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|chairman = Fernando Carro (CEO)<br>[[Rudi Völler]] (Managing Director Sports)
|chairman = Fernando Carro (CEO)<br>[[Rudi Völler]] (Managing Director Sports)
|mgrtitle = Head coach
|mgrtitle = Head coach
|manager = [[Peter Bosz]]<br>''(until 23 March)''<br>[[Hannes Wolf (football manager)|Hannes Wolf]]<br>''(interim, from 23 March)''
|manager = [[Peter Bosz]]<br>''(until 23 March)''<br>[[Hannes Wolf (football manager)|Hannes Wolf]]<br>''(caretaker, from 23 March)''
|stdtitle =
|stdtitle =
|stadium = [[BayArena]]
|stadium = [[BayArena]]
|league = [[Bundesliga]]
|league = [[Bundesliga]]
|league result = [[2020–21 Bundesliga|''6th'']]
|league result = [[2020–21 Bundesliga|6th]]
|cup1 = [[DFB-Pokal]]
|cup1 = [[DFB-Pokal]]
|cup1 result = [[2020–21 DFB-Pokal|Round of 16]]
|cup1 result = [[2020–21 DFB-Pokal|Round of 16]]
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|cup2 result = [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League|Round of 32]]
|cup2 result = [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League|Round of 32]]
|league topscorer = <br>[[Lucas Alario]] (11)
|league topscorer = <br>[[Lucas Alario]] (11)
|season topscorer = <br>[[Leon Bailey]]<br>Lucas Alario<br>(15 each)
|season topscorer = <br>Lucas Alario<br>[[Leon Bailey]]<br>(15 each)
|highest attendance = 6,042 vs [[RB Leipzig]]
|highest attendance = 6,042 vs [[RB Leipzig]]
|lowest attendance =
|lowest attendance =
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| shorts3 = F6F6F6
| shorts3 = F6F6F6
| socks3 = F6F6F6
| socks3 = F6F6F6
|updated = 24 April 2021
|prevseason = [[2019–20 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season|2019–20]]
|prevseason = [[2019–20 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season|2019–20]]
|nextseason = ''2021–22''
|nextseason = [[2021–22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season|2021–22]]
}}
}}
The '''2020–21 season''' is the 117th season in the existence of [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen]] and the club's 42nd consecutive season in the top flight of [[Football in Germany|German football]]. In addition to the [[2020–21 Bundesliga|domestic league]], Bayer 04 Leverkusen also participated in this season's edition of the [[2020–21 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]] as well as the [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]. The season covers the period from 11 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.
The '''2020–21 season''' was the 117th season in the existence of [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen]] and the club's 42nd consecutive season in the top flight of [[Football in Germany|German football]]. In addition to the [[2020–21 Bundesliga|domestic league]], Bayer 04 Leverkusen also participated in this season's edition of the [[2020–21 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]] as well as the [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]. The season covered the period from 11 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.


