2018–19_Bayer_04_Leverkusen_season
2018–19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season
Bayer Leverkusen 2018–19 football season
The 2018–19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season was the 115th season in the football club's history and 40th consecutive and overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga Nord in 1979. In addition to the domestic league, Bayer Leverkusen also participated in this season's editions of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal, and the second-tier continental cup, the UEFA Europa League. This was the 61st season for Leverkusen in the BayArena, located in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Quick Facts season, Owner ...
| 2018–19 season | ||||
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| Owner | Bayer AG | |||
| Managing director | Michael Schade | |||
| Manager | Heiko Herrlich (until 23 December) Peter Bosz (from 4 January) | |||
| Stadium | BayArena | |||
| Bundesliga | 4th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Round of 16 | |||
| Europa League | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kai Havertz (17 goals) All: Kai Havertz (19 goals) | |||
| Biggest win | Gladbach 0–5 Leverkusen Leverkusen 6–1 Frankfurt | |||
| Biggest defeat | Leverkusen 1–4 Hoffenheim Leipzig 3–0 Leverkusen Hoffenheim 4–1 Leverkusen | |||
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The season was the first since 2005-06 without Stefan Kießling, who retired after the 2017-18 season.
Squad information
- As of 11 February 2019[1]
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Players out on loan
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Transfers
In
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| No. | Pos | Player | From | Type | Window | Ends | Fee | Source |
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| 1 | GK |  Lukáš Hrádecký |
Eintracht Frankfurt | Transfer | Summer | 2023 | Free | [2] |
| 6 | DF |  Aleksandar Dragović |
 Leicester City |
Loan return | Summer | 2021 | Free | [3] |
| 7 | FW |  Paulinho |
Vasco da Gama |
Transfer | Summer | 2020 | €18,500,000 | [4] |
| 23 | DF |  Mitchell Weiser |
Hertha BSC | Transfer | Summer | 2023 | €12,000,000 | [5] |
| 24 | GK | Thorsten Kirschbaum |
1. FC Nürnberg | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free | |
| 30 | FW | Sam Schreck |
Bayer Leverkusen U19 | Promoted to first team | Summer | 2021 | Free | |
| 32 | FW |  Jakub Bednarczyk |
Bayer Leverkusen U19 | Promoted to first team | Summer | 2019 | Free | |
| 35 | FW | Chinedu Ekene |
Bayer Leverkusen U19 | Promoted to first team | Summer | 2019 | Free | |
| 40 | GK | Tomasz Kucz |
Bayer Leverkusen U19 | Promoted to first team | Summer | 2019 | Free | |
| — | FW | Dennis Mbay |
Bayer Leverkusen U19 | Promoted to first team | Summer | 2019 | Free |
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Out
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Player | To | Type | Window | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Bernd Leno |
Arsenal |
Transfer | Summer | €25,000,000 | [6] |
| 11 | FW | Stefan Kießling |
Retired | Released | Summer | Free | [7] |
| 22 | MF |  Vladlen Yurchenko |
Released | Summer | Free | [8] | |
| 36 | GK | Niklas Lomb |
SV Sandhausen | Loan | Summer | Free | |
| 37 | MF | Marlon Frey |
Released | Summer | Free | [8] |
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Win Draw Loss
Bayer Leverkusen 
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Twente
v 
Twente
| 8 January 2019 Friendly | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–0 | Twente | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena |
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Overview
More information Competition, First match ...
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bundesliga | 25 August 2018 | 18 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 052.94 | |
| DFB-Pokal | 18 August 2018 | 5 February 2019 | First round | Round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 066.67 |
| Europa League | 20 September 2018 | 21 February 2019 | Group stage | Round of 32 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 050.00 |
| Total | 45 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 93 | 64 | +29 | 053.33 | ||||
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Last updated: 25 May 2019
Source: Competitions
Bundesliga
Main article: 2018–19 Bundesliga
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 81 | 44 | +37 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 63 | 29 | +34 | 66 | |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 58 | |
| 5 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 6 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 55 |
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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[9]
Notes:
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[9]
Notes:
- Since the winners of the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, 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 League second qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 58 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 |
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Last updated: 25 May 2019.
