Home team: Bayer Leverkusen
Away team: Celje
VenueBayArenaLeverkusen
ScheduledHome
Europa League · 2026/27
Bayer Leverkusen
BayArena · Leverkusen · provisional competition venue
Path difficulty17.2Rank 31 of 36
Opponent coefficient286.682Rank 23 of 36
Round-trip travel8,900 kmRank 27 of 36
Estimated controls00 of 4 away trips
Club coefficient105Frozen at the draw
Club schedule
Fixtures & results
Official home/away ordering, Central European kick-off times and verified scores for 2026/27.
Europa League
All competition fixtures 2026/27 match programme
Home team: Lech Poznań
Away team: Bayer Leverkusen
VenuePoznan StadiumPoznań
ScheduledAway
Home team: OFI Crete
Away team: Bayer Leverkusen
VenuePankritioHeraklion
ScheduledAway
Home team: Bayer Leverkusen
Away team: Marseille
VenueBayArenaLeverkusen
ScheduledHome
Home team: GNK Dinamo
Away team: Bayer Leverkusen
VenueStadion MaksimirZagreb
ScheduledAway
Home team: Bayer Leverkusen
Away team: Beşiktaş
VenueBayArenaLeverkusen
ScheduledHome
Home team: Bayer Leverkusen
Away team: Salzburg
VenueBayArenaLeverkusen
ScheduledHome
Home team: Lyon
Away team: Bayer Leverkusen
VenueOL StadiumDécines
ScheduledAway
League-phase draw
8 roads, 8 opponents
Opponent coefficient values use the same frozen snapshot as the competition ranking.
H
At the assigned home venue
Home opponents
Marseille
Stade Vélodrome · 8th arrondissement of Marseille
- Club coefficient
- 54
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
Salzburg
Red Bull Arena · Wals-Siezenheim
- Club coefficient
- 45
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
Celje
Stadion Z'dežele · Hudinja
- Club coefficient
- 23
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş Stadium · Beşiktaş
- Club coefficient
- 15.5
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
A
Travel required
Away opponents
Lyon
Parc Olympique Lyonnais · Metropolis of Lyon
- Club coefficient
- 65.75
- Return travel
- 1,210 km
- Estimated controls
- 0
GNK Dinamo
Stadion Maksimir · Zagreb
- Club coefficient
- 46.5
- Return travel
- 1,763 km
- Estimated controls
- 0
Lech Poznań
Enea Stadion · Poznań
- Club coefficient
- 27.25
- Return travel
- 1,390 km
- Estimated controls
- 0
OFI Crete
Pankritio Stadium · Heraklion Municipality
- Club coefficient
- 9.682
- Return travel
- 4,536 km
- Estimated controls
- 0
Assigned competition venues
The away map
Great-circle distances are estimates. The map shows the venue assignments currently held in the draw snapshot.
4 away routes8,900 km estimated return travel
| Away opponent | Assigned venue | City | One way | Return | Controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| awayLyon | Parc Olympique Lyonnais | Metropolis of Lyon | 605 km | 1,210 km | 0 |
| awayGNK Dinamo | Stadion Maksimir | Zagreb | 882 km | 1,763 km | 0 |
| awayLech Poznań | Enea Stadion | Poznań | 695 km | 1,390 km | 0 |
| awayOFI Crete | Pankritio Stadium | Heraklion Municipality | 2,268 km | 4,536 km | 0 |
Path Difficulty Index v1
Why this path scores 17.2
The score is relative to clubs in this competition and is not comparable across competitions.
Competition rank31 / 36
Easier than the competition median.
- Rival strength65% weight18.8 · 12.2 pts
- Round-trip travel25% weight20 · 5 pts
- Estimated controls10% weight0 · 0 pts
Published formula
65% opponent coefficient total, 25% round-trip travel and 10% estimated routine arrival controls after min-max normalization within Europa League.
MethodologyTournament participation
Edition record
Europa League · 2026/27
| Season | Competition | Published stage | Position / result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Europa League | League-phase fixtures | 8 fixtures |
Published matches
Final record
No final recorded for this edition
The published record for this edition does not include a final appearance for this club.
Tournament history
Other editions
Explore Bayer Leverkusen’s other published tournament appearances.