==Players==
==Players==
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{{Fs start}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player | no=1 | nat=FIN | pos=GK | name=[[Lukáš Hrádecký]]}}
{{Fs player | no=1 | nat=FIN | pos=GK | name=[[Lukas Hradecky]]}}
{{Fs player | no=2 | nat=COL | pos=DF | name=[[Santiago Arias]] | other=on loan from [[Atlético Madrid]]}}
{{Fs player | no=2 | nat=COL | pos=DF | name=[[Santiago Arias]] | other=on loan from [[Atlético Madrid]]}}
{{Fs player | no=4 | nat=GER | pos=DF | name=[[Jonathan Tah]]}}
{{Fs player | no=4 | nat=GER | pos=DF | name=[[Jonathan Tah]]}}
{{fs player | no=5 | nat=GER | pos=MF | name=[[Sven Bender]]}}
{{fs player | no=5 | nat=GER | pos=MF | name=[[Sven Bender]]}}
{{Fs player | no=6 | nat=AUT | pos=DF | name=[[Aleksandar Dragović]]}}
{{Fs player | no=6 | nat=AUT | pos=DF | name=[[Aleksandar Dragović]]}}
{{Fs player | no=7 | nat=BRA | pos=FW | name=[[Paulinho (footballer, born 2000)|Paulinho]]}}
{{Fs player | no=7 | nat=BRA | pos=FW | name=[[Paulinho (footballer, born July 2000)|Paulinho]]}}
{{Fs player | no=8 | nat=GER | pos=MF | name=[[Lars Bender]]}}
{{Fs player | no=8 | nat=GER | pos=MF | name=[[Lars Bender]]}}
{{Fs player | no=9 | nat=JAM | pos=FW | name=[[Leon Bailey]]}}
{{Fs player | no=9 | nat=JAM | pos=FW | name=[[Leon Bailey]]}}
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{{Fs player | no=11 | nat=GER | pos=MF | name=[[Nadiem Amiri]]}}
{{Fs player | no=11 | nat=GER | pos=MF | name=[[Nadiem Amiri]]}}
{{Fs player | no=12 | nat=BFA | pos=DF | name=[[Edmond Tapsoba]]}}
{{Fs player | no=12 | nat=BFA | pos=DF | name=[[Edmond Tapsoba]]}}
{{Fs player | no=13 | nat=ARG | pos=FW | name=[[Lucas Alario]]}}
{{Fs player | no=13 | nat=ARG | pos=FW | name=[[Lucas Alario]]}}
{{Fs player | no=14 | nat=CZE | pos=FW | name=[[Patrik Schick]]}}
{{Fs player | no=14 | nat=CZE | pos=FW | name=[[Patrik Schick]]}}
{{Fs player | no=15 | nat=AUT | pos=MF | name=[[Julian Baumgartlinger]]}}
{{Fs player | no=15 | nat=AUT | pos=MF | name=[[Julian Baumgartlinger]]}}
{{Fs player | no=16 | nat=CRO | pos=DF | name=[[Tin Jedvaj]]}}
{{Fs player | no=16 | nat=CRO | pos=DF | name=[[Tin Jedvaj]]}}
{{Fs player | no=18 | nat=BRA | pos=DF | name=[[Wendell (footballer)|Wendell]]}}
{{Fs player | no=18 | nat=BRA | pos=DF | name=[[Wendell (footballer, born 1993)|Wendell]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player | no=19 | nat=FRA | pos=FW | name=[[Moussa Diaby]]}}
{{Fs player | no=19 | nat=FRA | pos=FW | name=[[Moussa Diaby]]}}
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===Players out on loan===
===Players out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= –|nat=MAR|pos=MF|name=[[Ayman Azhil]]|other=at [[RKC Waalwijk]] until 30 June 2021}}
{{Fs player|no= –|nat=MAR|pos=MF|name=[[Ayman Azhil]]|other=at [[RKC Waalwijk]] until 30 June 2021}}
{{Fs player|no= —|nat=FIN|pos=FW|name=[[Joel Pohjanpalo]]|other=at [[1. FC Union Berlin|Union Berlin]] until 30 June 2021}}
{{Fs player|no= —|nat=FIN|pos=FW|name=[[Joel Pohjanpalo]]|other=at [[1. FC Union Berlin|Union Berlin]] until 30 June 2021}}
{{Fs player|no= —|nat=GRE|pos=DF|name=[[Panagiotis Retsos]]|other=at [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] until 30 June 2021}}
{{Fs player|no= —|nat=GRE|pos=DF|name=[[Panagiotis Retsos]]|other=at [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] until 30 June 2021}}
{{Fs end}}
{{Fs end}}
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|report = https://www.bayer04.de/de-de/news/bayer04/palacios-trifft-bei-1-1-gegen-anderlecht
|report = https://www.bayer04.de/de-de/news/bayer04/palacios-trifft-bei-1-1-gegen-anderlecht
|team2 = {{flagicon|BEL}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|team2 = {{flagicon|BEL}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|goals1 = [[Exequiel Palacios|Palacios]] {{goal|6}}
|goals1 =
*[[Exequiel Palacios|Palacios]] {{goal|6}}
|goals2 = [[Dauda Mohammed|Dauda]] {{goal|21}}
|goals2 =
*[[Dauda Mohammed|Dauda]] {{goal|21}}
|stadium = [[BayArena]]
|stadium = [[BayArena]]
|location = [[Leverkusen]], Germany
|location = [[Leverkusen]], Germany
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{{Fb overview2
{{Fb overview2
|c=3
|c=3
|c1=[[2020–21 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] |fm1=20 September 2020 |lm1=22 May 2021 |sr1=Matchday 1 |fp1= |w1=14 |d1=9 |l1=9 |f1=51 |a1=35
|c1=[[2020–21 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] |fm1=20 September 2020 |lm1=22 May 2021 |sr1=Matchday 1 |fp1=6th |w1=14 |d1=10 |l1=10 |f1=53 |a1=39
|c2=[[2020–21 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]] |fm2=13 September 2020 |lm2=2 February 2021 |sr2=First round |fp2=Round of 16 |w2=2 |d2=0 |l2=1 |f2=12 |a2=3
|c2=[[2020–21 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]] |fm2=13 September 2020 |lm2=2 February 2021 |sr2=First round |fp2=Round of 16 |w2=2 |d2=0 |l2=1 |f2=12 |a2=3
|c3=[[2020–21 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] |fm3=22 October 2020 |lm3=25 February 2021 |sr3=Group stage |fp3=Round of 32 |w3=5 |d3=0 |l3=3 |f3=24 |a3=14
|c3=[[2020–21 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] |fm3=22 October 2020 |lm3=25 February 2021 |sr3=Group stage |fp3=Round of 32 |w3=5 |d3=0 |l3=3 |f3=24 |a3=14
⚫
|u=8 May 2021
|s=[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/germany/bayer-04-leverkusen/963/ Soccerway]
|s=[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/germany/bayer-04-leverkusen/963/ Soccerway]
}}
}}
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====Results summary====
====Results summary====
{{Fb_rs |hw=8 |hd=4 |hl=4 |hgf=33 |hga=21 |aw=6 |ad=5 |al=5 |agf=18 |aga=14 }}
{{Fb_rs |hw=8 |hd=5 |hl=4 |hgf=34 |hga=22 |aw=6 |ad=5 |al=6 |agf=19 |aga=17 }}
{{Fb_rs footer|u=8 May 2021|s=[https://www.dfb.de/bundesliga/spieltagtabelle/ DFB]|date=June 2020}}
{{Fb_rs footer|s=[https://www.dfb.de/bundesliga/spieltagtabelle/ DFB]|date=June 2020}}