Source: Bundesliga
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | W |
| Position | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2019. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen
| 25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mönchengladbach |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 53,087 Referee: Christian Dingert |
Bayer Leverkusen v VfL Wolfsburg
| 1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Bailey  24' |
Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,247 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen
| 15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 3 | Bayern Munich | 3–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Munich |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Wendell 5' (pen.) |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Tobias Welz |
Bayer Leverkusen v Mainz 05
| 23 September 2018 (2018-09-23) 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–0 | Mainz 05 | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Havertz 62' |
Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 27,473 Referee: Marco Fritz |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v Bayer Leverkusen
| 26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) 5 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Düsseldorf |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Hennings 90+4' (pen.) |
Report | Volland 50', 60' |
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 40,046 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund
| 29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–4 | Borussia Dortmund | Leverkusen |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Felix Brych |
SC Freiburg v Bayer Leverkusen
| 7 October 2018 (2018-10-07) 7 | SC Freiburg | 0–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Freiburg |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 23,800 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
Bayer Leverkusen v Hannover 96
| 20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | Hannover 96 | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,435 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen
| 28 October 2018 (2018-10-28) 9 | Werder Bremen | 2–6 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bremen |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 40,400 Referee: Marco Fritz |
Bayer Leverkusen v 1899 Hoffenheim
| 3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 10 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–4 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Bellarabi 30' |
Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 27,589 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
RB Leipzig v Bayer Leverkusen
| 11 November 2018 (2018-11-11) 11 | RB Leipzig | 3–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Leipzig |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 36,155 Referee: Martin Petersen |
Bayer Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart
| 23 November 2018 (2018-11-23) 12 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Leverkusen |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Volland 76', 83' |
Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 24,632 Referee: Robert Schröder |
1. FC Nürnberg v Bayer Leverkusen
| 3 December 2018 (2018-12-03) 13 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Nuremberg |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Margreitter 57' |
Report | Havertz 29' |
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 32,238 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus |
Bayer Leverkusen v FC Augsburg
| 8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 14 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–0 | FC Augsburg | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Alario 75' |
Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,558 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayer Leverkusen
| 16 December 2018 (2018-12-16) 15 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Frankfurt |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Bellarabi 65' |
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 46,500 Referee: Felix Brych |
Schalke 04 v Bayer Leverkusen
| 19 December 2018 (2018-12-19) 16 | Schalke 04 | 1–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Gelsenkirchen |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Wright 45+2' |
Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,548 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
Bayer Leverkusen v Hertha BSC
| 22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 17 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–1 | Hertha BSC | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Torunarigha 26' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 27,647 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Mönchengladbach
| 19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 18 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Pléa 37' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,628 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
VfL Wolfsburg v Bayer Leverkusen
| 26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 19 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 21,736 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich
| 2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 20 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–1 | Bayern Munich | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Goretzka 41' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
Mainz 05 v Bayer Leverkusen
| 8 February 2019 (2019-02-08) 21 | Mainz 05 | 1–5 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mainz |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Quaison 9' |
Report | Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 21,905 Referee: Robert Schröder |
Bayer Leverkusen v Fortuna Düsseldorf
| 17 February 2019 (2019-02-17) 22 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Leverkusen |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 27,717 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
Borussia Dortmund v Bayer Leverkusen
| 24 February 2019 (2019-02-24) 23 | Borussia Dortmund | 3–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Dortmund |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,029 Referee: Christian Dingert |
Bayer Leverkusen v SC Freiburg
| 2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 24 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | SC Freiburg | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,607 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
Hannover 96 v Bayer Leverkusen
| 10 March 2019 (2019-03-10) 25 | Hannover 96 | 2–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Hanover |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 33,800 Referee: Sören Storks |
Bayer Leverkusen v Werder Bremen
| 17 March 2019 (2019-03-17) 26 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–3 | Werder Bremen | Leverkusen |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) | Bailey 75' |
Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
1899 Hoffenheim v Bayer Leverkusen
| 29 March 2019 (2019-03-29) 27 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 4–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Sinsheim |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Volland 17' |
Stadium: PreZero Arena Attendance: 28,350 Referee: Harm Osmers |
Bayer Leverkusen v RB Leipzig
| 6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 28 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–4 | RB Leipzig | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Havertz 11' (pen.), 23' |
Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 28,845 Referee: Tobias Welz |
VfB Stuttgart v Bayer Leverkusen
| 13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 29 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Havertz 64' (pen.) |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 53,657 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
Bayer Leverkusen v 1. FC Nürnberg
| 20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 30 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,405 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
FC Augsburg v Bayer Leverkusen
