Bayer Leverkusen vs. Red Bull Salzburg | Champions League | League Stage | Pre Match
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Red Bull Salzburg
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
1
This will be the first meeting between Bayer Leverkusen and RB Salzburg, as well as Leverkusen’s first match against an Austrian opponent in the UEFA Champions League.
2
Bayer Leverkusen have never lost to Austrian opposition in Europe, winning three of their five total matches (D2). However, this will be their first such match since the 2012-13 campaign, when they beat SK Rapid twice in the UEFA Europa League group stage (4-0 away and 3-0 at home).
3
Since the start of last season, no team has won more games in major European competition than Bayer Leverkusen (11, excluding qualifiers), while only Liverpool (39) and Manchester City (38) have scored more than Xabi Alonso’s side (37) in this period.
4
RB Salzburg won their previous game in the UEFA Champions League (3-1 v Feyenoord), ending an eight-match winless run in the competition (D1 L7). They’ve only won back-to-back games in the Champions League on one previous occasion, beating Lille 2-1 and Wolfsburg 3-1 in September/October 2021.
5
Since the start of the 2023-24 campaign, Bayer Leverkusen have won six of their seven home matches in major European competition (D1). In this period, only Liverpool at Anfield (+18) have outscored their opponents by a bigger margin than Leverkusen at the BayArena (+16 – 22 goals scored, six conceded).