====Results by round====
====Results by round====
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{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b
| updated=8 May 2021
| updated=complete
| header=Round
| header=Round
| label1=Ground
| label1=Ground
| res1=A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H
| res1=A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A
| label2=Result
| label2=Result
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| label3=Position
| label3=Position
| pos3=10/13/14/9/4/4/4/3/3/2/1/1/2/3/3/3/3/3/5/5/5/5/6/5/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/
| pos3=10/13/14/9/4/4/4/3/3/2/1/1/2/3/3/3/3/3/5/5/5/5/6/5/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6
| color_W=green2|text_W=Win
| color_W=green2|text_W=Win
| color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
| color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
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*[[Karim Bellarabi|Bellarabi]] {{yel|75}}
*[[Karim Bellarabi|Bellarabi]] {{yel|75}}
*[[Charles Aránguiz|Aránguiz]] {{yel|89}}
*[[Charles Aránguiz|Aránguiz]] {{yel|89}}
|stadium = [[Mercedes-Benz Arena (Stuttgart)|Mercedes-Benz Arena]]
|stadium = [[MHPArena|Mercedes-Benz Arena]]
|location = [[Stuttgart]]
|location = [[Stuttgart]]
|attendance = 9,500
|attendance = 9,500
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|team2 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
|team2 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
|goals1 =
|goals1 =
*[[Lukáš Hrádecký|Hrádecký]] {{yel|18}}
*[[Lukas Hradecky|Hradecky]] {{yel|18}}
*[[Lucas Alario|Alario]] {{goal|27||41}}
*[[Lucas Alario|Alario]] {{goal|27||41}}
*[[Lars Bender|L. Bender]] {{yel|51}}
*[[Lars Bender|L. Bender]] {{yel|51}}
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|team2 = Bayer Leverkusen
|team2 = Bayer Leverkusen
|goals1 =
|goals1 =
*[[Lukáš Hrádecký|Hrádecký]] {{goal|47|o.g.}}
*[[Lukas Hradecky|Hradecky]] {{goal|47|o.g.}}
|goals2 =
|goals2 =
*[[Leon Bailey|Bailey]] {{goal|27}}
*[[Leon Bailey|Bailey]] {{goal|27}}
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|goals1 =
|goals1 =
*[[Jonathan Tah|Tah]] {{yel|3}}
*[[Jonathan Tah|Tah]] {{yel|3}}
*[[Wendell (footballer)|Wendell]] {{yel|13}}
*[[Wendell (footballer, born 1993)|Wendell]] {{yel|13}}
*[[Lucas Alario|Alario]] {{goal|14}}
*[[Lucas Alario|Alario]] {{goal|14}}
*[[Edmond Tapsoba|Tapsoba]] {{yel|67}}
*[[Edmond Tapsoba|Tapsoba]] {{yel|67}}
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*[[Jeremie Frimpong|Frimpong]] {{yel|49}}
*[[Jeremie Frimpong|Frimpong]] {{yel|49}}
*[[Patrik Schick|Schick]] {{goal|85}}
*[[Patrik Schick|Schick]] {{goal|85}}
*[[Wendell (footballer)|Wendell]] {{yel|90+6}}
*[[Wendell (footballer, born 1993)|Wendell]] {{yel|90+6}}
|goals2 =
|goals2 =
*[[Amos Pieper|Pieper]] {{yel|16}}
*[[Amos Pieper|Pieper]] {{yel|16}}
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*[[Christoph Baumgartner|Baumgartner]] {{yel|89}}
*[[Christoph Baumgartner|Baumgartner]] {{yel|89}}
|goals2 =
|goals2 =
*[[Wendell (footballer)|Wendell]] {{yel|81}}
*[[Wendell (footballer, born 1993)|Wendell]] {{yel|81}}
|stadium = [[Rhein-Neckar-Arena]]
|stadium = [[Rhein-Neckar-Arena]]
|location = [[Sinsheim]]
|location = [[Sinsheim]]
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|time = 15:30 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|time = 15:30 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = Bayer Leverkusen
|team1 = Bayer Leverkusen
|score =
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.dfb.de/bundesliga/spieltagtabelle/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2315410
|report =
|team2 = [[1. FC Union Berlin|Union Berlin]]
|team2 = [[1. FC Union Berlin|Union Berlin]]
|goals1 =
|goals1 =
*[[Nadiem Amiri|Amiri]] {{yel|6}}
*[[Edmond Tapsoba|Tapsoba]] {{yel|17}}
*[[Florian Wirtz|Wirtz]] {{goal|27}}
|goals2 =
|goals2 =
*[[Marcus Ingvartsen|Ingvartsen]] {{yel|40}}
*[[Robert Andrich|Andrich]] {{yel|55}}
*[[Joel Pohjanpalo|Pohjanpalo]] {{goal|72}}
|stadium = [[BayArena]]
|stadium = [[BayArena]]
|location = [[Leverkusen]]
|location = [[Leverkusen]]
|attendance =
|attendance = 0
|referee =
|referee = [[Patrick Ittrich]]
|result =
|result = D
}}
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|round = 34
⚫
|date = 22 May 2021
|time = 15:30 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = [[Borussia Dortmund]]
|score = 3–1
|report = https://www.dfb.de/bundesliga/spieltagtabelle/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2315388
|team2 = Bayer Leverkusen
|goals1 =
*[[Erling Haaland|Haaland]] {{goal|5||84}}
*[[Marco Reus|Reus]] {{goal|51}}
|goals2 =
*[[Lars Bender|Bender]] {{goal|90|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Westfalenstadion|Signal Iduna Park]]
|location = [[Dortmund]]
|attendance = 0
|referee = [[Manuel Gräfe]]
|result = L
}}
}}