| 26 April 2019 (2019-04-26) 31 | FC Augsburg | 1–4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Augsburg |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Danso 12' |
Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 26,404 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
Bayer Leverkusen v Eintracht Frankfurt
| 5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 32 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Leverkusen |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Kostić 14' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
Bayer Leverkusen v Schalke 04
| 11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) 33 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | Schalke 04 | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Havertz 31' |
Report | Burgstaller 47' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
Hertha BSC v Bayer Leverkusen
| 18 May 2019 (2019-05-18) 34 | Hertha BSC | 1–5 | Bayer Leverkusen | Berlin |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Lazaro 34' |
Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin Attendance: 59,287 Referee: Marco Fritz |
DFB-Pokal
Main article: 2018–19 DFB-Pokal
1. CfR Pforzheim v Bayer Leverkusen
| 18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) First round | 1. CfR Pforzheim | 0–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Pforzheim |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Alario 27' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadion Holzhof Attendance: 4,725 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen
| 31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) Second round | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–5 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mönchengladbach |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 48,755 Referee: Tobias Welz |
1. FC Heidenheim v Bayer Leverkusen
| 5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) Round of 16 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 2–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Heidenheim |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Brandt 44' |
Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 11,400 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group A
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 |  Zürich |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 |  AEK Larnaca |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Ludogorets Razgrad |
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
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Ludogorets Razgrad 
v Bayer Leverkusen
v Bayer Leverkusen
| 20 September 2018 (2018-09-20) 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Razgrad, Bulgaria |
| 22:00 EEST (UTC+3) 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Ludogorets Arena Attendance: 8,240[11] Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy) |
Bayer Leverkusen v 
AEK Larnaca
v AEK Larnaca
| 4 October 2018 (2018-10-04) 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–2 | AEK Larnaca | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 18:55 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 23,354[12] Referee: Ievgenii Aranovskyi (Ukraine) |
Zürich 
v Bayer Leverkusen
v Bayer Leverkusen
| 25 October 2018 (2018-10-25) 3 | Zürich | 3–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Zürich, Switzerland |
| 18:55 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Bellarabi 50', 54' |
Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 12,427[13] Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan) |
Bayer Leverkusen v Zürich
v Zürich
| 8 November 2018 (2018-11-08) 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–0 | Zürich | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Jedvaj 60' |
Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 16,179[14] Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland) |
Bayer Leverkusen v Ludogorets Razgrad
v Ludogorets Razgrad
| 29 November 2018 (2018-11-29) 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 18:55 CET (UTC+1) | Weiser 85' |
Report | Marcelinho 69' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 16,066[15] Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands) |
AEK Larnaca v Bayer Leverkusen
v Bayer Leverkusen
| 13 December 2018 (2018-12-13) 6 | AEK Larnaca | 1–5 | Bayer Leverkusen | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 22:00 EET (UTC+2) 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
Català 26' |
Report | Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 1,584[16] Referee: François Letexier (France) |
Knockout phase
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32
Krasnodar 
v Bayer Leverkusen
v Bayer Leverkusen
| 14 February 2019 (2019-02-14) First leg | Krasnodar | 0–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Krasnodar, Russia |
| 20:55 MSK (UTC+3) 18:55 CET (UTC+1) |
Report | Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium Attendance: 34,827[17] Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
Bayer Leverkusen v Krasnodar
v Krasnodar
| 21 February 2019 (2019-02-21) Second leg | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 (1–1a agg.) | Krasnodar | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Aránguiz 87' |
Report | Suleymanov 84' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 16,084[18] Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania) |
Appearances and goals
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Europa League | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | FIN |
Lukáš Hrádecký | 40 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 24 | GK | GER |
Thorsten Kirschbaum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 28 | GK | AUT |
Ramazan Özcan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF |  GRE |
Panagiotis Retsos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | GER |
Jonathan Tah | 38 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | AUT |
Aleksandar Dragović | 29 | 2 | 14+5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF |  CRO |
Tin Jedvaj | 21 | 2 | 13+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
| 18 | DF | BRA |
Wendell | 39 | 2 | 25+3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF | GER |
Mitchell Weiser | 41 | 2 | 22+8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7+1 | 1 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | GER |
Sven Bender | 32 | 0 | 25+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | GER |
Lars Bender | 27 | 1 | 18+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | AUT |
Julian Baumgartlinger | 27 | 0 | 16+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF |  CHI |
Charles Aránguiz | 29 | 3 | 22+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 21 | MF | GER |
Dominik Kohr | 25 | 2 | 10+8 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 29 | MF | GER |
Kai Havertz | 42 | 20 | 33+1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 5+1 | 3 | ||
| 30 | MF | GER |
Sam Schreck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 36 | MF | GER |
Adrian Stanilewicz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 38 | MF | GER |
Karim Bellarabi | 24 | 9 | 14+5 | 5 | 1+1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | BRA |
Paulinho | 21 | 1 | 0+15 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | FW |  JAM |
Leon Bailey | 39 | 5 | 21+8 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | GER |
Julian Brandt | 43 | 10 | 30+3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5+2 | 1 | ||
| 11 | FW |  SWE |
Isaac Kiese Thelin | 14 | 1 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | ||
| 13 | FW |  ARG |
Lucas Alario | 36 | 14 | 11+16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4+3 | 4 | ||
| 17 | FW | FIN |
Joel Pohjanpalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | FW | GER |
Kevin Volland | 42 | 15 | 32+2 | 14 | 2+1 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | ||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 22 | MF | UKR |
Vladlen Yurchenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | MF | POL |
Jakub Bednarczyk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
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Last updated: 18 May 2019
Source: Competitions
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