2020–21_Bayer_04_Leverkusen_season
2020–21 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2020–21 football season
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.
Quick Facts season, Administration ...
| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| Administration | Fernando Carro (CEO) Rudi Völler (Managing Director Sports) | |||
| Head coach | Peter Bosz (until 23 March) Hannes Wolf (caretaker, from 23 March) | |||
| Stadium | BayArena | |||
| Bundesliga | 6th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Round of 16 | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lucas Alario (11) All: Lucas Alario Leon Bailey (15 each) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 6,042 vs RB Leipzig | |||
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First-team squad
- As of 13 January 2021[1]
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Players out on loan
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| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 14 | FW |  Patrik Schick |
 Roma |
€26,500,000 | 8 September 2020 | [2] |
| 2 | DF |  Santiago Arias |
 Atlético Madrid |
Loan | 24 September 2020 | [3] |
| 24 | DF |  Timothy Fosu-Mensah |
 Manchester United |
€1,700,000 | 13 January 2021 | [4] |
| 30 | DF | Jeremie Frimpong |
 Celtic |
€11,000,000 | 27 January 2021 | [5] |
| 28 | FW | Demarai Gray |
Leicester City |
€2,000,000 | 31 January 2021 | [6] |
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| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 28 | GK |  Ramazan Özcan |
Retired | 11 August 2020 | ||
| 30 | MF |  Adrian Stanilewicz |
 SV Darmstadt 98 |
Free | 22 August 2020 | [7] |
| MF |  Ayman Azhil |
RKC Waalwijk |
Loan | 31 August 2020 | [8] | |
| 31 | FW | Kevin Volland |
 Monaco |
€15,500,000 | 2 September 2020 | [9] |
| 29 | MF | Kai Havertz |
Chelsea |
€79,600,000 | 4 September 2020 | [10] |
| 17 | FW |  Joel Pohjanpalo |
Union Berlin |
Loan | 30 September 2020 | [11] |
| 3 | DF |  Panagiotis Retsos |
 Saint-Étienne |
Loan | 5 October 2020 | [12] |
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Win Draw Loss
Bayer Leverkusen 
v 
Anderlecht
v 
Anderlecht
| 4 September 2020 Friendly | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | Anderlecht | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 |
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 | 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 | ||||
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Source: Soccerway
Bundesliga
Main article: 2020–21 Bundesliga
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 8 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 49 |
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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.[13]
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.[13]
Notes:
- 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
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 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | +2 |
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Source: DFB
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 | 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 |
| Result | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | D | L |
| Position | 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 |
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Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[14]
VfL Wolfsburg v Bayer Leverkusen
| 20 September 2020 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Wolfsburg |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
Bayer Leverkusen v RB Leipzig
| 26 September 2020 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | RB Leipzig | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 6,042 Referee: Harm Osmers |
VfB Stuttgart v Bayer Leverkusen
| 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 |
Mainz 05 v Bayer Leverkusen
| 17 October 2020 4 | Mainz 05 | 0–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mainz |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 250 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
Bayer Leverkusen v FC Augsburg
| 26 October 2020 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–1 | FC Augsburg | Leverkusen |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sören Storks |
SC Freiburg v Bayer Leverkusen
| 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 |
Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Mönchengladbach
| 8 November 2020 7 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Leverkusen |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Harm Osmers |
Arminia Bielefeld v Bayer Leverkusen
| 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 |
Bayer Leverkusen v Hertha BSC
| 29 November 2020 9 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–0 | Hertha BSC | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
Schalke 04 v Bayer Leverkusen
| 6 December 2020 10 | Schalke 04 | 0–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Gelsenkirchen |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
Bayer Leverkusen v 1899 Hoffenheim
| 13 December 2020 11 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Leverkusen |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Petersen |
1. FC Köln v Bayer Leverkusen
| 16 December 2020 12 | 1. FC Köln | 0–4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Cologne |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich
| 19 December 2020 13 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–2 | Bayern Munich | Leverkusen |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayer Leverkusen
| 2 January 2021 14 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Frankfurt |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Brych |
Bayer Leverkusen v Werder Bremen
| 9 January 2021 15 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | Werder Bremen | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
Union Berlin v Bayer Leverkusen
| 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 |
Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund
| 19 January 2021 17 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Leverkusen |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
Bayer Leverkusen v VfL Wolfsburg
| 23 January 2021 18 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Fritz |
RB Leipzig v Bayer Leverkusen
| 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 |
Bayer Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart
| 6 February 2021 20 | Bayer Leverkusen | 5–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
Bayer Leverkusen v Mainz 05
| 13 February 2021 21 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | Mainz 05 | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
FC Augsburg v Bayer Leverkusen
| 21 February 2021 22 | FC Augsburg | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Augsburg |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Christian Dingert |
Bayer Leverkusen v SC Freiburg
| 28 February 2021 23 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–2 | SC Freiburg | Leverkusen |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen
| 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 |
Bayer Leverkusen v Arminia Bielefeld
| 14 March 2021 25 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–2 | Arminia Bielefeld | Leverkusen |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
Hertha BSC v Bayer Leverkusen
| 21 March 2021 26 | Hertha BSC | 3–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Berlin |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Brych |
Bayer Leverkusen v Schalke 04
| 3 April 2021 27 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 | Schalke 04 | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
1899 Hoffenheim v Bayer Leverkusen
| 12 April 2021 28 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 0–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Sinsheim |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
Bayer Leverkusen v 1. FC Köln
| 17 April 2021 29 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–0 | 1. FC Köln | Leverkusen |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sören Storks |
Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen
| 20 April 2021 30 | Bayern Munich | 2–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Munich |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
Bayer Leverkusen v Eintracht Frankfurt
| 24 April 2021 31 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Leverkusen |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen