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{{main|2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage#Group C}}
{{main|2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage#Group C}}
The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/025e-0fac7d3c463c-cd4fe1542272-1000--2020-21-europa-league-decisions/|title=2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know|date=17 June 2020|accessdate=4 July 2020|website=UEFA.com}}</ref>
The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/025e-0fac7d3c463c-cd4fe1542272-1000--2020-21-europa-league-decisions/|title=2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know|date=17 June 2020|accessdate=4 July 2020|website=UEFA.com}}</ref>
{{2020–21 UEFA Europa League group tables|Group C|show_matches=yes|showteam=LEV}}
{{:2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage|transcludesection=Group C|show_matches=yes|showteam=LEV}}

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|round = 1
|round = 1
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*[[Julian Baumgartlinger|Baumgartlinger]] {{yel|40}}
*[[Julian Baumgartlinger|Baumgartlinger]] {{yel|40}}
*[[Lars Bender|L. Bender]] {{yel|45}}
*[[Lars Bender|L. Bender]] {{yel|45}}
*[[Wendell (footballer)|Wendell]] {{yel|57}}
*[[Wendell (footballer, born 1993)|Wendell]] {{yel|57}}
*[[Moussa Diaby|Diaby]] {{goal|61}}
*[[Moussa Diaby|Diaby]] {{goal|61}}
*[[Karim Bellarabi|Bellarabi]] {{goal|79||83}}
*[[Karim Bellarabi|Bellarabi]] {{goal|79||83}}
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|referee = Fran Jović ([[Croatian Football Federation|Croatia]])
|referee = Fran Jović ([[Croatian Football Federation|Croatia]])
|result = W
|result = W
}}
}}
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|round = 2
|round = 2
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|referee = [[Radu Petrescu]] ([[Romanian Football Federation|Romania]])
|referee = [[Radu Petrescu]] ([[Romanian Football Federation|Romania]])
|result = W
|result = W
}}
}}
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|round = 4
|round = 4
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|referee = [[Paweł Gil]] ([[Polish Football Association|Poland]])
|referee = [[Paweł Gil]] ([[Polish Football Association|Poland]])
|result = W
|result = W
}}
}}
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|round = 5
|round = 5
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|referee = Maurizio Mariani ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
|referee = Maurizio Mariani ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
|result = W
|result = W
}}
}}
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|round = 6
|round = 6
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|-
|-
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
{{Efs player|no=1 |name=[[Lukáš Hrádecký]]|pos=GK|nat=FIN |27 |0 |3 |0 |5 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=1 |name=[[Lukas Hradecky]]|pos=GK|nat=FIN |29 |0 |3 |0 |5 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=21 |name=[[Lennart Grill]]|pos=GK|nat=GER |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=21 |name=[[Lennart Grill]]|pos=GK|nat=GER |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=36 |name=[[Niklas Lomb]]|pos=GK|nat=GER |1+1 |0 |0 |0 |3 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=36 |name=[[Niklas Lomb]]|pos=GK|nat=GER |1+1 |0 |0 |0 |3 |0 }}
|-
|-
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
{{Efs player|no=2 |name=[[Santiago Arias]]|pos=DF|nat=COL |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=2 |name=[[Santiago Arias]]|pos=DF|nat=COL |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=4 |name=[[Jonathan Tah]]|pos=DF|nat=GER |22+3 |1 |1 |0 |6+1 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=4 |name=[[Jonathan Tah]]|pos=DF|nat=GER |24+3 |1 |1 |0 |6+1 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=6 |name=[[Aleksandar Dragović]]|pos=DF|nat=AUT |9+7 |1 |1+2 |0 |7+1 |1 }}
{{Efs player|no=6 |name=[[Aleksandar Dragović]]|pos=DF|nat=AUT |11+7 |1 |1+2 |0 |7+1 |1 }}
{{Efs player|no=12 |name=[[Edmond Tapsoba]]|pos=DF|nat=BFA |28+2 |1 |3 |1 |3+2 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=12 |name=[[Edmond Tapsoba]]|pos=DF|nat=BFA |29+2 |1 |3 |1 |3+2 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=16 |name=[[Tin Jedvaj]]|pos=DF|nat=CRO |2+1 |0 |0+1 |0 |4 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=16 |name=[[Tin Jedvaj]]|pos=DF|nat=CRO |2+1 |0 |0+1 |0 |4 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=18 |name=[[Wendell (footballer)|Wendell]]|pos=DF|nat=BRA |13+7 |0 |1+1 |0 |6 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=18 |name=[[Wendell (footballer, born 1993)|Wendell]]|pos=DF|nat=BRA |15+7 |0 |1+1 |0 |6 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=22 |name=[[Daley Sinkgraven]]|pos=DF|nat=NED |19+3 |0 |1 |0 |2+2 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=22 |name=[[Daley Sinkgraven]]|pos=DF|nat=NED |19+3 |0 |1 |0 |2+2 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=23 |name=[[Mitchell Weiser]]|pos=DF|nat=GER |2+3 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=23 |name=[[Mitchell Weiser]]|pos=DF|nat=GER |2+3 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}
