Liverpool vs. Bayer Leverkusen | UEFA Champions League | League Stage | Pre Match
Liverpool vs. Bayer Leverkusen
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
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Liverpool have won three of their four UEFA Champions League matches against Bayer Leverkusen, losing the other 4-2 in the second leg of the 2001-02 quarter-final and going out on aggregate.
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Bayer Leverkusen have only won one of their 11 away major European matches in England (D3 L7), beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in November 2016; they’ve lost both of their two visits to Anfield.
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Liverpool have lost one of their last 21 European meetings with German opponents (W14 D6), with that one defeat coming against Bayer Leverkusen in 2002. They’re unbeaten in 13 games since then (W10 D3).
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Liverpool have won all three of their UEFA Champions League games under Arne Slot, while only once previously have they won their opening four in a single campaign – in 2021-22 under Jürgen Klopp (first seven), when they finished as runners-up overall.
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Since the start of last season, no team have won more games (11) or scored more goals (37) in European competition than Bayer Leverkusen. The German side’s only defeat across their last 17 games in Europe came in last season’s UEFA Europa League final (0-3 v Atalanta), winning 11 and drawing five of the other 16 matches in this run.