| 8 May 2021 32 | Werder Bremen | 0–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bremen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
Bayer Leverkusen v Union Berlin
| 15 May 2021 33 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | Union Berlin | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
Borussia Dortmund v Bayer Leverkusen
| 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
Main article: 2020–21 DFB-Pokal
Eintracht Norderstedt v Bayer Leverkusen
| 13 September 2020 First round | Eintracht Norderstedt | 0–7 | Bayer Leverkusen | Leverkusen[16] |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 300 Referee: Sören Storks |
Bayer Leverkusen v Eintracht Frankfurt
| 12 January 2021[lower-alpha 1] Second round | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Leverkusen |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Christian Dingert |
Rot-Weiss Essen v Bayer Leverkusen
| 2 February 2021 Round of 16 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Bayer Leverkusen | Essen |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Essen Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group C
The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[18]
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LEV | SLP | HBS | NCE | |
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| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–0 | 4–1 | 6–2 | |
| 2 | Slavia Prague |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 12 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 |  Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 6 | 2–4 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Nice |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — |
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Bayer Leverkusen v 
Nice
v Nice
| 22 October 2020 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6–2 | Nice | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 18:55 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2] Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia) |
Slavia Prague 
v Bayer Leverkusen
v Bayer Leverkusen
| 29 October 2020 2 | Slavia Prague | 1–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2] Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 
v Bayer Leverkusen
v Bayer Leverkusen
| 5 November 2020 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Petah Tikva, Israel |
| 18:55 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2] Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
Bayer Leverkusen v Hapoel Be'er Sheva
v Hapoel Be'er Sheva
| 26 November 2020 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2] Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland) |
Nice v Bayer Leverkusen
v Bayer Leverkusen
| 3 December 2020 5 | Nice | 2–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Nice, France |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2] Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy) |
Bayer Leverkusen v Slavia Prague
v Slavia Prague
| 10 December 2020 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–0 | Slavia Prague | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 18:55 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2] Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
Knockout phase
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.[19]
Young Boys 
v Bayer Leverkusen
v Bayer Leverkusen
| 18 February 2021 First leg | Young Boys | 4–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bern, Switzerland |
| 18:55 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2] Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
Bayer Leverkusen v Young Boys
v Young Boys
| 25 February 2021 Second leg | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–2 (3–6 agg.) | Young Boys | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2] Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
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 | ||||||
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| 1 | GK | FIN |
Lukas Hradecky | 37 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 21 | GK | GER |
Lennart Grill | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | GK | GER |
Niklas Lomb | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | COL |
Santiago Arias | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | GER |
Jonathan Tah | 35 | 1 | 24+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | AUT |
Aleksandar Dragović | 29 | 2 | 11+7 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 7+1 | 1 | ||
| 12 | DF |  BFA |
Edmond Tapsoba | 39 | 2 | 29+2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF |  CRO |
Tin Jedvaj | 8 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF |  BRA |
Wendell | 30 | 0 | 15+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | NED |
Daley Sinkgraven | 27 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF | GER |
Mitchell Weiser | 5 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | NED |
Timothy Fosu-Mensah | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | DF | NED |
Jeremie Frimpong | 13 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | GER |
Sven Bender | 20 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | GER |
Lars Bender | 20 | 2 | 12+2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | GER |
Kerem Demirbay | 37 | 5 | 20+9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 11 | MF | GER |
Nadiem Amiri | 39 | 5 | 20+9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6+2 | 1 | ||
| 15 | MF | AUT |
Julian Baumgartlinger | 24 | 3 | 12+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | ||
| 20 | MF |  CHI |
Charles Aránguiz | 25 | 1 | 20+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF |  ARG |
Exequiel Palacios | 13 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | GER |
Florian Wirtz | 38 | 8 | 25+4 | 5 | 1+1 | 1 | 5+2 | 2 | ||
| 38 | MF | GER |
Karim Bellarabi | 29 | 3 | 7+15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4+1 | 3 | ||
| 39 | MF |  TUR |
Cem Türkmen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | BRA |
Paulinho | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW |  JAM |
Leon Bailey | 40 | 15 | 25+5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6+2 | 5 | ||
| 13 | FW | ARG |
Lucas Alario | 33 | 15 | 12+13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4+1 | 2 | ||
| 14 | FW | CZE |
Patrik Schick | 36 | 13 | 20+9 | 9 | 1+1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 19 | FW | FRA |
Moussa Diaby | 43 | 10 | 28+4 | 4 | 1+2 | 2 | 4+4 | 4 | ||
| 28 | FW | ENG |
Demarai Gray | 12 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 32 | FW | TUR |
Samed Onur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 37 | FW | GER |
Emrehan Gedikli | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | ||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | GRE |
Panagiotis Retsos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | FW | FIN |
Joel Pohjanpalo | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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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 | |
Leon Bailey | 9 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| FW | 13 | |
Lucas Alario | 11 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | FW | 14 | |
Patrik Schick | 9 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | FW | 19 | |
Moussa Diaby | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | MF | 27 | |
Florian Wirtz | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | MF | 10 | |
Kerem Demirbay | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| MF | 11 | |
Nadiem Amiri | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 8 | MF | 15 | |
Julian Baumgartlinger | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MF | 38 | |
Karim Bellarabi | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 10 | DF | 6 | |
Aleksandar Dragović | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MF | 8 | |
Lars Bender | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | 12 | |
Edmond Tapsoba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | DF | 4 | |
Jonathan Tah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | 20 | |
Charles Aránguiz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 23 | |
Mitchell Weiser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 28 | |
Demarai Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Totals | 53 | 12 | 24 | 89 | ||||
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Last updated: 22 May 2021
- 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]
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
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