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|-
|-
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
{{Efs player|no=5 |name=[[Sven Bender]]|pos=MF|nat=GER |13+3 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=5 |name=[[Sven Bender]]|pos=MF|nat=GER |14+4 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=8 |name=[[Lars Bender]]|pos=MF|nat=GER |12+1 |0 |2 |1 |2+2 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=8 |name=[[Lars Bender]]|pos=MF|nat=GER |12+2 |1 |2 |1 |2+2 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=10 |name=[[Kerem Demirbay]]|pos=MF|nat=GER |18+9 |4 |3 |0 |5 |1 }}
{{Efs player|no=10 |name=[[Kerem Demirbay]]|pos=MF|nat=GER |20+9 |4 |3 |0 |5 |1 }}
{{Efs player|no=11 |name=[[Nadiem Amiri]]|pos=MF|nat=GER |19+9 |2 |2 |2 |6+2 |1 }}
{{Efs player|no=11 |name=[[Nadiem Amiri]]|pos=MF|nat=GER |20+9 |2 |2 |2 |6+2 |1 }}
{{Efs player|no=15 |name=[[Julian Baumgartlinger]]|pos=MF|nat=AUT |12+4 |2 |1+1 |0 |4+1 |1 }}
{{Efs player|no=15 |name=[[Julian Baumgartlinger]]|pos=MF|nat=AUT |12+5 |2 |1+1 |0 |4+1 |1 }}
{{Efs player|no=20 |name=[[Charles Aránguiz]]|pos=MF|nat=CHL |18+1 |0 |2+1 |1 |1 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=20 |name=[[Charles Aránguiz]]|pos=MF|nat=CHL |20+1 |0 |2+1 |1 |1 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=25 |name=[[Exequiel Palacios]]|pos=MF|nat=ARG |7+2 |0 |1+1 |0 |2 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=25 |name=[[Exequiel Palacios]]|pos=MF|nat=ARG |7+2 |0 |1+1 |0 |2 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=27 |name=[[Florian Wirtz]]|pos=MF|nat=GER |23+4 |4 |1+1 |1 |5+2 |2 }}
{{Efs player|no=27 |name=[[Florian Wirtz]]|pos=MF|nat=GER |25+4 |5 |1+1 |1 |5+2 |2 }}
{{Efs player|no=38 |name=[[Karim Bellarabi]]|pos=MF|nat=GER |6+14 |0 |2 |0 |4+1 |3 }}
{{Efs player|no=38 |name=[[Karim Bellarabi]]|pos=MF|nat=GER |7+15 |0 |2 |0 |4+1 |3 }}
{{Efs player|no=39 |name=[[Cem Türkmen]]|pos=MF|nat=TUR |0 |0 |0 |0 |0+2 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=39 |name=[[Cem Türkmen]]|pos=MF|nat=TUR |0 |0 |0 |0 |0+2 |0 }}
|-
|-
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
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{{Efs player|no=7 |name=[[Paulinho (footballer, born July 2000)|Paulinho]]|pos=FW|nat=BRA |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=9 |name=[[Leon Bailey]]|pos=FW|nat=JAM |25+5 |9 |2 |1 |6+2 |5 }}
{{Efs player|no=9 |name=[[Leon Bailey]]|pos=FW|nat=JAM |25+5 |9 |2 |1 |6+2 |5 }}
{{Efs player|no=13 |name=[[Lucas Alario]]|pos=FW|nat=ARG |12+13|11|3 |2 |4+1 |2 }}
{{Efs player|no=13 |name=[[Lucas Alario]]|pos=FW|nat=ARG |12+13|11|3 |2 |4+1 |2 }}
{{Efs player|no=14 |name=[[Patrik Schick]]|pos=FW|nat=CZE |19+8 |9 |1+1 |1 |5 |3 }}
{{Efs player|no=14 |name=[[Patrik Schick]]|pos=FW|nat=CZE |20+9 |9 |1+1 |1 |5 |3 }}
{{Efs player|no=19 |name=[[Moussa Diaby]]|pos=FW|nat=FRA |27+3 |4 |1+2 |2 |4+4 |4 }}
{{Efs player|no=19 |name=[[Moussa Diaby]]|pos=FW|nat=FRA |28+4 |4 |1+2 |2 |4+4 |4 }}
{{Efs player|no=28 |name=[[Demarai Gray]]|pos=FW|nat=ENG |4+4 |1 |0 |0 |1+1 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=28 |name=[[Demarai Gray]]|pos=FW|nat=ENG |5+5 |1 |0 |0 |1+1 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=32 |name=[[Samed Onur]]|pos=FW|nat=TUR |0 |0 |0 |0 |0+1 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=32 |name=[[Samed Onur]]|pos=FW|nat=TUR |0 |0 |0 |0 |0+1 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=37 |name=[[Emrehan Gedikli]]|pos=FW|nat=GER |0 |0 |0 |0 |0+3 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=37 |name=[[Emrehan Gedikli]]|pos=FW|nat=GER |0+1 |0 |0 |0 |0+3 |0 }}
|-
|-
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
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{{Efs player|no=3 |name=[[Panagiotis Retsos]]|pos=DF|nat=GRE |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=17 |name=[[Joel Pohjanpalo]]|pos=FW|nat=FIN |0+1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=17 |name=[[Joel Pohjanpalo]]|pos=FW|nat=FIN |0+1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}
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Latest revision as of 04:18, 25 February 2024

