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen, Celtic beat RB Leipzig while Manchester City were hammered at Sporting. Read back on how it all unfolded.

Soccer • 05 Nov 24

Aleksandar Pavlovic was on target for Bayern Munich against Bayer Leverkusen

Euro round-up: Honours even between Bundesliga big two

Bayern Munich's 100% record this season ended with a 1-1 draw against reigning Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen.

Soccer • 28 Sep 24

Nordby Nusa celebrates as Leipzig ended the champions' long unbeaten run

Euro wrap: Leverkusen's unbeaten run ended by Leipzig

Bayer Leverkusen's 35-match unbeaten Bundesliga run was ended as RB Leipzig hit back from two down to secure a 3-2 win at the BayArena.

Soccer • 31 Aug 24

Vincent Kompany is expected to see Bayern reclaim the title in Germany

Bayern in good Kompany ahead of Leverkusen title battle

Bayern Munich kick off their Bundesliga campaign at VfL Wolfsburg on Sunday with the spotlight firmly on new coach Vincent Kompany as he looks to guide the club back to the top of German football.

Soccer • 22 Aug 24

Ademola Lookman leaps into the arms of a member of the Atalanta backroom team after scoring the opening goal at the Aviva Stadium

Lookman leads Atalanta to Europa League glory in Dublin

Hat-trick hero Ademola Lookman ensured Italian side Atalanta ended a 61-year wait for a major trophy at the Dublin Arena by defeating unbeaten Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the Europa League final.

Soccer • 22 May 24

Europa League: Atalanta 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen recap

Atalanta claimed the biggest trophy in the club's history with a convincing 3-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in Dublin. Here's how it happened.

Soccer • 22 May 24

Xabi Alonso runs the rule over training at the Aviva Stadium

Alonso primed for Dublin date with destiny

Xabi Alonso expects his relentless Bayer Leverkusen team's high standards to win the Europa League final as the hunger for success has propelled them to the brink of a remarkable invincible season.

Soccer • 22 May 24

WATCH: Leverkusen lessons from Bayer 04's Irish guide

Bayer Leverkusen's Irish stadium tour guide Gareth Houston joins the RTÉ Soccer Podcast to share an insight into a club arriving in Dublin on the crest of a historic season.

Soccer • 22 May 24

Atalanta BC coach Gian Piero Gasperini oversaw his side's training session at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday

Atalanta boss suitably prepared for Dublin showdown

Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini is confident that his team are both mentally and physically prepared to face a formidable Bayer Leverkusen side in the Europa League final which will take place at the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday.

Soccer • 22 May 24

Lukas Hradecky (L) and Victor Boniface celebrate with the Meisterschale of Bundesliga trophy

'Invincible' Leverkusen complete unbeaten league season

Victor Boniface and Robert Andrich ensured champions Bayer Leverkusen completed an unbeaten Bundesliga campaign with victory over Augsburg.

Soccer • 18 May 24

50 not out - Leverkusen players mark the occasion after their win at Bochum

Euro wrap: Leverkusen still unbeaten; Juventus reach CL

Bayer Leverkusen stayed on course to complete an unbeaten season after a 5-0 win at 10-man Bochum made it 50 games without defeat.

Soccer • 12 May 24

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso celebrates at full-time

Leverkusen preserve unbeaten run to reach Europa final

Josip Stanisic preserved Bayer Leverkusen's remarkable unbeaten run with a last-gasp equaliser against Roma as the Germans reached the Europa League final, where the will face an Atalanta side who outclassed Marseille.

Soccer • 09 May 24

Xabi Alonso's team equalled the European top-flight unbeaten record set by Benfica between December 1963 and February 1965

Europe: Leverkusen extend unbeaten run to 48 games

Bayer Leverkusen extended their incredible unbeaten run with a 5-1 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga.

Soccer • 05 May 24

Florian Wirtz (R) was on target for Bayer Leverkuse

Europa League wrap: Bayer Leverkusen conquer Rome

Goals by Florian Wirtz and Robert Andrich gave Bayer Leverkusen a 2-0 advantage over Roma in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final.

Soccer • 02 May 24

Referee Jose Sanchez shows a yellow card to both Michail Antonio of West Ham United and Jonathan Tah of Bayer Leverkusen

West Ham were 'playing against 14', claims Antonio

Michail Antonio felt West Ham were up against 14 players as they bowed out of the Europa League to Bayer Leverkusen.

Soccer • 19 Apr 24

Jeremie Frimpong celebrates with team-mates after scoring the crucial goal for the German champions

Bayer Leverkusen survive scare to eliminate West Ham

West Ham bowed out of the Europa League but only after giving new German champions Bayer Leverkusen an almighty fright.

Soccer • 18 Apr 24

Leverkusen take a two goal lead to London

Leverkusen strike late to take control against Hammers

West Ham were breached by two late goals as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final at Bayer Leverkusen.

Soccer • 11 Apr 24

European: Leverkusen edge closer to Bundesliga title

Florian Wirtz's penalty took Bayer Leverkusen to within touching distance of the Bundesliga title with a win at Union Berlin as Bayern Munich squandered a two-goal lead to leave the leaders 16 points clear.

Soccer • 06 Apr 24