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2020–21 season
AdministrationFernando Carro (CEO)
Rudi Völler (Managing Director Sports)
Head coachPeter Bosz
(until 23 March)
Hannes Wolf
(caretaker, from 23 March)
StadiumBayArena
Bundesliga6th
DFB-PokalRound of 16
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lucas Alario (11)
All:
Lucas Alario
Leon Bailey
(15 each)
Highest home attendance6,042 vs RB Leipzig

The 2020–21 season was the 117th season in the existence of Bayer 04 Leverkusen and the club's 42nd consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Bayer 04 Leverkusen also participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal as well as the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 11 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

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First-team squad

[edit]
As of 13 January 2021[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Finland FIN Lukas Hradecky
2 DF Colombia COL Santiago Arias (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
4 DF Germany GER Jonathan Tah
5 MF Germany GER Sven Bender
6 DF Austria AUT Aleksandar Dragović
7 FW Brazil BRA Paulinho
8 MF Germany GER Lars Bender
9 FW Jamaica JAM Leon Bailey
10 MF Germany GER Kerem Demirbay
11 MF Germany GER Nadiem Amiri
12 DF Burkina Faso BFA Edmond Tapsoba
13 FW Argentina ARG Lucas Alario
14 FW Czech Republic CZE Patrik Schick
15 MF Austria AUT Julian Baumgartlinger
16 DF Croatia CRO Tin Jedvaj
18 DF Brazil BRA Wendell
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW France FRA Moussa Diaby
20 MF Chile CHI Charles Aránguiz (captain)
21 GK Germany GER Lennart Grill
22 DF Netherlands NED Daley Sinkgraven
23 DF Germany GER Mitchell Weiser
24 DF Netherlands NED Timothy Fosu-Mensah
25 MF Argentina ARG Exequiel Palacios
27 MF Germany GER Florian Wirtz
28 FW England ENG Demarai Gray
30 MF Netherlands NED Jeremie Frimpong
32 FW Turkey TUR Samed Onur
36 GK Germany GER Niklas Lomb
37 FW Germany GER Emrehan Gedikli
38 MF Germany GER Karim Bellarabi
39 MF Turkey TUR Cem Türkmen

Players out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
– MF Morocco MAR Ayman Azhil (at RKC Waalwijk until 30 June 2021)
— FW Finland FIN Joel Pohjanpalo (at Union Berlin until 30 June 2021)
— DF Greece GRE Panagiotis Retsos (at Saint-Étienne until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
14 FW Czech Republic Patrik Schick Italy Roma €26,500,000 8 September 2020 [2]
2 DF Colombia Santiago Arias Spain Atlético Madrid Loan 24 September 2020 [3]
24 DF Netherlands Timothy Fosu-Mensah England Manchester United €1,700,000 13 January 2021 [4]
30 DF Netherlands Jeremie Frimpong Scotland Celtic €11,000,000 27 January 2021 [5]
28 FW England Demarai Gray England Leicester City €2,000,000 31 January 2021 [6]

Out

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No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
28 GK Austria Ramazan Özcan Retired 11 August 2020
30 MF Poland Adrian Stanilewicz Germany SV Darmstadt 98 Free 22 August 2020 [7]
MF Morocco Ayman Azhil Netherlands RKC Waalwijk Loan 31 August 2020 [8]
31 FW Germany Kevin Volland Monaco Monaco €15,500,000 2 September 2020 [9]
29 MF Germany Kai Havertz England Chelsea €79,600,000 4 September 2020 [10]
17 FW Finland Joel Pohjanpalo Germany Union Berlin Loan 30 September 2020 [11]
3 DF Greece Panagiotis Retsos France Saint-Étienne Loan 5 October 2020 [12]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

4 September 2020 Friendly Bayer Leverkusen Germany 1–1 Belgium Anderlecht Leverkusen, Germany
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Palacios 6'
 Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0

Competitions

[edit]

Overview

[edit]
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 20 September 2020 22 May 2021 Matchday 1 6th 34 14 10 10 53 39 +14 041.18
DFB-Pokal 13 September 2020 2 February 2021 First round Round of 16 3 2 0 1 12 3 +9 066.67
UEFA Europa League 22 October 2020 25 February 2021 Group stage Round of 32 8 5 0 3 24 14 +10 062.50
Total 45 21 10 14 89 56 +33 046.67

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

[edit]
Main article: 2020–21 Bundesliga

League table

[edit]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 VfL Wolfsburg 34 17 10 7 61 37 +24 61 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
5 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 16 12 6 69 53 +16 60 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Bayer Leverkusen 34 14 10 10 53 39 +14 52
7 Union Berlin 34 12 14 8 50 43 +7 50 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
8 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 13 10 11 64 56 +8 49
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[13]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Borussia Dortmund, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 14 10 10 53 39  +14 52 8 5 4 34 22  +12 6 5 6 19 17  +2

Source: DFB

Results by round

[edit]
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDDDWWWWWDWWWLLDLWLLWDDLWLLWDWLWDDL
Position1013149444332112333335555656666666666
Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[14]

20 September 2020 1 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Bayer Leverkusen Wolfsburg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sven Jablonski
26 September 2020 2 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 RB Leipzig Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 6,042
Referee: Harm Osmers
3 October 2020 3 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Robert Hartmann
17 October 2020 4 Mainz 05 0–1 Bayer Leverkusen Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 250
Referee: Bastian Dankert
26 October 2020 5 Bayer Leverkusen 3–1 FC Augsburg Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks
1 November 2020 6 SC Freiburg 2–4 Bayer Leverkusen Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
8 November 2020 7 Bayer Leverkusen 4–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Leverkusen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harm Osmers
21 November 2020 8 Arminia Bielefeld 1–2 Bayer Leverkusen Bielefeld
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
29 November 2020 9 Bayer Leverkusen 0–0 Hertha BSC Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Schlager
6 December 2020 10 Schalke 04 0–3 Bayer Leverkusen Gelsenkirchen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
13 December 2020 11 Bayer Leverkusen 4–1 1899 Hoffenheim Leverkusen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Petersen
16 December 2020 12 1. FC Köln 0–4 Bayer Leverkusen Cologne
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler
19 December 2020 13 Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 Bayern Munich Leverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Zwayer
2 January 2021 14 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
9 January 2021 15 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 Werder Bremen Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
15 January 2021 16 Union Berlin 1–0 Bayer Leverkusen Berlin
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florian Badstübner
19 January 2021 17 Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 Borussia Dortmund Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Zwayer
23 January 2021 18 Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Fritz
30 January 2021 19 RB Leipzig 1–0 Bayer Leverkusen Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harm Osmers
6 February 2021 20 Bayer Leverkusen 5–2 VfB Stuttgart Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Jablonski
13 February 2021 21 Bayer Leverkusen 2–2 Mainz 05 Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Winkmann
21 February 2021 22 FC Augsburg 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Augsburg
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Dingert
28 February 2021 23 Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 SC Freiburg Leverkusen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Zwayer
6 March 2021 24 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–1 Bayer Leverkusen Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert
14 March 2021 25 Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 Arminia Bielefeld Leverkusen
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
21 March 2021 26 Hertha BSC 3–0 Bayer Leverkusen Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
3 April 2021 27 Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 Schalke 04 Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Jablonski
12 April 2021 28 1899 Hoffenheim 0–0 Bayer Leverkusen Sinsheim
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
17 April 2021 29 Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 1. FC Köln Leverkusen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks
20 April 2021 30 Bayern Munich 2–0 Bayer Leverkusen Munich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Winkmann
24 April 2021 31 Bayer Leverkusen 3–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Leverkusen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Zwayer
8 May 2021 32 Werder Bremen 0–0 Bayer Leverkusen Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Schmidt
15 May 2021 33 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 Union Berlin Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
22 May 2021 34 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 Bayer Leverkusen Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe

DFB-Pokal

[edit]
Main article: 2020–21 DFB-Pokal
13 September 2020 First round Eintracht Norderstedt 0–7 Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen[16]
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Sören Storks
12 January 2021[a] Second round Bayer Leverkusen 4–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Leverkusen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Dingert
2 February 2021 Round of 16 Rot-Weiss Essen 2–1 (a.e.t.) Bayer Leverkusen Essen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Essen
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Schlager

UEFA Europa League

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Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

[edit]
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group C

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[18]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEV SLP HBS NCE
1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 5 0 1 21 8 +13 15 Advance to knockout phase — 4–0 4–1 6–2
2 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 6 4 0 2 11 10 +1 12 1–0 — 3–0 3–2
3 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6 2 0 4 7 13 −6 6 2–4 3–1 — 1–0
4 France Nice 6 1 0 5 8 16 −8 3 2–3 1–3 1–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
22 October 2020 1 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 6–2 France Nice Leverkusen, Germany
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0[b]
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
29 October 2020 2 Slavia Prague Czech Republic 1–0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Prague, Czech Republic
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
Attendance: 0[b]
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
5 November 2020 3 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 2–4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Petah Tikva, Israel
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Attendance: 0[b]
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
26 November 2020 4 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 4–1 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva Leverkusen, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0[b]
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
3 December 2020 5 Nice France 2–3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Nice, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0[b]
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
10 December 2020 6 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 4–0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Leverkusen, Germany
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0[b]
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Knockout phase

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Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32
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The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.[19]

18 February 2021 First leg Young Boys Switzerland 4–3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Bern, Switzerland
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 0[b]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
25 February 2021 Second leg Bayer Leverkusen Germany 0–2
(3–6 agg.)		 Switzerland Young Boys Leverkusen, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0[b]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Finland FIN Lukas Hradecky 37 0 29 0 3 0 5 0
21 GK Germany GER Lennart Grill 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
36 GK Germany GER Niklas Lomb 5 0 1+1 0 0 0 3 0
Defenders
2 DF Colombia COL Santiago Arias 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Germany GER Jonathan Tah 35 1 24+3 1 1 0 6+1 0
6 DF Austria AUT Aleksandar Dragović 29 2 11+7 1 1+2 0 7+1 1
12 DF Burkina Faso BFA Edmond Tapsoba 39 2 29+2 1 3 1 3+2 0
16 DF Croatia CRO Tin Jedvaj 8 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 4 0
18 DF Brazil BRA Wendell 30 0 15+7 0 1+1 0 6 0
22 DF Netherlands NED Daley Sinkgraven 27 0 19+3 0 1 0 2+2 0
23 DF Germany GER Mitchell Weiser 5 1 2+3 1 0 0 0 0
24 DF Netherlands NED Timothy Fosu-Mensah 7 0 5+1 0 1 0 0 0
30 DF Netherlands NED Jeremie Frimpong 13 0 4+6 0 0+1 0 2 0
Midfielders
5 MF Germany GER Sven Bender 20 0 14+4 0 1 0 1 0
8 MF Germany GER Lars Bender 20 2 12+2 1 2 1 2+2 0
10 MF Germany GER Kerem Demirbay 37 5 20+9 4 3 0 5 1
11 MF Germany GER Nadiem Amiri 39 5 20+9 2 2 2 6+2 1
15 MF Austria AUT Julian Baumgartlinger 24 3 12+5 2 1+1 0 4+1 1
20 MF Chile CHI Charles Aránguiz 25 1 20+1 0 2+1 1 1 0
25 MF Argentina ARG Exequiel Palacios 13 0 7+2 0 1+1 0 2 0
27 MF Germany GER Florian Wirtz 38 8 25+4 5 1+1 1 5+2 2
38 MF Germany GER Karim Bellarabi 29 3 7+15 0 2 0 4+1 3
39 MF Turkey TUR Cem Türkmen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
Forwards
7 FW Brazil BRA Paulinho 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Jamaica JAM Leon Bailey 40 15 25+5 9 2 1 6+2 5
13 FW Argentina ARG Lucas Alario 33 15 12+13 11 3 2 4+1 2
14 FW Czech Republic CZE Patrik Schick 36 13 20+9 9 1+1 1 5 3
19 FW France FRA Moussa Diaby 43 10 28+4 4 1+2 2 4+4 4
28 FW England ENG Demarai Gray 12 1 5+5 1 0 0 1+1 0
32 FW Turkey TUR Samed Onur 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
37 FW Germany GER Emrehan Gedikli 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+3 0
Players transferred out during the season
3 DF Greece GRE Panagiotis Retsos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Finland FIN Joel Pohjanpalo 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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Rank Pos No. Nat Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal UEFA EL Total
1 FW 9 Jamaica Leon Bailey 9 1 5 15
FW 13 Argentina Lucas Alario 11 2 2 15
3 FW 14 Czech Republic Patrik Schick 9 1 3 13
4 FW 19 France Moussa Diaby 4 2 4 10
5 MF 27 Germany Florian Wirtz 5 1 2 8
6 MF 10 Germany Kerem Demirbay 4 0 1 5
MF 11 Germany Nadiem Amiri 2 2 1 5
8 MF 15 Austria Julian Baumgartlinger 2 0 1 3
MF 38 Germany Karim Bellarabi 0 0 3 3
10 DF 6 Austria Aleksandar Dragović 1 0 1 2
MF 8 Germany Lars Bender 1 1 0 2
DF 12 Burkina Faso Edmond Tapsoba 1 1 0 2
13 DF 4 Germany Jonathan Tah 1 0 0 1
MF 20 Chile Charles Aránguiz 0 1 0 1
DF 23 Germany Mitchell Weiser 1 0 0 1
FW 28 England Demarai Gray 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1 2
Totals 53 12 24 89

Last updated: 22 May 2021

Notes

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  1. ^ The Bayer Leverkusen v Eintracht Frankfurt match was rescheduled to 12 January 2021 following a request by Bayer Leverkusen, as they had a heavy schedule in December.[17]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

References

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  2. ^ "Official: Roma sell Schick to Leverkusen". Football Italia. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. ^ "BAYER 04 SIGN SANTIAGO ARIAS FROM ATLÉTICO MADRID". Bayer 04. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. ^ Marshall, Adam (13 January 2021). "Tim Fosu-Mensah Completes Permanent Transfer to Bayer Leverkusen". Manchester United Football Club. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. ^ "TRANSFER FOR THE FUTURE: FRIMPONG SIGNS FOR BAYER 04". Bayer 04. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  6. ^ "BAYER 04 SIGN GRAY FROM LEICESTER CITY". 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Stanilewicz schließt sich den Lilien an" (in German). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  8. ^ "AFTER CONTRACT EXTENSION: BAYER 04 LOAN AZHIL TO RKC WAALWIJK". 31 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Bayer 04 agree Volland transfer to Monaco". Bayer Leverkusen. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Transfer perfekt: Havertz wechselt zum FC Chelsea" (in German). Bayer Leverkusen. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  11. ^ "JOEL POHJANPALO SIGNS ON LOAN FROM LEVERKUSEN". 1. FC Union Berlin. 30 September 2020.
  12. ^ Ρέτσος: Δανεικός στη Σεντ Ετιέν με οψιόν αγοράς 6,5 εκατ. ευρώ;Retrieved 6 October 2020
  13. ^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 16 May 2020. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  14. ^ "2020-21 season: DFL publishes Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists". bundesliga.com. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  15. ^ ""Enormer Organisationsaufwand": Amateurklubs verzichten auf Heim-Spielort" ["Enormous organisational effort": amateur clubs do without a home venue]. kicker (in German). 27 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  16. ^ Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and the organisational effort required to host the fixture, the teams exchanged the home rights to the match.[15]
  17. ^ "Pokalspiel Leverkusen gegen Frankfurt verlegt" [Cup match Leverkusen versus Frankfurt rescheduled]. kicker.de (in German). kicker. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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  19. ^ "Europa League round of 32 draw: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 14 December 2020.
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